Sat.Apr 21, 2018 - Fri.Apr 27, 2018

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Critical Thinking: 5 Ways to Build Your Team’s Capacity to Think

Let's Grow Leaders

“Karin, TRUST me. I would LOVE to delegate more of these decisions and loosen up the reigns, but then I go out into the field and find all this crap. I just don’t think we have the critical thinking skills we need […]. The post Critical Thinking: 5 Ways to Build Your Team’s Capacity to Think appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How to Foster Belonging and Inclusion in the Workplace

BetterUp

Robin Ely and Fern Mandelbaum recently spoke in a fireside chat moderated by Ellen Levy at BetterUp Shift 2018. The event brought together the most innovative leaders and thinkers in HR and people development to discuss how to infuse greater meaning into the employee experience. Ely and Mandelbaum discussed some of the most effective practices for creating diverse and inclusive work environments, and recruiting diverse teams.

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The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Asia Pacific

McKinsey

Advancing women’s equality in the countries of Asia Pacific could add $4.5 trillion to their collective annual GDP in 2025, a 12 percent increase over the business-as-usual trajectory.

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The 7 Step Self-Esteem Builder — NLP Technique

IQ Matrix

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on. — Maxwell Maltz. The Purpose of this Exercise. The Self-Esteem Builder exercise is designed to provide you with a boost of confidence when you need it most. It’s especially of value if you lack the confidence you need to achieve a desired outcome. So whether you’re struggling with something tangible or finding it difficult to overcome challenging emotions , the Self-Esteem Builder exercise will help you find the co

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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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Sales Team Performance: How to Up the Game

Let's Grow Leaders

What are the one or two behaviors, if you did them consistently, would dramatically improve your sales team performance? “Build deeper, trusting relationships.” Table stakes. “Add real strategic value.” Amen. “Invest deeply in truly understanding my business.” Please! “Become an extended go-to member […].

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How to Cure a Bad Case of Metric Fixation

Strategy+Business

In The Tyranny of Metrics, history professor Jerry Muller reminds us that not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

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Forget gender equality and focus on gender priorities

Penelope Trunk

Men do a lot more housework today than they did ten years ago, but they do the same amount of housework regardless of whether they are single or married. This means men are more self-sufficient than they used to be, but also that they are only doing what women would call “the basics.” Women do more housework when they are married than when they are single — even with no kids.

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Transforming a bank by becoming digital to the core

McKinsey

Understanding what it takes to act like a tech company requires a few key breakthroughs, as this interview with the CIO for DBS Bank highlights.

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The real-world potential and limitations of artificial intelligence

McKinsey

Artificial intelligence has the potential to create trillions of dollars of value across the economy—if business leaders work to understand what AI can and cannot do.

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AI’s growing impact

McKinsey

Smart machines are giving storytellers and risk managers alike a helping hand.

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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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Five Fifty: The 20,000-person start-up

McKinsey

How do you get incumbent companies to perform like a start-up? By rethinking organizational culture.

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Digital-experience design for the field workforce

McKinsey

By focusing on valuable and meaningful workforce experiences, utilities can move from incremental improvements to transformative ones.

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How to Cure a Bad Case of Metric Fixation

Strategy+Business

In The Tyranny of Metrics, history professor Jerry Muller reminds us that not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

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Going digital to advance infrastructure delivery: The open information project

McKinsey

Owners and contractors can share “integrated project delivery” benefits on any project—including digital work flows and increased visibility—through a connected data environment.

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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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Conversations That Kill Your Culture

Strategy+Business

Your company may have a big problem in the stories people tell each other. Deceptive organizational messages may be embedded in the culture and repeated throughout the company as a matter of course. Four types of deceptive messages are prevalent in business: misperceptions of risk, value, proficiency, and validity. The principle of neuroplasticity suggests you can relabel and reframe these messages, bringing them to the surface and consciously developing new narratives that more closely express

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Conversations That Kill Your Culture

Strategy+Business

Your company may have a big problem in the stories people tell each other. Deceptive organizational messages may be embedded in the culture and repeated throughout the company as a matter of course. Four types of deceptive messages are prevalent in business: misperceptions of risk, value, proficiency, and validity. The principle of neuroplasticity suggests you can relabel and reframe these messages, bringing them to the surface and consciously developing new narratives that more closely express

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The New Automation Is Smart, Fast, and Small

Strategy+Business

The emergence of intelligent technologies is offering companies a new opportunity to use technology to improve process performance and realize significant cost savings. These technologies can be implemented in short sprints, focused on a specific problem, with manageable costs. Thus, if big automation is the creation of core enterprise systems that drive commonality, standardization, and centralized control, "small" automation is the fast implementation of flexible and adaptable technologies tha

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Hawaii’s quest to become a low-carbon leader

McKinsey

A decade ago, the state decided to make its energy system cleaner and greener. How is it doing?

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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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Changing the Conversations That Kill Your Culture

Strategy+Business

Your company may have a big problem in the stories people tell each other. Deceptive organizational messages may be embedded in the culture and repeated throughout the company as a matter of course. Four types of deceptive messages are prevalent in business: misperceptions of risk, value, proficiency, and validity. The principle of neuroplasticity suggests you can relabel and reframe these messages, bringing them to the surface and consciously developing new narratives that more closely express

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Are Middle East workers ready for the impact of automation?

McKinsey

Education levels and skills will determine how disruptive automation is to the region’s labor markets.

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Zero-based budgeting—The dos and don’ts of lasting change

McKinsey

Getting the most from zero-based budgeting requires deft action from the start. Here are some crucial lessons from the front lines.

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The New Automation Is Smart, Fast, and Small Copy

Strategy+Business

The emergence of intelligent technologies is offering companies a new opportunity to use technology to improve process performance and realize significant cost savings. These technologies can be implemented in short sprints, focused on a specific problem, with manageable costs. Thus, if big automation is the creation of core enterprise systems that drive commonality, standardization, and centralized control, "small" automation is the fast implementation of flexible and adaptable technologies tha

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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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Construction in the cloud: An interview with Thomas Wolf, CEO of RIB Software

McKinsey

As construction moves into the cloud, here’s what industry leaders must do to lay the groundwork for change.

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The Art of the Transition

Strategy+Business

How to navigate from task to task with greater efficiency.

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The Art of the Transition

Strategy+Business

How to navigate from task to task with greater efficiency.

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Video Gaming Levels Up into a Sport

Strategy+Business

E-sports has emerged as a force on the entertainment and media landscape slowly -- and all at once. Over the past decade or so, innovations, the spread of broadband Internet, and changing consumer habits have spurred gaming to morph into a vibrant, viable, and sustainable industry. As a media business, e-sports has a compelling set of attributes. In an era of distraction and short attention spans, e-sports commands the focus of young people who are otherwise shifting away from established modes

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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.