Sat.Jan 08, 2022 - Fri.Jan 14, 2022

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Meaningful Leadership Conversations with Jessica Pettitt

Let's Grow Leaders

This episode has it all – poignant wisdom, 6th graders influencing billionaires, mason jar soup, even Darth Vader jokes. Above all, you’ll get practical wisdom to help you show up with grace and dignity for some of the conversations that many leaders find most challenging. These can be the most meaningful leadership conversations you’ll ever have – when you learn how to acknowledge your story, listen deeply to others, and take responsibility for your communication.

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The raw-materials challenge: How the metals and mining sector will be at the core of enabling the energy transition

McKinsey

As the world gears up for net zero, demand for raw materials is set to soar. The energy transition presents unique challenges for metals and mining companies, which will need to innovate and rebuild their growth agenda.

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Your Best Investment is Always YOU

Eat Your Career

In the early part of my career, I worked in the financial services industry. We talked a lot about investments. One of the fundamental principles with regard to investing is that you always want to consider the “return.” That means, what do you expect get back ? You weigh that against the cost of the investment to determine if it’s a smart move. This concept applies to all kinds of investments, big or small, financial or otherwise.

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10 Top Book Cover Design Trends for 2022

crowdspring

If you want your book to stand out online or on physical bookshelves it must have a great cover. Here are the ten biggest book cover design trends for 2022.

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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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Asking For a Friend 2021 Highlights Part 2

Let's Grow Leaders

Karin Hurt shares highlights from the 2021 season of Asking for a Friend Live. With thought leaders sharing insights about how to show up as a confident, courageous, and trusted leader. This is part 2 of Asking for a Friend 2021. If you missed part one you can view that here. The post Asking For a Friend 2021 Highlights Part 2 appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Addressing the unprecedented behavioral-health challenges facing Generation Z

McKinsey

A series of consumer surveys and interviews conducted by McKinsey finds Gen Zers reporting the least positive life outlook, including lower levels of emotional and social well-being than older generations.

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15 Team Meeting Ideas For Increased Team Engagement

Vantage Circle

Office or team meetings are an important part of a successful organization. However, the most critical issue with meetings is that they are monotonous and do nothing to improve employee engagement. But what if you come across some great team meeting ideas that can help the efficiency of these meetings skyrocket? To make meetings more impactful, effective, and enjoyable, you must tap into your creative side.

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Prioritizing the Person I Want To Be

Rachel B. Garrett

How’s week two of Dark Omicron January 2022? I’m back to a "taking it day by day" place. No sudden movements. No big plans. We’ll see what today brings. And, I’ll think about tomorrow…tomorrow. I’m not much of a resolutions kind of person and yet there are a few things I want to commit to in the new year. Instead of identifying an end goal that I can check off or a destination I can reach to meet these commitments, I’m experimenting with the James Clear, Atomic Habits, approach.

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Achieving supply-chain resiliency in consumer goods amid disruption

McKinsey

Dirk Holbach, chief supply-chain officer for Henkel’s Laundry & Home Care business unit, shares lessons from his seven-year journey in the role and what leaders should be prepared for in the future.

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How to Prevent Bathroom Slip and Fall Accidents

Think Reliablility

Nobody wants to think of a bathroom as a dangerous place, but when it comes to slip and fall accidents and injuries, bathrooms can pose serious hazards for people of all ages. Whether in your home, your business, or somewhere you frequent, there are steps everyone can take to understand the causes of and potential proactive steps to prevent this type of accident.

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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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101 Remote Team Communication Approaches for Stronger Teams

Let's Grow Leaders

Master remote team communication with variety and consistency. If you’re serious about becoming a better remote leader, you’re going to want to become a master in the art of remote team communication. Key initiatives, motivation, strategic priorities, updates, celebrations–there is so much to communicate with your team. But here’s the big question.

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A Brief Guide On Experiential Learning In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them," Aristotle stated in the Nicomachean Ethics around 350 BC. The idea of learning via experience is a very old one. But, experiential learning is a much more recent technique. Service-learning , is a type of experiential learning that promotes student engagement. It involves them in a cycle of service and reflection.

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Decarbonizing the built environment: Takeaways from COP26

McKinsey

How can the cement and construction industry achieve net zero by 2050? Here are the key takeaways from a roundtable discussion McKinsey hosted at the COP26 Climate Change Conference.

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Author Talks: How to conquer fear, prepare for death, and embrace your power

McKinsey

Personal-development coach Tareq Azim discusses how his life experiences shaped his training philosophy to help NFL greats overcome fears, achieve emotional and mental resilience, and gain physical strength.

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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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Digital disruption: The rise of eB2B in fragmented retail

McKinsey

Fragmented routes to market are being digitalized around the world. Profitability has been elusive for the disruptors, but a thorough blueprint, the right value proposition, and an ecosystem model can help.

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Children’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic: What have we learned?

McKinsey

Since the pandemic began, there has been an increase in the number of children and young adults with behavioral- and mental-health issues. How can these issues be tackled holistically?

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If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done?

McKinsey

With endless meetings, incessant emails, and casts of thousands, companies have mastered the art of unnecessary interactions. Winning in the next normal requires much more focus on true collaboration.

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The data-driven future of storytelling: MIT’s Deb Roy on the message and the medium

McKinsey

The head of MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication talks about how data can help storytellers, what audiences of the future might look like, and why artificial intelligence cannot replace human creativity.

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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 CEO agenda in 2022: Harnessing the potential of growth jolts

McKinsey

Despite uncertainties, the US economy is robust. The year ahead could jolt further growth.

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Redefining corporate functions to better support strategy and growth

McKinsey

Striking the right balance between decentralized functions and centralized control starts with addressing the needs of business units.

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How to deal with price increases in this inflationary market

McKinsey

The return of inflation makes price negotiation a more demanding—and strategically critical—capability.

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Analytics transformation in wealth management

McKinsey

Today’s clients want a cutting-edge client experience. To deliver it, wealth firms must boldly scale up analytics.

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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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Embedding ‘smart quality’ culture and capabilities in the organization

McKinsey

Pharmaceutical and medical-device companies can get the most value from “smart quality” processes enabled with new technologies by adopting a holistic approach to building culture and capabilities.

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Forward Thinking on the transformative role of intangible assets in companies and economies with Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake

McKinsey

“William Blake talked about the dark Satanic mills, these inhuman pieces of tangible capital. Intangible capital is in some ways about what makes us human. It’s about ideas, and it’s about relationships. It’s about expressiveness. Some people may ask whether we should we be making that the basis of the economy. But we would argue that this is actually making those things that matter to us as humans more central to our thriving.”.

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Tulsa’s innovative program supports remote workers and economic development through COVID-19 and beyond

McKinsey

Tulsa Remote’s program to attract and support remote workers has become even more relevant during the pandemic and has big ambitions for the future of work.

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Supply chain steps up: An interview with Kimberly-Clark’s Shane Azzi

McKinsey

What is it like to steer one of the world’s largest consumer supply chains through a pandemic?

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

Speaker: Speakers:

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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COP26 and Implications for Asia

McKinsey

Asia faces several key challenges in undertaking the net-zero transition, while standing out as being more exposed to physical climate risk than other parts of the world.

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Key principles of designing the omnichannel distribution network of the future

McKinsey

As omnichannel shopping becomes the new norm, consumer product and retail companies must be ready to deliver fast, impeccable omnichannel service. Doing so requires a new supply chain network approach.

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Ideas for Creating Workplace Connections for Fully Remote Teams

Vantage Circle

With the Covid-19 pandemic, remote working became one of the most important topics in the corporate world. Almost overnight, whole teams and departments were forced to work from home. And by 2021, employees were dealing with engagement issues and declined workplace connections. Therefore, it was necessary to figure out how to collaborate more efficiently, engage employees over long distances and keep them connected.

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How To Have A Successful “Take Your Child To Work” Day 2022

Vantage Circle

If you are looking for something different that is going to boost your employee engagement , then having a "Take your child to work" day is a great idea. In the US, Australia and Canada, “Take Your Child to Work” Day, also called “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work” day is an annual event that happens every April. It was originally called Take Our Daughters to Work Day, but in 2003, it was changed to include sons as well as daughters.

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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.