Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

To lead in a caustic culture, focus on your influence It’s a question we hear after every keynote we deliver: “I want to build a Courageous Culture, but I don’t know if it will work at my company. It’s not a healthy […]. The post How to Lead in a Caustic Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” ~Jack Welch Dianne had always felt like more of a wallflower than a leader. However, she had mastered her current role in her publishing company and really wanted to get promoted to a higher-level position. To get there, she knew she had to focus on growing her leadership skills.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The Must-Have Skills You Need to Compete in the New Future of WorkAccording to the World Economic Forum's report on the future of jobs, developments in A.I., machine learning, robotics, nanotechnology, 3-D printing, and biotechnology will transform the way we live and work, and cause widespread disruption to the workplace over the next five years. This will have a huge impact on media, advertising, retail, finance, and healthcare [.].

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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The chairman and CEO of China’s e-commerce giant describes Alibaba’s approach to innovation and how he balances analytics and instinct to push himself to spot hidden opportunities.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

These days, people talk a lot about adding value in the workplace. Specifically, everyone wants to know how to become a more valuable employee. After all, when you add more value at work, you should (in theory) receive more value as well. It’s only natural; contributing at greater levels should enable you to earn at greater levels too. In my newest book, The Invisibility Cure , I cover this topic in depth.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The last time I wrote a post with this title, I wrote that women need a stay-at-home husband. And clearly, I was wrong, because later research showed that women who are breadwinners with stay-at-home husbands are headed for divorce. And so was I. So I think what I’m best at is showing what we think we want, regardless of whether it’s actually good to want these things. 1.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“Talent management deserves as much focus as financial capital management in corporations.” ~ Jack Welch One of the best ways to strengthen your company as a whole is to devote attention to developing your employee talent. If your staff isn’t given the proper encouragement or assistance needed to help them move forward within your company, it can be more challenging for the company itself to continue growing in its capabilities.

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BetterUp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

At BetterUp, we believe that becoming our best selves stems from developing our whole selves. In our work with members, we often hear that while many have found career success, they still feel like something is missing. This isn’t surprising. Each of us are multi-faceted individuals, with changing needs and priorities at different moments in time.

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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Asian Century has begun. Asia is the world’s largest regional economy and, as its economies integrate further, it has the potential to fuel and shape the next phase of globalization.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

During my monthly webinars , I often hear a handful of the same questions. A common one goes something like this: “The people I work with think my job is inferior. They look down on me (and my role). How do I get others to value my work more?”. This question hits particularly close to home for administrative professionals. As a proud former admin myself, I know what it’s like to feel that your work isn’t valued.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Have you heard the term zoomers? It’s what Generation Z calls themselves. I remember resisting using the term millennial because I thought it was absurdly self-aggrandizing. But now I see that the moniker is perfectly aligned to Millennial thinking. The first time I heard my son refer to himself as a zoomer I said, “What? Zoomer? What’s that?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

You don’t just want ideas—you want GOOD ideas. There’s no time for half-baked solutions to trivial problems. But if you stop listening, they’ll stop sharing, and you’ll miss the good ones. How you respond to incomplete, off-base, or inelegant ideas makes all […]. The post How to Help Your Team Bring You Better Ideas appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Learning, as they say, is a never-ending process and is very crucial for people. And when you are an employee, learning becomes your force to move ahead. Learning has been a concept that has evolved with time which does not end with a degree or after you settle down with a good job. It is a lifelong process. You always find something new to learn every day.

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Gordian Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Image by StockSnap_Pixabay. “ Checklists can make priorities clearer and prompt people to function better as a team. ” — Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. What value does your product or service create for your customers? By value, we mean financial value. So, what financial value does your product create for your customers?

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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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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As organizations rebuild their foundations to compete in the era of data and advanced analytics, in-house capability-building programs offer the best way to train workers up to the task.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Imagine for a moment that you have to clean a barrelful of dirty potatoes. You could scrub one at a time. Or you could fill the whole barrel with water and start shaking. The potatoes inside the barrel, agitated together, rub against each other and the friction cleans them all. My simple thesis is this.brilliant teamwork is all about creating the right kind of friction.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Americans have an unwavering belief in economic mobility. Most people in the US think they can work hard to get ahead, even though economic mobility is lower in the US than in other industrialized countries. Americans underestimate the importance of luck and believe that people who are ahead got there from hard work and intelligence. Even something like a good photo is statistically just luck based on how many photos we take.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Have you ever had a team member say something like this? “I just want to do my job. I know you want me to care, but I don’t. It’s a paycheck and I’ve got kids.” Or perhaps you’ve heard a leader tell […]. The post The Problem with Just Do Your Job appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Crafting welcome messages for new employees is a tedious task. They say, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. The quote holds true when we are talking about onboarding new employees to the company. Making every employee feel comfortable and familiar with their new working environment is the best way to start a healthy work relationship.

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Gordian Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

“ Through SAM we have unleashed a new level of focus and energy that has made the whole journey extremely rewarding for everyone. ” — Chris Cowley, Managing Director. Image by Garoch_Pixabay. Don’t Fly Too Close To The Sun A key to long term success is how well an organisation transforms to manage strategic accounts differently. Recently, we worked with a CEO of a large global client who decided the way of the future was managing their most important accounts in a structured way.

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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The latest research shows: when government agencies offer a better customer experience, they deliver measurable impact across multiple priorities. Public-sector leaders should pick their spots and be bold.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Back in 2016 I outlined a fundamental strategy for your career as a 21st century creative professional: forget the career ladder, start creating assets. The argument I made, and that I make week-in-week out in my work as a creative coach, was that there’s no career ladder for people like you and me – no […]. The post Make the Most of Your Creative Assets appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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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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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “Strategic Career Management Fundamentals.”. Date: Wednesday, October 23. Time: 11:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Mountain | 1:00 PM Central | 2:00 PM Eastern. Duration: 1 hour. Description: Successful careers don’t just happen; they are the result of an intentional, strategic process. It’s about more than just setting goals—it also involves actively managing your behavior, engaging in continuous self-reflection and improvement, tracking your progr

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Don’t Let Assumptions Limit People Who Can Contribute Great Ideas “I’m looking at my people and I just don’t think they can get there from here.” Vivian was a gung-ho CEO exploring what it would take to build a more Courageous Culture […]. The post How to Help All Your People Contribute Great Ideas appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

We live in an interconnected world. So, interconnected that we don’t even need to leave our comfort zones and still get the work done with our fingertips. And, modern-day job seekers and businesses are leveraging the same in the form of virtual teams. The internet being the game-changer here has allowed organisations to spread their reach everywhere.

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Gordian Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Image by Szilárd Szabó from Pixabay Listen to your customers, listen to your employees, do what they tell you. John Sall, cofounder SAS Institute Good advice. What if your salespeople tell you your customers don’t see any difference between you and your competitors? Well in our experience, this might be true but it’s unlikely. How can we say that? Most organisations and most products deliver benefits.

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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Change programs that explicitly assess the skills and mind-sets required to fulfill their performance and health aspirations are upward of six times more likely to succeed.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative is Monique DeBose, an award-winning singer-songwriter and playwright, who has toured throughout America, Europe, India and Asia. Her third album, The Sovereign One, debuted at No.2 on the iTunes Jazz Charts. Inspired by her experience of of what it means to be half African-American, half Irish-American, Monique […].

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “How to Prevent & Overcome Burnout.”. Let’s be honest: Stress is an unavoidable part of the modern workplace. It surrounds us all day, every day. And if we’re not careful, it can quickly consume us. When we fail to properly manage stress over a prolonged period of time, it can eventually lead to burnout.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Violet recruited Brian into the General Manager role because of his long track record of success at an established Fortune 500. Her company was on a trajectory of fast growth, so she wanted Brian to up their game. In the interview, he […]. The post How to Interview For Courage and Innovation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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