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Leading in an Ethical Manner Brings Great Rewards

Leading in an Ethical Manner Brings Great Rewards

Photo by fauxels from Pexels Leaders are the lynchpin of the business. Without strong and capable leaders, the entire fabric of business unravels. A lot of people mistake leadership for strong-arming people into doing what they want. The greatest leaders are those who are ethical and kind to their subordinates.  People are more likely to follow leaders who they feel are upright and…

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Encouraging the Next Generation - Coding For a Better Future

As software developers we believe the future is not just in the technology we will be using tomorrow but in the people who will get us there.

Coding is slowly becoming a skill that’s essential for every person to have. As we transition to an increasingly digital world, it’s important that coding becomes something everyone can learn and enjoy. The advantages of coding aren’t limited to creating websites and apps, there are also many other ways that coding can benefit our lives today. As such, it’s important that we encourage the next…

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The Rise of WFH (Work From Home)

Work from home has been the phrase of the last two years, but as we start to return to work at the office, is there still a place for it?

The pandemic doesn’t seem to be ending. At first, some may have thought that they can expect normalcy within the next months—or year, at most—but here we are, almost three years in. With the virus continuing to mutate, the world has to accept that there is no “going back to normal.” Photo by Ken Tomita on Pexels.com The new normal is no longer new—the once strange circumstances are now part of…

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Benefits of eLearning in a Business Environment

Benefits of eLearning in a Business Environment

Photo 220478133 © Wrightstudio | Dreamstime.com Good education is key to getting on the path to a good life! “Study hard to get a high-paying job to live a fruitful life,” as parents often say to their children. Indeed, studying diligently and passing exams is a stepping stone towards a bright future—one’s academic performance is instrumental to the direction their life will go. However, while…

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Leading in the IoT Era

Leading in the IoT Era

Photo by Snapwire from Pexels The dawn of the Internet of Things (IoT) is upon us, and leading the way is not only a matter of technology. Everything from maintaining client connections to gathering data for analytics can affect how you lead in a connected world. IoT will have one of the most significant impacts on every facet of the modern world. Not only will it facilitate new business…

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eLearning - Increase ROI from software

eLearning – Increase ROI from software

eLearning as the solution ID 73256745 © Kosecki11 | Dreamstime.com Companies want value from the software they buy. When considering a software purchase, this question always comes up — “Will I ever figure this software out and realize the value that I am hoping for?” Online learning, or eLearning, is the path to answering both of these questions with a “Yes”. Increasingly, universities and…

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10 Resume Mistakes To Avoid When Applying for a Job

10 Resume Mistakes To Avoid When Applying for a Job

Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com Have you applied for several jobs over the past few months with no end sight? You’d think your commitment to your chosen career would net a quick job, but it’s not doing you any favors. The truth is It might not be you or your skills, but your resume. Even with the best credentials, mistakes in your resume can be detrimental to getting hired. Even some of…

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Welcome to Agronomix Jia Sun - Our New Genovix® Specialist

Agronomix welcomes Jia Sun, PhD to the Breeding Software Support Team.

Welcome to Agronomix Software Jia Sun! Introduction Jia Sun, our latest Breeding Software Professional recently completed her PhD at University of Manitoba in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Jia is excited to be on our team and is already testifying how Genovix is changing the plant breeding world. One Genovix stand-out to her, amongst all others, is the relational nature of the system. Jia…

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Every James Bond Movie Ranked Worst to Best

Based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k1KjQBqurQ from Looper

Casino Royale (1967)

A View to a Kill (1985)

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Octopussy (1983)

Casino Royale (1954 TV movie)

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

The World is Not Enough (1999)

Die Another Day (2002)

Live And Let Die (1973)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Spectre (2015)

Moonraker (1979)

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

The Living Daylights (1987)

Never Say Never Again (1983)

The Spy Why Loved Me (1977)

Licence to Kill (1989)

You Only Live Twice (1967)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

GoldenEye (1995)

Thunderball (1965)

Skyfall (2012)

Dr No (1962)

Casino Royale (2006)

From Russia With Love (1963)

Goldfinger (1964)

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Everyone Wants More Time, Few Can Create It

Everyone Wants More Time, Few Can Create It

It seems as though our lives are getting busier each year and time is passing quicker than ever. We only have the limited resources we have in order to meet our objectives. The resources we tend to think of are money, staff or time. Which is most precious to you? What would you ask of a genie? Genie business man appearing from magic lamp. I’m guessing many people would ask a genie for more…

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Cut Your Plant Breeding Time with Bioinformatics

Cut Your Plant Breeding Time with Bioinformatics

2021 Agronomix – Kidist Bioinformatics Interview Earlier this year Kidist Kibret, PhD. sat down with Seed World Group President Shawn Brook for an interview about how Agronomix Software is tackling the important subject of bioinformatics. The video, which can be viewed below, outlines the plant breeding journey of Kidist and Shawn Brook, President, Seed World: Kidist, thanks for sitting down…

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A Hidden Cost of Plant Breeding Staff Turnover – Will it Impact You?

A Hidden Cost of Plant Breeding Staff Turnover – Will it Impact You?

There are so many hidden costs when running a business but the costs of staff turnover are sometimes forgotten. When someone leaves they take with them knowledge and experience not easily or always captured by a computer. Unexpected Departures If any of your plant breeders were to unexpectedly leave your organization, how would it affect you? Would it be a smooth transition for the new breeder?…

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Food Security, One Breeder at a Time

Food Security, One Breeder at a Time

Kidist Kibret: Why I chose plant breeding At some point in their lives our support staff chose plant science as a career choice. And for Kidist Kibret this is evident. Her choice came at a young age on a family farm. She quickly decided to be a part of ending food-shortage and enhancing food security by finding ways to reduce crop failures. Below we chart her progress from hearing family worries…

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Maintaining Client Connections

Building and Maintaining Client Connections is so important, not just for customer growth but also product development and improvement.

B2B, B2C? How about H2H? Acronyms Everywhere but not a Word in Sight! Most of us are quite familiar with the acronyms B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer). But at Agronomix, we don’t think like that. We work on building H2H (Human to Human)and maintaining client connections. Yes, we are operating and representing a business and most of our clients are other businesses.…

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The Agronomix Learning Center

In 2016 I was interviewed by Seed World about the Agronomix Learning Center. Although now more than 4 years ago it is still relevant today.

Agronomix launched its Learning Center in 2010 and has been leading innovation in the plant breeding software industry since 1990. The Learning Center was an Experience Innovation and our latest software, Genovix®, is a Radical Innovation which is already transforming the plant breeding industry. Although this interview took place over 4 years ago the information I present is still relevant…

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Art in Plant Breeding

Art in Plant Breeding? For many breeders their photos provide more than just a snapshot of the crop being developed.

Turning the numbers and statistics from plant breeding data into useful information is an art. But today, with cameras available on every phone and tablet, the new art in plant breeding is the photos you take of your newest hybrids and deciding how to manage and compare them. With a database system like Genovix®, the photos can be managed within the plant breeding database. In this article Dr…

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Multilingual Software - Genovix is Plant Breeding in your language

Multilingual Software – Genovix is Plant Breeding in your language

Introduction Photo 134186386 © Syda Productions – Dreamstime.com At Agronomix Software, we are never stagnant. We are evolving alongside the plant breeding industry. We are continuously problem-solving to meet the behind the scenes needs of plant breeders with Genovix. Well, we are at it again by making Genovix multilingual. We have heard the needs of our international clients and we have acted…