Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
Jane confided, “I feel like an enthusiastic puppy with all kinds of ideas and possibilities, but when I go to share them, there’s always someone who stomps on my tail.” John chimed in, “I know exactly what she means, everyone around here’s just so negative. I’m beginning to wonder why I bother.” Perhaps you’ve felt that way too.
Career Advancement
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door” ~ Milton Berle. You’re good at your job – you have great reviews, get excellent results, and you’re well-liked. Maybe you’re fairly new to your career, or maybe you’ve spent years at the same job without a promotion. Either way, if you if you keep performing, your success will be rewarded…right?
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Penelope Trunk
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
I coach so many women who say they want career advice, but what they really want is permission to not work. These women can see that the jobs they always dreamed of having are not compatible with raising kids, ant that makes the work world feel very disappointing. So we agree that they don’t really want to work. And their husband makes enough money to support the family.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Companies can gain a competitive advantage when they focus on changing a few important behaviors, enlist informal leaders, and tap into the powerful force of employees' emotions.
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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
World Economic Forum
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Can data tell us who will win at this Sunday's Oscars?
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
If you only care about next week’s results, bring in a User Manager. He’ll get it done. But watch out for the aftermath. You know the type– the kind of manager who works to win at all costs. The guy who’s “all business” or the woman who’s “got no time for that crap (meaning connection and understanding).” They’ve got their teams spinning, scared to under-perform.
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Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is all about building productive workplace relationships. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month, we turn our focus to fresh perspectives for leaders. Give us your best fresh insight! Submissions due March 11th– new participants always welcome, please use this form.
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Have you ever had leak, repaired it, only to find the drip, drip, drip showing up someplace else? Or have you recognized a familiar employee engagement problem, and breathed an immediate, “oh, I’ve seen this movie before” sigh of relief and began to apply your time-tested know-how, only to realize the sequel was far different from the original?
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
You’re working hard to build a good reputation as a manager. So you’re taking on new projects and delegating certain tasks to others. You think you’re getting the hang of it, but then you make a remark that seems to rub someone the wrong way—and you aren’t sure why. Being decisive and knowing how to say no are important leadership skills, but handled the wrong way, they can come off as excuses that can damage your career.
Penelope Trunk
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
We are the psychos in first class. People see me and my older son and wonder how we could afford tickets. They probably decide I’m the crazy wife whose husband is never home because he extends every business trip to include a mistress tryst and sends me his love via miles for upgrades. My son asks for water: “Do you have a bottle? Um. Excuse me?
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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.
Penelope Trunk
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
If you want to make a change in your life you need to change something in your routine. Gretchen Rubin writes a lot about this in her book about habits , which I read to figure out how to stop eating when I’m anxious. When curing anxious eating seemed hopeless, I thought at least I could figure out how to stop reading articles and magazines and go back to reading books.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
This diversified but highly focused company grows through intensive attention to its capabilities in acquisition, customer-facing innovation, leadership development, and continuous improvement of everything it does. Although it's sometimes compared to a private equity firm, Danaher is different -- it buys and builds companies for the long-term, not for rapid fix-up and sale.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Companies with a record of sustained success may seem very different from one another, but they all have a common focus: using their distinctive capabilities to close the gap between strategy and execution. Our study of 14 such enterprises -- including Apple, Danaher, Frito-Lay, Haier, IKEA, Lego, Natura, Qualcomm, and Starbucks -- found that they all rely on five acts, which are contrary to conventional business practice.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Companies everywhere pay too little attention to the messages sent from their own IT systems to their employees -- messages about productivity and commitment that can make or break an enterprise.
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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.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
The pursuit of innovation doesn't depend on genius. Instead, it demands ingenuity -- the ability to come up with solutions that are original and clever given the constraints that you and everyone else face.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Companies can gain a competitive advantage when they focus on changing a few important behaviors, enlist informal leaders, and tap into the powerful force of employees' emotions.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
At its worst, culture can be a drag on productivity. At its best, it is an emotional energizer. Here's how companies can use it to gain a competitive advantage. For further insights, read "10 Principles of Organizational Culture.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Companies around the world are getting better at incorporating new technology, but only a few industry leaders are leapfrogging ahead to rebuild their business strategy. You could be one of them. If you are a senior executive developing a digital strategy, the first thing you need is a way to gauge whether that strategy is smart -- whether it puts today's technology to work in an appropriately advanced way, while being a good fit for your overall strategy and your way of doing business.
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.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
The CEO of Siemens describes how an industrial powerhouse founded in the 19th century is using software, sensors, and savvy to create a digital manufacturer that can thrive in the 21st century.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Businesses are finally ready to help close the gap between digital strategy and execution. Capabilities architecture planning is a vehicle for doing so. It takes digital technology out of the IT function and aligns it to a company's strategy.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Companies with a record of sustained success may seem very different from one another, but they all have a common focus: using their distinctive capabilities to close the gap between strategy and execution. Our study of 14 such enterprises -- including Apple, Danaher, Frito-Lay, Haier, IKEA, Lego, Natura, Qualcomm, and Starbucks -- found that they all rely on five acts, which are contrary to conventional business practice.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Today's Russian trendsetters are Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurs determined to make their ventures work -- and to pull their country's economy forward, no matter what.
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!
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
It can be dangerous to confuse the prospects of the economy -- and your company -- with the day-to-day judgments rendered on them by flighty investors.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
An appreciation of Japan's demographic trends suggests analysts are overestimating the country's capacity for generating growth and inflation.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
As they look to enhance digital capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, traditional companies have to heed a new set of dating rules.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
A new study finds that the design of new products can help move a company's stock -- especially if those products appear to be very useful.
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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™️.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
The U.K.'s efforts to redefine its relationship with the European Union highlight a growing trend of countries hedging on globalization.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
A study shows that employees with poor credit are no more or less productive than their colleagues with better standing.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
A study shows that employees with poor credit are no more or less productive than their colleagues with better standing.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
In The Happiness Track, Emma Seppälä describes six strategies that will make you happier and more successful at work.
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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.
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