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Leading Other Leaders to Solve Problems

Let's Grow Leaders

Take the initiative with confidence and humility to lead other leaders. This question came in from a member of the Let’s Grow Leaders community and it’s such a fantastic opportunity to lead that we wanted to share it with you. The question is about leading other leaders without excess drama. Here’s how Maria describes the situation: “We work in a 24 x 7 environment with multiple shifts.

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On making your own decisions

Darius Foroux

How often do you decide to go a certain direction, whether that’s in your career or personal life, and you end up deviating from where you… Continue reading on Stoic Letter »

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Married to the job no more: Craving flexibility, parents are quitting to get it

McKinsey

Working parents are among the record number of employees leaving their jobs or thinking about doing so. To keep this crucial group, organizations must address why they’re drawn to other options.

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The history of Tango: How to reclaim a story for yourself

Penelope Trunk

I call Melissa to tell her my newest discovery. I gear up to lecture her about Tango and the Jews. “Do you know about them?” I ask. “I won’t be fun if you already know.” She says, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”. It starts with the Spanish Inquisition. The Jews were traipsing around Europe looking for people who won’t kill them.

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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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Transforming Fear with Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas

Let's Grow Leaders

Most of us have seen fear drive short-term results, but it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. Winning organizations know how to reframe fear into opportunities for learning and growth. They create resilient cultures of unfear. In this episode, Gaurav and Mark, authors of Unfear , give you the rundown about the impact and archetypes of fear in the workplace and provide strategies, techniques, and actions you need to bring about an unfear transformation.

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Three Kinds Of Frameworks You Can Use To Communicate More Clearly

StrategyU

In consulting, you use frameworks all the time. The reason they are used so widely is that they are a hyper-effective way of sharing information, especially when you are trying to share that information with an audience (typically, the client) that does not have deep familiarity with the data. There are three common ways to think about using frameworks. #1 Using Them To Do Analysis & Standardize Assessment.

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Who cares?

ReNew Business

Max De Pree wrote in Leadership is an Art : “At the heart of being accountable is the matter of caring…In many areas of business, sadly, “to care” is an innovation.” De Pree wrote the book in 1987 and sadly 30 years later caring is still a business unmet innovative space. In the words of De Pree, to be accountable means caring. Often, my clients lament lack or low employee’s accountability, they ask “ how can we make people more accountable or care for…?

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The Basics of Flexible Planning

Eat Your Career

Planning is an essential part of success, and it’s a popular topic this time of year. But, as we all know, life is anything but predictable these days. So how can we create plans for the future when everything is fluid? The solution is a technique known as “flexible planning.” While this concept has gained traction in the project management world recently, it also has much broader life and career applications.

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Focus on What You Can Control: Yourself

Eure Consulting

This is the seventeenth installment in our 25-week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Personal Accountability. Personal Accountability has one of the more straightforward definitions: Being answerable for personal actions.

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Deactivate your digital-marketing autopilot

McKinsey

Relying on agencies and aggregators to manage your digital spend may trade competitive advantage for convenience. Companies like KFC are taking a different approach.

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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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9 Steps To Eradicate Gender Inequality In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

Despite all the progress we have made over the years, gender inequality in the workplace is still a reality across different countries. From unequal pay to being discriminated against and harassed- women have faced it all. In recent years, many companies have shown their interest in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. And they are achieving it by giving equal opportunities to women, black women, women of color, and LGBTQIA folks.

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The Golden Rules of Asset Protection

Fortitude Business Consulting

Asset protection means protecting your accumulated wealth from losses and is essential to enjoying the success you create over the long-term. Regrettably, many business owners don’t put sufficient emphasis on asset protection. But this is a mistake because: The more successful you’ve been, the more you have to lose. The more successful you are, the higher the chances a ‘gold digger’ will take a crack at you, whether their claim is legitimate or not.

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How to Prepare for Your Year-End Review

Create Your Career Path

Performance reviews look different than they used to since the pandemic. Many companies are unsure how to measure performance while working remotely and may not have made a total shift in how they respond to new systems and protocols. And while a performance or year-end review isn’t always an accurate picture of your overall value, it is an opportunity to renegotiate some aspects of your job.

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Reimagining travel: Thailand tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic

McKinsey

International tourism is a major contributor to Thailand’s economy. It was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic—but the country is finding ways to support its travel industry while preparing for the international travel to recover further.

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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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Top 15 Trending Podcasts For Managers

Vantage Circle

Are you a manager and enjoy listening to podcasts? Well, you've come to the right place. Podcasts for managers are an excellent method to stay updated on the current working trends and technologies. If you're a manager and want to upgrade your knowledge on the various industry-specific subjects, you must subscribe to podcasts right now. Understandably, managers can't afford to waste time listening to self-centered and self-promotional podcasts.

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Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving

Addgene

A 2017 survey found that many researchers feel they lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene, we've set out to fill this gap by both highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice on areas where you might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide : Problem-Solving.

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How to Avoid Poor Communication Skills at Work

Wrike

Poor communication skills in the workplace often lead to missed project deadlines, unproductive teams, and client complaints. In this article, we’re giving you a cheat sheet you can use to identify and avoid poor communication skills at work. Help both your teams and your stakeholders succeed with these practical solutions to common miscommunications outlined below.

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What CIOs need from their CEOs and boards to make IT digital ready

McKinsey

McKinsey research shows that CIOs need five things from their CEOs and boards to transform IT, but CIOs have an important role themselves in making that happen.

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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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The shifting consumer packaged goods market in a diversifying Asia

McKinsey

Rising incomes and shifting consumption patterns are transforming Asia’s consumer packaged goods market. These changes present opportunities for companies that are agile and able to offer a locally relevant presence.

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Welcome to luxury fashion resale: Discerning customers beckon to brands

McKinsey

Intrigued customers are breathing fresh life into the luxury apparel market, with a growing appreciation for pre-owned accessories and clothing. For most, brand involvement in resale is a plus: but can their enthusiasm bring the high-profile labels on board?

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Author Talks: What happens to Americans when they lose their jobs?

McKinsey

A new book shines a light on race, class, and American values and how jobs serve as a bedrock of people’s lives and drive powerful social-justice movements.

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The UK biotech sector: The path to global leadership

McKinsey

The United Kingdom is Europe’s leading biotech hub in breakthrough life-sciences start-ups. How is this hub maturing relative to its global peers, and what lies ahead on the road to sustainable scale?

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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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Clinical supply chains: How to boost excellence and innovation

McKinsey

Clinical trials have increased in number and have become more complex, decentralized, and patient-centric. While this puts pressure on clinical drug supply, it also brings new opportunities.

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Why micromobility is here to stay

McKinsey

A new McKinsey survey suggests that consumers are open to micromobility solutions, but uptake will vary by country.

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Income alone may be insufficient: How employers can help advance health equity in the workplace

McKinsey

A recent survey of large US employers found women of color and LGBTQ+ employees have the highest share of unmet basic needs. Employers may consider expanding the range of benefits offered.

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Innovation and value: What payer-led managed-care models may look like

McKinsey

Healthcare payers are redefining their role in care delivery through provider ownership, technology, and provider enablement to deliver higher-value care to members.

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Human-Centered Cyber Security Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

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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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Designing next-generation credit-decisioning models

McKinsey

As banks continue their digital transformations, they can follow four best practices for automated credit-decisioning models to incorporate more of the right data to meet future challenges.

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Growth in a Crisis: Lessons from Hospitality CEO Omar El Hamamsy

McKinsey

By redirecting business efforts, the head of Orascom Development found a path to company growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Insights on Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure Hotels & resorts Operations strategy

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Recovering from ransomware: a conversation with Veritas CEO Greg Hughes

McKinsey

Why executives and boards need to understand the growing cyber threat, how to best prepare for recovery, and who should be at the table.

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Forward Thinking on the enduring power of engineering in a digitizing world with Hayaatun Sillem

McKinsey

The first female CEO of the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering reflects on the evolving role of engineering in a dematerializing world, its vital role in science and sustainability—and collaborating with a Formula One world champion.

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Content Distribution Made Easy: Serving Customers Your High Compliance Training

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.