Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Want to empower your team? Find opportunities in the chaos. During times of uncertainty and change, it’s easy for your team to get lost in the chaotic swirl of indecision —to wring their hands and wait and see. It’s also the perfect time to empower your team, to step up and take the lead. “Where there is chaos, seize control.” One of my early bosses and mentors, Gail, said this to me almost daily during a turbulent time at Verizon.

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Creativity at Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

How to run a successful brainstorming sessionHow to run a successful brainstorming session and avoid the traps that cause brainstorming to fail This step-by-step guide will help you navigate the creative process and provide some structure to brainstorming. Brainstorming is part of the ideation phase in creative problem solving or design thinking, as shown in the diagram below.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Trade finance does not work as well as it could, particularly for the millions of smaller businesses that help fuel the global economy. A new joint report sets out a vision for improving the ecosystem for all players.

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Marla Gottschalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Photo by Ruslan Burlaka on Pexels.com. Living through history has again challenged us in ways that we could never have anticipated. It has forced decisions we never thought we would have to make, brought moments of both fear & relief and decidedly rearranged us as people. It has revealed our unheralded strengths — and chinks in the amour. Undoubtedly, we’ll come through to the other side as changed human beings.

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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

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

It’s a cliche you’ve undoubtedly heard more than once: Fake it until you make it. The problem is that the pressure to succeed can drive leaders to exaggerate their strengths, minimize weaknesses, bend the truth, and sacrifice the very authenticity that would help them succeed. In this episode, former Silicon Valley communications CEO Sabrina Horn gives you the tools to lead with integrity, navigate the challenges that compromise authenticity, and transform your influence by leading f

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Darius Foroux

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The way I see it, you have two options for going about the way you live.

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Universal Coach Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The standard approach to problem-solving insists there is a cause and effect between problems and solutions. However, the Solutions-Focused approach to coaching skips over the continuous delving and search for what causes problems and goes straight for the solution. It focuses on solutions, not problems, strengths, not weaknesses, and on what’s going well, rather than […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If you want to improve your Customer Service Experience (CX), Start with Culture. This week, we interrupt our regularly scheduled “Asking for a Friend Series” to feature this important interview with Shep Hyken on Be Amazing or Go Home, TV, about how to improve your customer service experience through culture. What’s the best way to improve your customer service experience?

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

“Strategy” is a word that attracts a lot of excitement in the business world. People who work on strategy get paid more and senior executives like to use the word a lot to talk about their decisions. In consulting, I worked with many companies helping them to develop strategies. Although these were often focused on different levels of the business and different topics, all of the “strategies” were similar.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Cutting postharvest waste could translate to cost savings for grain-trading companies, as well as to potential land gains for countries at high risk of grain loss.

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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.

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ReNew Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

"The world is beautiful but not sayable. That's why we need art." -Simic We make art because making it grows us. Because it makes us more human. Because it’s thrilling to create a world that did not exist before we brought it into being. What does need us and our heARTs to become real? This inquiry requires our willingness to dance with uncertainty, to explore the mystery, to be flexible, spontaneous, devoted, even when we don’t know where we’re going.

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Create Your Career Path

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you had to describe your career with one emoji, what would it be? While that could be an overly simplified way to describe your career, all professionals need to take time to evaluate their current career path to make sure they are in the right fit. Life is too short to stay in a job you don’t truly enjoy. But how do you know if you need to make a career transition?

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Big Rocks Engineering

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The process of taking a product or service from conception to market is known as new product development (NPD). It outlines a series of stages that new products typically go through, beginning with ideation and concept generation and ending with the product’s market introduction. Depending on the nature of the business, some of the stages […].

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

McKinsey’s Steve Saxon and Jaana Remes explain why shipping rates haven’t fallen and provide a scenario for what to expect in 2022.

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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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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Z is recording Bach. Fifteen minutes earlier he lost his music which is normal for him. When he was six years old his teacher could change a bowing pattern right before a performance and he’d remember just fine. Now, at 16, he can’t remember a bowing pattern even if he checks it right before he records. He knows that it’s because of his brain injury , and he tries to be patient with himself.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You've probably heard of vacations or even sabbaticals. But have you ever heard of a workation? A workation is when you take your career on the road and live out of a hotel room for a while, all the while working remotely enjoying the luxury you had desired. Workationing was a growing trend in the digital nomad community. But since 2020, it is definitely on the rise all over the world.

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Rachel B. Garrett

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is next week, the holiday movies are beginning to trend on Netflix, the Christmas Blend is brewing at Starbucks and the virtual and intimate in-person holiday gatherings are beginning to fill up our respective calendars. For those of you who’ve been following along with me for a few years now, you may be able to predict what I’m about to say.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this video, three McKinsey experts on aerospace and mobility describe a future in which electric flying vehicles are a safe, affordable, and sustainable way to travel.

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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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CMOE

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Managing multiple projects, budgets, and tasks is essential for a manager to be effective, but these responsibilities shouldn’t overshadow the importance of team morale and engagement. Research notes only 15 percent of workforce members feel motivated—and that’s a problem. If you’re having trouble creating a team culture of productivity and engagement, CMOE has you covered.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The standard 8-hours day, 5 days per week periods, 40-hour workweek are familiar to most working people. However, the recent pandemic has changed the way we work. It has made us understand that there are diverse work arrangements that can amp up employees' productivity. The 9-80 work schedule is one of them. Although the 9-80 workweek may appear new, it could very well be the next big thing in the world of flexible work trends.

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Think Reliablility

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Lately, whether you’re shopping in-store or online, watching the news or talking to business owners, there’s a buzz about empty spaces on store shelves and the inability to fill product orders. One implication of the COVID-19 global pandemic is the impact on general products we rely on as consumers.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Leap Business-Building Quotient highlights what matters in creating new ventures. Digital Insights Digital strategy and organization Growth Innovation

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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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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Net worth has tripled since 2000, but the increase mainly reflects valuation gains in real assets, especially real estate, rather than investment in productive assets that drive our economies.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A shift to the cloud requires boards to weigh numerous implications, from the technology infrastructure to cybersecurity.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How can retailers ensure strong sales this holiday season amid continuing supply-chain problems? Two McKinsey experts share their insights.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How corporate sustainability commitments could catalyze the next generation of bio-based chemicals and materials.

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In today's digital age, having an untrained workforce can be a significant risk to your business. Cyber threats are evolving; without proper training, your employees could be the weakest link in your defense. This webinar empowers leaders like you with the tools and strategies needed to transform your employees into a robust frontline defense against cyber attacks.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Wienke Giezeman is building and serving an IoT ecosystem by offering open-source tools and a “workbench” on which to build solutions.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Advanced air mobility is becoming a reality. Airport operators need to assess the opportunity and integrate it into their planning.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In the age of the inclusive consumer, harnessing the power of retail can increase demand for Black-owned brands.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Joby executive Bonny Simi sees a future in which aerial ridesharing is popular, traveling between rural and urban areas is quick and easy, and the pilot workforce is much more diverse.

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You invest a lot of time and energy in creating high compliance and regulatory training for your customers. And chances are, you want to make it as easy as possible for them to take your courses and track training completion statuses for audit purposes for risk and compliance departments. And if they aren’t able to access your high stakes training, the consequences for your customers can be extremely costly.

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