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Michael Iacona

Native New Yorker. Born in Brooklyn, grew up on Staten Island. Long suffering Jets and Mets fan (although at least the Mets won a series in 86). Been computer programming since the age of 12. Love everything about technology and more specifically the use of data coupled with software.

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Blue Collar Father, White Collar Son - by Michael Iacona

Blue Collar Father, White Collar Son

 September 30, 2017
How To Be a Better Leader Under Pressure and Stress - by Michael Iacona

How To Be a Better Leader Under Pressure and Stress

 December 19, 2016
Gary Vee Made Me Do It! - by Michael Iacona

Gary Vee Made Me Do It!

 October 20, 2016
Managers, Stop Asking Your Team to Throw Darts Blindly - by Michael Iacona

Managers, Stop Asking Your Team to Throw Darts Blindly

 September 6, 2016

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Blue Collar Father, White Collar Son - by Michael Iacona

Blue Collar Father, White Collar Son

  • September 30, 2017
A year ago, on this day, September 30th, 2016, I lost my father. It was a tough time. He had been sick over the years with several chronic health conditions,... Read More
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How To Be a Better Leader Under Pressure and Stress - by Michael Iacona

How To Be a Better Leader Under Pressure and Stress

  • December 19, 2016
We’ve all been there, situations that require us to perform at a high level. These situations are either a one-time event or a series of events over a period of... Read More
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The Worst Words a Manager Can Hear - by Michael Iacona

The Worst Words a Manager Can Hear

  • July 29, 2016
Imagine you’re in a meeting with your team. You’re engaged in an invigorating discussion, but you don’t like the way the conversation is going, mostly because your team simply has... Read More
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How to Land Your Next Job - by Michael Iacona

Want To Land Your Next Job? Know Your Letters!

  • April 13, 2016
It’s an interesting time in today’s job market. Have you ever seen job descriptions that essentially read as if the company was looking to hire someone straight out of Marvel’s... Read More
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To be Feared or Loved as a Manager - by Michael Iacona

To be Feared or Loved as a Manager?

  • January 6, 2016
“Upon this a question arises; whether it is better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? One should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to... Read More
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under-promise-over-deliver - by Michael Iacona

Why Under Promising and Over Delivering is a bad thing!

  • November 23, 2015
In his book titled: Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said this: “Every step of the way, I... Read More
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OODA-Loop-Flip-Floppers - by Michael Iacona

OODA Loop as a Decision-Making Model for Business

  • October 27, 2015
How do you make decisions? Are you driving your team crazy by changing directions all the time? It’s likely you follow a decision-making model—whether you know it consciously or not.... Read More
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No Authority No Problem - by Michael Iacona

No authority? No problem: 5 ways to get stuff done through people who don’t work for you

  • September 15, 2015
With more and more companies (especially startups) departing from formal hierarchies, it is more important than ever to understand how to get things done through others for whom you have... Read More