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careers, Generative AI, Leadership

Generative AI Isn’t Just for Tech: How Leaders Can Use GenAI to Tackle the Hard Stuff

GenAI isn't just for software developers and data scientists. Managers, supervisors, and team leaders across...

Excella Innovators: Taylor Bird

Meet Taylor Bird, Lead Consultant, Data Scientist, and Xpert candidate at Excella. We sat down...

Best Practices, Project Management

4 Low-Cost Ways to Foster Government Innovation

If you’re in the Federal Government, innovation can feel like a real challenge. But there...

Project Management

What We Can Learn From How the Navy Used Cynefin in WWII

Cynefin, the sensemaking framework, is a very useful tool for helping teams and organizations approach...

careers, Internships, Software Development

Leveraging Learning Styles in Your Mentoring Relationships

Part 5 of the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future Understanding and identifying...

careers, inclusion

What do Danish Elephants Have to Do with Inclusion?

Pick a number between 1 and 10. Multiply it by 9. If it’s a two-digit...

Business Analysis, careers

Five Key Skills for Business Analysis in Any Industry

During an interview, a candidate asked me “What’s a typical day for a Business Analyst?”...

careers

The Partner Interview, Part Two: Steve Cooper and Daphne Puerto

The partner interview is a unique component of Excella’s recruiting process. Every past, present and...

careers, UI/UX, User Experience

Q&A with UX Legend Jared Spool

Last week on a rainy Thursday night, Jared Spool stood before a packed audience at...

careers

5 Things I Wish I Had Known in the First 5 Years of My Career

If you’re just starting your career, wouldn’t you wish for some advice on how to...

Software Development, Training, Women in Technology

It’s Okay to Be Different

Having different ideas and opinions, shared by no one but yourself, can be lonely and...

Best Practices

Lessons Learned: Working with Interns

A few months ago, we shared our thoughts on the most critical elements for a...