Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 2, 2018
It’s never too late to begin team accountability. “Karin and David, can I ask you a question?” We had just finished a keynote where we gave leaders the tools to have the tough conversations. Sarah, a middle-level manager, came up to talk […]. The post How to Start Team Accountability When You Never Have Before appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Career Advancement
AUGUST 27, 2018
“An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.”. ~Daniel J. Boorstin~. Stella went out for drinks with a few coworkers after work. Over their conversation, she realized they had no clue what she did or what value she contributed.
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Creativity at Work
AUGUST 22, 2018
Design of Work Experience: How to Create a Winning Company CultureKaren Jaw-Madson provides a framework—Design of Work Experience—for culture change based on human-centered design principles Your Workplace Culture Matters. Here's why: It's easy to copy ideas, technology, creativity, and innovation, but what gives a company its most potent competitive advantage is its culture.
McKinsey
AUGUST 29, 2018
The world economy has recently returned to robust growth. But some familiar risks are creeping back, and new ones have emerged.
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Strategy+Business
AUGUST 6, 2018
Take the time and effort to look for new ways of doing things, and turn away from old habits that block that process.
Penelope Trunk
AUGUST 14, 2018
The New York Times has an 11-point list of questions to ask yourself to see if you’ve done everything you can to save your marriage. I coach a lot of people who are thinking about getting a divorce. Almost everyone feels that their spouse is impossible, unresponsive, and/or doesn’t care about the issues at hand. The biggest problem with divorce is that people who struggle with money divorce the most , but people who don’t struggle with money are the people who have a better lif
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Vantage Circle
AUGUST 30, 2018
The groundwork of all happiness is health. ~ Leigh Hunt. Employees spend a big part of their waking hours in their workplaces. So, naturally, the work environment has a lot to do with the well being of employees. According to Josh Bersin, managing people in an organization is said to be the number one challenge faced by companies in 2018. Here, managing people refers to everything from attracting talent, recruiting, retaining employees and recognizing them at the workplace.
Lateral Action
AUGUST 13, 2018
This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative podcast is Patricia van den Akker, the Director of The Design Trust, an organisation based in London with a mission to help designers and makers ‘create a business they are proud of’ Patricia is also the author of Dream Plan Do, an annual planner journal to help […]. The post Creating a Business You Are Proud of with Patricia van den Akker appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
McKinsey
AUGUST 9, 2018
Electric vehicles are unlikely to create a power-demand crisis but could reshape the load curve. Here’s how to bend that curve to your advantage.
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 2, 2018
It is human nature to distrust what we don't understand, and much about AI may not be completely clear. For further insights, read "The Future of Artificial Intelligence Depends on Trust.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult
World Economic Forum
AUGUST 2, 2018
Instead of oil feedstock, as in conventional manufacturing, plastic can be made from fermentation, rather like brewing beer. Bio-based latex car tyres can be made from dandelions and carpets from sugar. Right now we are still deeply dependent on petroleum products. But the idea of making chemicals in microorganism factories instead of oil refineries is taking off.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 28, 2018
Are you listening to your team and the stories they tell? During times of change and uncertainty, your team is desperate for information. They’re looking for the story behind the story. They’re thirsty to listen to anyone who knows what’s REALLY going […]. The post How to Know What Your Team is Really Thinking appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Penelope Trunk
AUGUST 22, 2018
I am not sure if this is good news or bad news, but it’s pretty clear to me that the purpose of school is to teach kids to be PC. Because how else will you do it? Think of all the major shifts in the social mores of the US: schools were the focal point for civil rights , for example. Evolution plays out in schools. And now, LGBTQ rights are playing out in schools.
Lateral Action
AUGUST 6, 2018
This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative podcast is Sara Milne Rowe, one of the leading performance coaches in the UK and the founder of the company Coaching Impact, and the author of The SHED Method: Making Better Choices When It Matters. She works with senior leaders and teams in the creative and media […]. The post Making Better Choices When it Matters with Sara Milne Rowe appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
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Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.
McKinsey
AUGUST 8, 2018
Three best practices for managing and allocating talent support better business performance, according to a new survey.
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 26, 2018
If you want to put employees on edge, tell them they will receive some feedback. But if you want to send them over the edge, tell them they'll be giving feedback. However, you can use neuroscience to help make the feedback process more beneficial and less anxiety producing.
Career Advancement
AUGUST 13, 2018
“Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.”. ~Betsy Jacobson~. Kathy asks: My job keeps demanding more and more of me. I’m passionate about my career, but I don’t want it to be my entire life. How can I find work/life balance ? Joel replies: Kathy, you’re in good company—countless employees in the U.S. are working long, hard hours.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 9, 2018
I’ll be honest. I didn’t even know bulldozer parents were a thing until Friday night. When did helicopter parents become bulldozer parents? Are they really bulldozing at work? I had to Google the whole “bulldozer parents” thing after having dinner with some HR execs […]. The post What Bulldozer Parents are Doing to Our Gen Z Workforce appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
Penelope Trunk
AUGUST 27, 2018
We have known for a while that people who are most successful in business read fiction. And people who read fiction have more empathy , no matter where they land on the gender or personality trait spectrum. It’s interesting to me that genre fiction — sci-fi, mystery, and political satire, for example — do not increase our empathy , and exposure to nonfiction correlates with loneliness and lack of social support.
Vantage Circle
AUGUST 23, 2018
Employees are a company’s most valuable asset. As a manager, do you actually believe that or just pay lip service? We’ll assume you do believe. So, what are you doing to appreciate your employees? Employees love benefits. They want appreciation and recognition for their hard work. Not to forget that many employees apply for organizations depending on the perks and benefits offered by that company.
McKinsey
AUGUST 17, 2018
Complex product-development projects are plagued by schedule slips and cost overruns. The up-front application of advanced and predictive analytics helps companies build plans they can stick to.
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 29, 2018
Research emphasizes the need to uncover old habits that are blocking transformation.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
crowdspring
AUGUST 27, 2018
Real estate signs say more about you and your business than they do about the properties they advertise. Whether you deal in residential or commercial real estate, your signs are ambassadors for your business – speaking for your brand when you’re not there to do it in person. So, it’s vital that you take charge of the message your signage communicates.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 14, 2018
“These guys are seasoned managers, and these are fundamental leadership expectations. Shouldn’t they just know the right thing to do?” “I’m so frustrated, my team is just not executing on what I consider fundamentals.” “There’s just no accountability here. If someone is going […]. The post How to Communicate Remarkably Clear Leadership Expectations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Penelope Trunk
AUGUST 23, 2018
We are failing to diagnose girls and women on the autism spectrum at such an incredible rate that some scientists think there is not a large gap between the number of males and females with Asperger syndrome – we just need to start diagnosing more competently. And this is urgent, because all people with Aspergers have a high rate of suicide, but it’s really high for women, and as a woman who was relieved to discover I have Aspergers, I’m on a mission to help. .
Vantage Circle
AUGUST 23, 2018
Employees are a company’s most valuable asset. As a manager, do you actually believe that or just pay lip service? We’ll assume you do believe. So, what are you doing to appreciate your employees? Employees love benefits. They want appreciation and recognition for their hard work. Not to forget that many employees apply for organizations depending on the perks and benefits offered by that company.
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McKinsey
AUGUST 28, 2018
Migrating applications and data to public-cloud platforms can be tricky. Companies can ease the transition with hybrid-cloud configurations that progressively combine private- and public-cloud features.
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 21, 2018
In the fast-approaching world of tailored products and customer experience as competitive advantage, the old categories of business and consumer will be obsolete. Salesforce.com strategist Peter Schwartz argues that the lines between B2B and B2C are forever blurred, and now every company competes in the business-to-individual sphere, where the products and services it offers are tailored to every one of its customers.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 7, 2018
You’re passionate about your work and you’re nailing your role. You’re working hard and your results are on fire. And then in the middle of an otherwise raving performance review, your boss brings up the conflict you continue to have with another […]. The post Coworker Conflict: 7 Ways to Get Along with Other High Performers appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 23, 2018
Lead a Meeting that Gets Results by Clarifying Who Owns the Decision “This is so stupid—you asked for my opinion and then ignored it. I don’t know why I even bother! From now on, I’m just going to shut my mouth and […]. The post How to Lead a Meeting and Make Effective Decisions appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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