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One Easy Way to Get Your Team Talking (With Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

This technique will get your team talking about hopes and fears. You want to get your team talking about their concerns, but if they’re like so many of the employees in our courageous cultures research , they are likely holding back. In fact, 40% of the employees in our research said they lacked the confidence to share their ideas that would improve the business.

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Seven principles for achieving transformational growth

McKinsey

Dogged persistence and nimble execution underscore a set of proven ground rules for growth.

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On doing what life expects of you

Darius Foroux

Growing up, I often heard stuff like, “You can be anything you want!

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10 HR Tech Trends Driving Workplaces Forward in 2021

Vantage Circle

Since early last year, many companies have found HR technology to be crucial for running effective businesses when staff are in remote locations. This technology has also been essential for helping teams to provide virtual benefits. Sharing information with remote employees is easier with the proper tools and resources. That’s why more businesses are focusing on implementing different technologies that can help them stay compliant, monitor time efficiently, manage payrolls, and drive engagement.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance trainings aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, relevant, and maybe even enjoyable! Join expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training programs. You’ll discover creative strategies to turn traditionally dry topics into meaningful learning experiences that resonate and drive real change.

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Career Development: Develop Employees With Limited Time (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Support Your Team with Career Development Even When You’re Busy. You want to help your team with career development, but time is limited. How do you support your team? Today, on Asking For a Friend , I talk with Julie Winkle Giulioni , author of Help them Grow or Watch Them Go about how managers can support development when there is pitifully little time.

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Intentional learning in practice: A 3x3x3 approach

McKinsey

Learning can be honed through practice. Here’s an effective strategy to continually learn, grow, and achieve development goals.

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Solve Obvious and Complicated Business Problems with AI

ChaiOne

This blog post is the first in a three-part series on matching the correct solution to your business problem. Are you killing a fly with a hammer? In 2021, solving the business problem front and center has never been more critical. Management and leadership are facing, in the age of VUCA—volatility, uncertainly, complexity, and ambiguity—increasingly unpredictable situations and problems.

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The Power in a Powerful Thank You

Let's Grow Leaders

A specific, relevant thank you has the power to energize and keep people moving. In this episode, David shares a meaningful thank you and how you can encourage your people – even when you haven’t had a recent “win.” Powerful Thank Yous. ( 00:00 ). The reason I’m writing is to say, thank you, thank you for bringing some light into my leadership management journey.

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Building better batteries: Insights on chemistry and design from China

McKinsey

A detailed benchmark analysis of the batteries of Chinese battery-electric vehicles reveals how differences in battery-cell and battery-pack design affect performance.

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More is less: Solving sport’s business model problem 

World Economic Forum

The proposed European Super League - abruptly scrapped following an intense backlash - raises questions about the structural challenges in many sports.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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ELEVATE Admins is a Best Seller (Thanks to YOU!)

Eat Your Career

In case you missed the big news: My newest book, ELEVATE Admins: How to Raise the Bar and Achieve Excellence in Your Administrative Career , was released earlier this month. I’m thrilled to report that it quickly hit the #1 spot for its category on Amazon! This is all because of YOU, the amazing Eat Your Career community. I can’t thank you enough for the support you have shown me, not only with this new book but throughout the past decade.

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3 of the Most Important Leadership Skills Your Leaders Hope You Have

Let's Grow Leaders

Senior leaders share the most important leadership skills to master now. As we work with senior leaders to build their leadership development programs, the conversation always turns to the most important leadership skills their frontline and middle-level leaders need. Inevitably, these veteran leaders bring up similar abilities – the skills that differentiate top leaders from their peers.

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How to launch a new business: Three approaches that work

McKinsey

Analysis of more than 200 corporate business builds shows what success looks like.

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Is It Time For Smarter Performance Appraisals?

Vantage Circle

Performance appraisal was a familiar practice in which employees and managers sat down for an annual assessment. If the workers were fortunate, they walked away with raises. Nobody really liked it, but in the old corporate model of command and control, this seemed like a great thing. Today, with the widespread focus on collaboration, joint leadership, and an ongoing fight to find and retain professional workers, it's a model that is gradually falling out of favor.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

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

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Life-Long Learning

Charles Leon

I've been sketching in my local area every day for more than a couple of months, and, to be honest, I had expected to see faster progress in my technique. What has happened hasn't quite happened in the way I thought it would. However, the benefits seem to be spilling over most unpredictably. (you can see my sketches here) Typically when you practice a skill, because that's all sketching is, you expect to see your competence and speed increase to the extent that it should become effortless.

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Author Talks: Karin M. Reed on virtual meetings

McKinsey

In her new book, Karin M. Reed dives into our sudden shift to virtual meetings—and how to make the most of them.

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Spain’s travel sector can’t afford to wait to recover. What can stakeholders do?

McKinsey

Unless steps are taken to stimulate recovery, more than $300 billion and 4.4 million jobs could be in jeopardy.

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Analytics-to-Value: Digital analytics optimizing products and portfolios

McKinsey

Better, faster product-development decisions have never been more critical. New techniques can provide quicker, deeper insights, at scale across an entire product portfolio.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

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.

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Cybersecurity in Iberia: Aligning business and the board

McKinsey

Keeping cyber teams in silos puts companies at risk. Boards can best prepare for an increasingly digital future with these cross-functional strategies.

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Five Fifty: Leading by design

McKinsey

Companies that excel at design grow revenues and shareholder returns at nearly twice the rate of their industry peers. So why aren’t more companies joining their ranks?

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Fulfilling the promise of advanced analytics in oncology

McKinsey

Advanced analytics will transform cancer care, but companies have been slow to adopt it. Progress requires a strategy that not only builds data and talent but also embraces experimentation.

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The CFO’s role in capability building

McKinsey

Organizations developing new skills for the next normal must determine exactly how and where to invest in them. The finance leader is uniquely suited to provide the necessary combination of insights.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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The ascent of Nordic companies in the global machinery market

McKinsey

Nordic machinery companies are setting new performance benchmarks for growth, margins, and other metrics. What’s behind their recent success?

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Author Talks: Tsedal Neeley on why remote work is here to stay—and how to get it right

McKinsey

In a new book, Tsedal Neeley details how organizations can build and lead a culture of trust and inclusivity in a remote-work environment.

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Tipping the scales in AI: How leaders capture exponential returns

McKinsey

Where many companies tire of marginal gains from early AI efforts, the most successful recognize that the real breakthroughs in AI learning and scale come from persisting through the arduous phases.

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‘None are safe until all are safe’: COVID-19 vaccine rollout in low- and middle-income countries

McKinsey

Despite persistant supply issues, in-country delivery and demand for COVID-19 vaccines is likely to be the next challenge for LMICs.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Seafood: Consumer goods’ latest catch?

McKinsey

The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying several trends in consumer goods. As industry players make critical decisions about where to play and how to win, seafood is a category with potential.

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Shipping and carbon zero: An interview with Bo Cerup-Simonsen

McKinsey

The CEO of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping explains what it will take for the industry to decarbonize.

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Preventing global health crises: An interview with Dame Sally Davies

McKinsey

England’s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies talks about how data-driven efforts can help manage—and prevent—future global health emergencies.

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Majid Al Futtaim’s new growth formula: Innovate fast, stay ahead, work the ecosystem

McKinsey

This Dubai-based conglomerate outpaces competition by adhering to its long-term vision and seizing opportunities quickly—with the help of an ecosystem of external partners.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

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.