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How Human-Centered Leaders Understand Other Perspectives

Let's Grow Leaders

A Human-Centered Leadership Practice That Builds Trust, Reduces Friction, and Makes Every Decision Smarter You’ve done the work. The plan is solid, and you’re ready to roll. And still—before you hit go—it’s worth taking a moment to ask: “How might this land for the people it affects?” Yeah, that pause can feel inconvenient. You might hear things you can’t fully fix.

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Why can’t I finish this?

The Creative Life

Sometimes it's hard to let go of a creative project. So here are seven reasons why you can't seem to finish – and how to get it done The post Why can’t I finish this? appeared first on The Creative Life.

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Big scale, big impact

Seth's Blog

The Beatles changed music. Starbucks changed coffee. Perhaps your project is aiming to reach a large audience. Consultants call it market share. What percentage of the available market have you reached with your idea? No one hits everyone, but many organizations seek to be a monopoly, or perhaps noticeable in scale. This flies in the face of embracing the smallest viable market.

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How to Protect Your Brand Identity as a Female Entrepreneur

She Owns Success

You’ve worked hard to define your brand. Here’s the thing: Your brand identity is one of your business’s most valuable assets. It’s vulnerable if you don’t take steps to protect it. Whether you’re just launching or have been building your brand for years, understanding how to safeguard your business identity is essential. Crafting a Brand That Reflects You Before you can think of protecting your brand, you need to create your brand.

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Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement

There’s more than one way to end the year with impact—and we’re letting you decide the direction. In this "choose your own adventure" community-led webinar, attendees will vote in real time to pick one of three year-end event strategies to explore in depth: Volunteer Appreciation Events 🧡 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns 🌈 Mission/Program Celebrations 🎉 Once the path is chosen, we’ll dive into a step-by-step engagement workflow plan tailored to that format, showing how

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Seeking social justice through co-creation with neurodiverse students

Adventures in Career Development

Last week I had the opportunity to present at the AGCAS conference with my colleague Keren Coney. Keren has been doing some really interesting action research with neurodiverse students which is exploring how to co-produce careers and employability programmes that support that cohort. She has been using our five signposts model as one of the tools that she has been using to structure the research.

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When to Seek Legal Advice as a Business Owner

She Owns Success

Setting up and running a business requires juggling multiple tasks. While it’s easy to get carried away with activities like marketing, accounting, and making sales, it’s critical to make sure your business operates legally. In this informative guide, we’ll explore some common scenarios that require legal guidance. Drawing up employment contracts If you choose to hire people for your company, you’ll need to comply with the relevant local and national employment laws.

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7 Crucial Things to Check When Hiring an SEO Agency

She Owns Success

Many businesses need to use SEO agencies to get seen online. These days, it is almost a necessity. But how can you do it effectively and avoid using companies that ultimately let you down? That’s the topic of this post. We look at how to ensure you partner with someone who’s reliable and useful, and can help your business expand. 1. Review Their Contract Terms A good place to start is by reviewing their contract terms.

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Why AI Can’t Make Art (and Probably Never Will)

Lateral Action

There’s a lot of noise about AI and creativity right now. Alarm bells are sounding in the arts and creative industries, with fears of human creators being replaced by AI, resulting in job losses, companies failing, and even whole industry sectors finding themselves redundant. To take a few recent headlines: Graphic design among most at-risk jobs from AI – report Design Week Human artists could disappear if copyright not protected from AI, MPs told The Independent WPP’s Mark Read Says AI Will Upe

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7 Intentional Ways to Use Your Vacation Home (That Go Beyond Relaxing)

She Owns Success

If you’re at a point in life where you’ve been able to invest in a vacation home, or something even better, you know what a gift that is. But owning a second home isn’t just about luxury. It’s about how you use it. Your vacation home can be a powerful space for rest, reconnection, creativity, and even income. Whether you’re building a career, launching a business, or seeking more balance, this space can support your vision in meaningful ways.

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The Year of Quantum: From concept to reality in 2025

McKinsey

Our fourth annual Quantum Technology Monitor report shows that surging investment and faster-than-expected innovation could propel the quantum market to $100 billion in a decade.

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AI in HR: 20+ Prompts to Use Now

AI is reshaping the business landscape, including HR. This guide is designed to help you understand and implement AI effectively for tangible benefits and a more strategic approach. Learn how to: Automate routine tasks Boost data insights Enhance employee experiences Drive HR’s strategic value Download the guide today!

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The shadow side of "change your story, change your life" narratives

ReNew Business

“Change your story, change your life” they say. It sounds simple. Seductive. Empowering. And its shadow side neglects that for many, the story was not a choice. It was a code for survival inside systems that were never meant for them, for us. In coaching and leadership spaces, we hear a familiar refrain: that what holds us back is not the world, but the narrative we hold about ourselves.

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The power of performance: What long-term intrinsic investors really want from companies?

McKinsey

Strong communications with long-term investors may be enough to attract them. Evidence of active resource allocation, increasing market share, and transformation will keep them.

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Autonomous vehicles: The future of European transport?

McKinsey

Skip to main content Autonomous vehicles: The future of European transport? June 23, 2025 | Article Anja Huber  Kersten Heineke  Martin Kellner  Timo Möller How will autonomous vehicles reshape Europe’s transportation landscape? Industry leaders share their insights. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are off to the races. Today, users in select cities in Asia and the United States can hail rides from autonomous cars and minibuses.

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More data, more demand

McKinsey

As increasing AI workloads fuel growing demand for data center capacity, how can data-intensive companies mitigate the environmental impact of their rising energy needs?

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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What is an EREV?

McKinsey

Skip to main content What is an EREV? June 23, 2025 | Article Extended-range electric vehicles may ease the transition to the electric future of mobility. A conceptual depiction of a blue vehicle traversing a lengthy, curving pathway in a spiral form. The backdrop is a uniform, pale blue hue. Running out of gas while you’re driving is a major inconvenience.