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5 Top Leadership Articles for the Week of November 27, 2017

Let's Grow Leaders

Each week I read leadership articles from various online resources and share them across social media. Here are the five leadership articles readers found most valuable last week. Click on the title of the article to read the full text. I have […].

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Why It's Time to Push Back Against Industry Norms

On The Job

Since he was a university student in the Netherlands, it has bothered Freek Vermeulen that newspapers are printed in the broadsheet format, which he contends is awkward and flimsy to read. When he became an assistant professor of strategic and international management at London Business School, he took the opportunity to question newspaper leaders about their format and discovered leaders didn’t really know why they used broadsheets – it had just always been done that way.

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Digital China: Powering the economy to global competitiveness

McKinsey

China, already a global force in digital technologies, is set to experience huge shifts in revenue and profits as businesses digitize, boosting the economy’s international competitiveness.

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What INFJs need most (I know because I’ve coached almost all of them)

Penelope Trunk

This course runs December 4 – 7 at 7pm Eastern includes four days of video sessions and email-based materials. The cost is $195 but you can save $50 if you use this coupon code in the next two days: SAVE. Sign up now. Melissa will be there, and special guests will be there, and my kids will be there, in the background asking for things I said no to, because parents are so vulnerable when they are on live video.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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5 Ways to Differentiate Your Performance in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

“But I exceeded all my objectives. Why am I not rating ‘leading?’ ” It’s a frustrating conversation no matter which side of the desk you’re on. The truth is, in most companies, meeting or exceeding your objectives is not enough to stand […].

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Fueling growth through data monetization

McKinsey

A new survey finds that many companies are launching data-focused businesses. But few have achieved significant financial impact, which requires the right combination of strategy, culture, and organization.

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10 Principles for Winning the Game of Digital Disruption

Strategy+Business

A new wave of digital disruption will affect the business world broadly during the next few years. The future of your company depends on your ability to seize the opportunities. These principles lay out the timing, breadth, and scale of the change to come, and the most effective ways to respond.

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Sexual Harassment: The Second Most Troubling Part of All These Revelations

Let's Grow Leaders

The most troubling part of the recent sexual harassment revelations is that they happened. We are deeply saddened by the constant parade of allegations and the deep pain being surfaced and resurfaced for so many. No one should feel threatened or demeaned […].

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Winners Don’t Just Want Action, They Want Quality Action

SchellingPoint

Follow. ( 20 Followers ). X. Follow. E-mail : *. Follow. Unfollow. The post Winners Don’t Just Want Action, They Want Quality Action appeared first on SchellingPoint Website.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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What is the future of work?

McKinsey

A new podcast series from the McKinsey Global Institute explores how technologies like automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence are shaping how we work, where we work, and the skills we need to work.

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How Leaders and Their Teams Can Stop Executive Hubris

Strategy+Business

Hubris can be very damaging to companies, especially when CEOs suffer from extreme self-confidence. It leads to poor decisions, over-aggressive acquisitions, and poor morale. The good news, however, is that hubris is an acquired trait, which means it can be managed or even headed off entirely if companies and executive teams take steps to short-circuit it.

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The future of connectivity: Enabling the Internet of Things

McKinsey

With new connectivity technologies unlocking opportunities along the IoT value chain, companies must create detailed plans to harness their potential.

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How states can improve well-being for all children, from birth to age five

McKinsey

State governments have a unique opportunity to improve children’s developmental trajectories. An integrated approach can help.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages

McKinsey

As many as 375 million workers around the world may need to switch occupational categories and learn new skills.

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More tooth, less tail: Getting beyond NATO’s 2 percent rule

McKinsey

This excerpt from a new book published by Aspen Strategy Group offers a path to better and more meaningful metrics.

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Renewed optimism for the fashion industry

McKinsey

After a challenging stretch, has fashion turned the corner? Things are looking up, but the rebound may be uneven, says this year’s The State of Fashion report.

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Five Fifty: Gut instincts

McKinsey

Should corporate executives trust their intuition? Sometimes yes, but other times no, says Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahnemann. Four tests can help you decide.

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eWOW 2023 Virtual Summit #OwnYourGrowth

At eWOW, we are all about holistic growth – personal and professional. Growth that goes beyond a job title and paycheck. This year, eWOW 2023 virtual summit focuses on owning your growth – an action plan that will help you chart your path to success that is unique to you.

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Five lessons from history on AI, automation, and employment

McKinsey

History tells us that in the long run, technology is a net creator of jobs. Is this time different?

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Five Fifty: The organic path to growth

McKinsey

What’s the best way to grow a company? Many executives gravitate toward mergers and acquisitions. But organic growth, done right, delivers long-term value, too.

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How the mall business can reinvent itself for the digital age

McKinsey

The digital shopping revolution offers new opportunities to mall operators agile enough to seize them.

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To survive in the age of advanced cyberthreats, use ‘active defense’

McKinsey

Anticipating attacks, responding to them in real time, setting traps to contain them, and protecting assets according to their value can help companies stop sophisticated cybercriminals.

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Cancel Quiet Quitting: Detoxing Corporate Culture & Engaging Top Talent

Speaker: Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Author

Your employees have checked out. The last few years have been a wild ride, with countless changes to how we work and our workplace cultures, like the sudden shift to remote work, the return to office, and trends like quiet quitting. With productivity, profitability, and your employer brand on the line, leadership is turning to HR to engage employees and recreate your culture in different working models.

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A virtuous cycle for growth: Finding profit after the initial sale

McKinsey

Advanced analytics can extend the profit life cycle for carmakers who know how to use it.

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Five keys to digitizing aerospace and defense companies

McKinsey

Most aerospace and defense companies have launched digital transformation efforts. Few of them are working out. Here’s how to get better results.

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Reflections on digital M&A

McKinsey

What exactly is digital M&A and how does it compare with garden-variety deal making?

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How airlines can gain a competitive edge through pricing

McKinsey

Most airlines have optimized their core ticket costs. But as ancillary purchases represent an increasing percentage of customer spending airlines must rethink their revenue-management practices.

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Top Techniques for Coaching Your Contact Center Agents

Speaker: Francoise Tourniaire - Founder of FT Works, Omid Razavi - Chief Advocacy Officer at SupportLogic, and Gregory Walker - Senior Product Manager at SupportLogic

The 'great resignation' and the 'great talent reshuffle' have impacted contact center and customer support staff as much, if not more than, any other part of the workforce. Couple that with a potentially volatile economy and it's clear that organizations must invest in innovative approaches if they want employees who are engaged and informed enough to significantly improve the customer experience and eliminate the high costs associated with agent attrition.