March, 2016

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The Most Powerful Note on Authenticity I’ve Ever Received

Let's Grow Leaders

I was blown away by an email I received from a woman who recently read Winning Well. I was touched on so many levels… by her brave journey toward authenticity in the workplace, by her clear sense of confident humility, by her gratitude for accepting leaders and an inclusive workplace, and quite frankly by the fact that there are Winning Well CEOs out there looking for other Winning Well leaders who have the ability to value competence and confidence over all the other crap that gets i

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Saving, scrimping, and … splurging? New insights into consumer behavior

McKinsey

Our global survey of more than 22,000 consumers highlights recent shifts in buying behaviors, which have important implications for retailers and packaged-goods companies alike.

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How to look younger for your career

Penelope Trunk

Maybe you think I’m taking a cue from Cosmo here: Look Younger at Any Age! Before I lose you, let me just say that it’s pretty true that anyone, at any age, is better off being younger when they interview. Example? This is what the age problems looks like, at each age: Age 15-20. People hate entitled upstarts. I know because I was one. When I was 16 and working for my grandma at her bookstore , I staged an insurrection due to low pay.

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What Gets You Up in the Morning?

Strategy+Business

Optimism and an eagerness to seize opportunities can be a far more useful source of executive inspiration than fear.

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The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Your Training Program

Learning how to promote your training courses online is key to growing your training business. In this Ultimate Guide to Marketing we cover effective and modern marketing strategies that will help you market your training program, and sell more courses. You’ll learn how to: Harness the power of SEO to drive website traffic Convert more website visitors to sales Create smart email marketing campaigns Get the most out of course marketplaces Establish a referral program And more… Get ready to see y

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Could this simple trick make you more creative?

World Economic Forum

It's not as hard as you might think to be more creative.

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10 Things to Do When Your Team’s Not Listening

Let's Grow Leaders

Her call touched me deeply. She was trying so hard… to establish the right vision, to key in on the important behaviors, to scaffold and develop…and her team just wasn’t listening. Perhaps you’ve been there too. You’ve got vision. You care deeply. You teach. You repeat yourself. But no one seems to “get it”? Here are ten questions worth asking when you hit that wall– when your team is just not listening.

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Frontline Festival March 2016: Fresh Insights for Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival, in keeping with the seasonal turn toward spring, is all about fresh insights for leaders. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Our thanks as well to the Brainy Quote site for being a great source of quotations.

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5 Ways to Overcome Impostor Syndrome

Let's Grow Leaders

Throughout our new book, Winning Well (available now!), David and I talk consistently about the importance of confidence AND humility, results AND relationships. So many of the managers we work with tell us that the hardest part to master is confidence. Even those highly successful managers who appear to be Winning Well and making a difference will often take us aside and admit that they sometimes feel like a fake.

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The Secret To a Great Leap

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s been almost 5 years since that fireside chat. My friend “Joe” and I were one of the last few remaining at our campsite fireside on our annual church camping trip. The embers were glowing and yes, there was a bit of whisky involved. I distinctly remember Val emerging from her nearby tent in her pajamas and explaining that although our conversation was “indeed fascinating”, she was tired, and to please keep it down.

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Urban world: The global consumers to watch

McKinsey

Dramatic demographic shifts are transforming the world’s consumer landscape. Our new research finds just three groups of consumers are set to generate half of global urban consumption growth from 2015 to 2030.

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Next Level eLearning – The AI-powered Courseware Coach

Introducing Willow from WILL Interactive – a new artificial instructor technology that coaches users through eLearning content to increase training ROI. Using active conversations with a virtual expert not only reinforces key concepts but also helps employees think critically and creatively. Willow can ask questions, analyze responses, and deliver personalized feedback.

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Online course: Write great blog posts that go viral

Penelope Trunk

This is really the course I’d like to teach every day of my life. But for now, I’m teaching it only four days: May 2 -5 each night for one hour, from 7pm to 8pm Eastern. All videos will be available on demand if you can’t come to the live session. The cost is $195, but if you sign up in the next three days, it’s $145. Sign up now. .

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Economic Conditions Snapshot, March 2016: McKinsey Global Survey results

McKinsey

Executives’ optimism wanes—suggesting concern about where the economy’s heading in 2016—while their company views hold steady. A common worry is slowing growth in China, which many cite as a threat to global growth.

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Leading in the digital age

McKinsey

The automation of work and the digital disruption of business models place a premium on leaders who can create a vision of change and frame it positively.

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A billion-dollar digital opportunity for oil companies

McKinsey

Making better use of existing technology can deliver serious returns—by increasing production, streamlining the supply chain, or reducing engineering time.

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Shaping a Better Future by Uniting Corporate and Higher Education Content

With the increased interest in reskilling and upskilling existing workforces, companies are looking for more training and development content and realizing that higher education has a lot to offer. Similarly, companies are finding value in providing training to students and preskilling their future workforce. The challenge is that the technology and platforms used to serve these two audiences have never had to work well together—until now.

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Staying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull

McKinsey

The cofounder of the company that created the world’s first computer-animated feature film lays out a management philosophy for keeping Pixar innovative.

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A reality check for renewable energy

McKinsey

Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are growing rapidly. Yet the world’s reliance on fossil fuels isn’t changing any time soon.

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Social Entrepreneurship by the Billions

Strategy+Business

Social entrepreneurs seek to sustainably change an unhappy but well-established equilibrium, transforming it into a more just or more equitable state. Nandan Nilekani's effort to provide a unique ID number to every person in India represent a novel and notable example, because of the sheer size of the problem. But across regions and in different contexts, a discernible pattern has emerged for projects that attempt equilibrium change at meaningful scale.

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Social Network Effects in Hiring

Strategy+Business

Adina Sterling, an assistant professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, talks to s+b about her research on social networks. She has found some clear benefits for both employees and companies, but also some dangers in relying on such networks too heavily.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Margins under pressure as market falls further

McKinsey

OFSE sector revenues continued their downward path in the fourth quarter 2015. And with operators adjusting to the lower price outlook, OFSE margins are now also coming under pressure.

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Discussions on digital: The new world of marketing

McKinsey

Silicon Valley leaders discuss the challenge on every marketer’s mind: how much to spend on digital marketing—and where to spend it.

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Corporate First Responders

Strategy+Business

A recent study reveals that of the 150 disasters with the largest gap between the cost of the disaster and the state financial capacity to respond, 87 percent occurred in medium- and high-income countries. Who is filling that gap? More and more, the answer is businesses. The data shows a convergence among unmet high social recovery costs in many developed countries after a disaster; companies' strategic decisions regarding aid; and the effectiveness and speed of aid delivery.

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Safety in the Cloud

Strategy+Business

The next generation of online crime prevention uses cloud computing to track everyone's behavior -- attackers and legitimate customers alike. This allows companies to reduce costs, maintain strong defenses, and keep up with the hackers of the future.

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Your Guide To Transitioning Into Product Management: Essentials For New PMs

Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

Are you considering a shift to product management or just starting your journey as a Product Manager? Join Leslie Grandy and Drew Weaver for an insightful webinar designed to help you seamlessly transition into this dynamic role. Whether you're looking to pivot your career or enhance your existing skills, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed!

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Demographics for Prosperity

Strategy+Business

Societies seeking long-term economic growth can find it by accentuating the earning power of three groups: young workers, near-retirees, and women. In business, the greatest leverage lies in policies and practices that encourage a flexible, well-trained, and resilient workforce.

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Delivery 2.0: The new challenge for governments

McKinsey

If “Delivery 1.0” entails simply delivering the outcome people want and need, “Delivery 2.0” means visibly delivering even better outcomes faster and with less money.

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Rocking the Bus

Strategy+Business

In his new book, Douglas Rushkoff reacts to rising inequality and the threat of automation by proposing a new social operating system that distributes wealth more equitably.

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The Coming $1.5 Trillion Shift in Healthcare

Strategy+Business

A comprehensive model shows how far-reaching trends in the massive industry will influence the growth of profit pools -- and how payors and providers should respond.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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The Shareholder Value Triple Play

Strategy+Business

Mature food companies need to use aggressive cost reduction, portfolio simplification, and substantially new approaches to growth to deliver competitive returns.

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How to Make the Long Commute Work

Strategy+Business

A new study shows that employee self-control and subtle prompts from employers can turn the hours spent getting to and from the office into productive time.

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Moving Beyond Labels

Strategy+Business

To get the most out of employees and colleagues, leaders have to train themselves to go deeper than snap judgments and get to know people for who they are.

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Why Are There So Few Women in the C-Suite?

Strategy+Business

A new study finds that despite progress on gender equity, there seems to be an implicit quota on women holding senior positions at large companies.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.