Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 18, 2019
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival! This month, our contributors share their best practices in leadership and productivity. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! The August Frontline Festival will be […]. The post Best Practices in Leadership and Productivity: A Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
McKinsey
JULY 14, 2019
Asia is on track to top 50 percent of global GDP by 2040 and drive 40 percent of the world’s consumption, representing a real shift in the world’s center of gravity.
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Eat Your Career
JULY 15, 2019
If you’ve been following my work for any period of time, you know that I’m a big fan of Professional Development Plans (also referred to as PDPs). I often create these plans in collaboration with my career coaching clients, and I frequently provide training workshops on this topic. However, one question I repeatedly hear is this: Do I really need a professional development plan?
CMOE
JULY 18, 2019
“Soft skills” is a term that might not inspire much confidence. Perhaps the term itself needs a rebrand. However, what we know for sure is that soft-skills development can help you become a more-effective manager and enhance the performance of your direct reports. What are soft skills? They include a variety of people-oriented abilities. They are habits, actions, and attitudes that good managers must use if they hope to work well with others.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 19, 2019
Have you ever attended a meeting that should have been a quick email? In this episode, get the criteria you need to choose the right format to move your team forward, make sure you’re not wasting time with meetings that would […]. The post Should You Have a Meeting or Send an Email? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Have you ever attended a meeting that should have been a quick email?
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
The chemical industry is poised to be an early beneficiary of the vastly expanded modeling and computational capabilities of quantum computing. Companies must act now to capture the benefits.
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Gineris & Associates
JULY 18, 2019
Technology keeps getting better, especially regarding new software and applications that assist small businesses in accounting and bookkeeping. Now, owning a small business is made easier by taking advantage of these new technologies. One of our favorite time and money savers is Receipt Bank. We use this application daily in tandem with Xero to run our small business and constantly are recommending it to our clients.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 15, 2019
If you’ve never seen it before, it’s hard to describe the power of an avalanche. Fortunately, I’ve never experienced one myself. But I have seen their power. This weekend, Karin and I cycled in the Colorado mountains between Frisco and Copper Mountain. […]. The post The Most Neglected Act of Innovation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
McKinsey
JULY 15, 2019
McKinsey leaders provide an overview of the A, B, Cs of pulling together the building blocks of a customer-experience transformation.
Lateral Action
JULY 17, 2019
When I was young, I questioned everything: Why does it get dark at night? Where does the sun go? Why do I have to go to bed? Why can’t I be a dinosaur? Why do I have to go to school? When I grew up, I kept asking questions: Why are people so miserable? What’s […]. The post Question Everything, But Don’t Forget to Listen to the Answers appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
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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.
Gordian Business
JULY 15, 2019
“ Change is inevitable, change will always happen, but you have to apply direction to change, and that’s when it’s progress. ” — Doug Baldwin. Machines will, in the future, replace some of most people’s working tasks, replacing repeatable, ordered tasks. But machines are weak at understanding people’s mood, and developing and building trusting relationships.
Inventive Problem Solving
JULY 13, 2019
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two the leader must become a servant". Max DePree, CEO of Herman Miller and author of The Art of Leadership The crisis of trust has officially arrived -- but with this crisis comes an opportunity for positive and lasting transformation for both business leaders and the people who they lead.
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
New research confirms that companies that regularly and systematically pursue moderately sized M&A deliver better shareholder returns than companies that don’t.
Lateral Action
JULY 14, 2019
This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative is Nadia Shireen, an award-winning and bestselling children’s author and illustrator. Her books include Good Little Wolf, The Bumblebear, The Cow Who Fell to Earth, and her latest, Billy and the Dragon, is released this summer. Nadia’s books have given a lot of pleasure to my own […]. The post Good Little Wolf and Other Stories with Nadia Shireen appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
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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.
Vantage Circle
JULY 17, 2019
Employee engagement is a workplace concept where employees feel passionate about their jobs, are committed to the organization and put the maximum effort into their work. And that is what you would expect from your employees in your organization. Employee engagement cannot be forced upon but is something that will need inspiration and a positive approach.
World Economic Forum
JULY 19, 2019
Non-passengers can now spend the day browsing the shops, having a meal or just watching the planes.
McKinsey
JULY 17, 2019
Fed up with turf wars, silos, and other company dysfunctions? Energize the “brokers” who knit together your organization’s formal and informal networks.
BetterUp
JULY 16, 2019
We are thrilled to announce that BetterUp has been named a “Cool Vendor” in the Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management: Enhancing Employee Experience report by Gartner, Inc. Each year, Gartner selects vendors with innovations that have the potential to transform their markets. According to Gartner, “the Cool Vendors within this report draw attention to innovative employee engagement methods deployed via technology.
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.
Vantage Circle
JULY 19, 2019
Satisfaction and happiness are the most basic pursuits of humans. Employees want to stay in a job where they feel content and employers want to create an environment where employees can put their best efforts. But even then, statistics reveal that employee satisfaction is shockingly low. Only 47.8% of men and 46.3% of women are satisfied at work. (Source).
McKinsey
JULY 17, 2019
Process automation at scale is now feasible for most payers. When coupled with other next-generation digital tools, we estimate that it may enable many payers to reduce operational costs by up to 30 percent within five years.
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
A disciplined approach to revenue development has been shown to increase potential additional revenues by 50 percent.
McKinsey
JULY 15, 2019
In-depth research and a new qualitative survey suggest what’s shaping the global industrial-robotics space and how OEMs and systems integrators can help unleash the potential.
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!
McKinsey
JULY 19, 2019
You’re keen on encouraging innovation and letting a thousand flowers bloom, but how do you sort the weeds from the seeds?
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
To deliver better strategies and outcomes, governments need to tackle social dynamics in the cabinet room.
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
With the right approach, lean management can reduce your field force’s cost, even while improving customer experience. But getting the details right matters.
McKinsey
JULY 15, 2019
Women will need to make far more significant transitions compared to men and may find it more difficult to capture new opportunities because of the persistent barriers they face, write Anu Madgavkar, Mekala Krishnan, and Kweilin Ellingrud in Harvard Business Review.
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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.
McKinsey
JULY 17, 2019
McKinsey researchers find a new generation of outperforming nations, from the South China Sea to the Horn of Africa, which are leaving poverty behind, writes Jeongmin Seong in The Mandarin.
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
Amid trade tensions and rising protectionism in many countries, we appear to be at a turning point, write Jonathan Woetzel, Joe Ngai, and Jeongmin Seong in World Economic Forum Blog.
McKinsey
JULY 19, 2019
Major trends are reshaping packaging solutions—and that could open new opportunities for players that are prepared to move fast.
McKinsey
JULY 13, 2019
The relationship between China and the world is changing, and a key choice lies ahead: more engagement or less, write Jonathan Woetzel and Nick Leung in China Daily.
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