October, 2016

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3 Character Traits That Make You a Better Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

A guest post from Greg Marcus. Being a better person is easy in theory – do less of the negative stuff, and more of the positive stuff. The same holds true for leadership. The problem comes in when we either don’t know what we should do, or we do know but can’t help ourselves and do the negative anyway. When I was in the corporate world, I was very good at my job, and very, very arrogant.

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How solar energy can (finally) create value

McKinsey

The market for solar power is growing faster than ever, but profitability has been lagging. The keys to improvement are better capital and operational efficiency.

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Leaders Need to Slow Down to Speed Up

Strategy+Business

Discovering how to learn fast, including taking time out for creative thinking and implementation, is necessary for effective self-disruption.

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Can our winter of discontent be made a glorious summer by innovation?

Creative Realities

Like it or not, we are in an era of discontent, and it’s only getting worse.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act

Speaker: Speakers:

On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law, requiring retail employers in New York to adopt workplace violence prevention policies and implement training programs by March 2025. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Act’s requirements, including developing and providing a retail workplace violence prevention policy/plan and delivering annual interactive training to employees.

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Feminism fails because women lie to each other about work. Oh, and go Cubs!

Penelope Trunk

I’m in the Houston airport waiting to fly home and I am sad that I’m not with my kids. It doesn’t feel fun to fly around the country making deals when you have a home life that depends on you. Which is why most women who have control over their lives don’t travel for work. But look, if you have a career where you earn more than $100K, you either routinely work late, or you travel for work.

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Teachable Moments: Learning to Win Well the Hard Way

Let's Grow Leaders

When I told “John” what I did for a living, he chuckled. “Oh, I learned how to be a good leader the hard way.” . Don’t we all. . It’s often our most klutsy moves that teach us how to Win Well. John’s Story. Here is “John’s” story. I hope you’ll share yours with our LGL community in the comments below.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Having Fun

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is all about having fun. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about giving thanks. Submit your ideas here! Chip Bell of the Chip Bell Group finds fun in his surroundings such as a happy office with great music, quirky artifacts, awesome pictures, a gazillion books, and a cat that sleeps on the copier nearby.

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The Performance Potential Matrix Demystified: 5 Behaviors Keeping You Out of Box 9

Let's Grow Leaders

You know your boss is headed into the talent review meeting. You’ve updated your resume, had the heart to heart, and said your prayers. And then… the response, “it went fine… just keep up the good work… oh, and be patient.” If that’s ever happened to you, it’s probably because of a “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” type oath amongst the execs having the conversation.

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Reorganization without tears

McKinsey

A corporate reorganization doesn’t have to create chaos. But many do when there is no clear plan for communicating with employees and other stakeholders early, often, and over an extended period.

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Style that’s sustainable: A new fast-fashion formula

McKinsey

Stylish, affordable clothing has been a hit with shoppers. Now companies are trying to reduce its social and environmental costs.

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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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Independent work: Choice, necessity, and the gig economy

McKinsey

The McKinsey Global Institute examines all the ways people are earning income, as well as the challenges independent work presents.

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Closing California’s housing gap

McKinsey

The McKinsey Global Institute provides a tool kit for fixing a chronic housing shortage in the world’s sixth biggest economy.

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Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

McKinsey

Does your data have a purpose? If not, you’re spinning your wheels. Here’s how to discover one and then translate it into action.

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Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

McKinsey

Does your data have a purpose? If not, you’re spinning your wheels. Here’s how to discover one and then translate it into action.

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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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Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion

McKinsey

A Nobel Prize winner and a leading behavioral economist offer common sense and counterintuitive insights on performance, collaboration, and innovation.

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An integrated perspective on the future of mobility

McKinsey

A number of social, economic, and technological trends will work together to disrupt mobility, potentially creating three new urban models by 2030.

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How telecom companies can win in the digital revolution

McKinsey

For telecoms, making smart use of digital technologies calls for a wholesale digital transformation. Five steps are needed to make it happen.

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How customer demands are reshaping last-mile delivery

McKinsey

The last mile is seeing disruption from new business models that address customer demand for ever-faster delivery, as well as new technologies such as drones and autonomous ground vehicles.

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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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Strengthening Japanese agriculture to maximize global reach

McKinsey

Japan struggles to maintain output levels and expand exports of its expansive agricultural sector. A new approach could help meet the government’s aspirations.

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Digital innovation in Asia: What the world can learn

McKinsey

Companies in the region are transforming their digital operations to great effect and building some of the world’s most successful tech giants.

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The future is now: How to win the resource revolution

McKinsey

Although resource strains have lessened, new technology will disrupt the commodities market in myriad ways.

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Transforming operations management for a digital world

McKinsey

When combined, digital innovation and operations-management discipline boost organizations’ performance higher, faster, and to greater scale than has previously been possible.

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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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Can inbound tourism fuel Japan’s economic growth?

McKinsey

The country struggles to attract Western visitors, tourists focus on limited destinations, and capacity is already stretched. Addressing these challenges could significantly boost the world’s third-largest economy.

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How B2B digital leaders drive five times more revenue growth than their peers

McKinsey

By focusing on the right digital practices, B2B companies—currently trailing B2C companies in digital transformation—can create long-term value. Here are five areas where digital leaders excel.

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Creating a successful Internet of Things data marketplace

McKinsey

Monetizing the flood of information generated by the Internet of Things requires a well-executed strategy that creates value.

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Urban world: Meeting the demographic challenge in cities

McKinsey

The days of easy growth in the world’s cities are over, and how they respond to demographic shifts will influence their prosperity.

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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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Steering IT into the digital manufacturing era

McKinsey

Mattias Ulbrich, CIO of Audi, discusses technology trends in the automotive industry and how his team is enabling next-generation manufacturing practices.

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Chinese consumers: Revisiting our predictions

McKinsey

As their incomes rise, Chinese consumers are trading up and going beyond necessities.

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Can you achieve and sustain G&A cost reductions?

McKinsey

Yes, but not by playing it safe. Set big goals, insist on a cultural shift, and model from the top.

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Discussions on digital: How large and small companies build a digital culture

McKinsey

Experienced digital leaders know that when it comes to agility versus stability, start-ups and large companies can learn a lot from each other.

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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.