Sat.Jul 22, 2017 - Fri.Jul 28, 2017

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Building Brand Awareness: July Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is about building brand awareness. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about team building. What’s your favorite team building experience? What are your best practices for building teams?

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The CEO’s guide to competing through HR

McKinsey

Technological tools provide a new opportunity for the function to reach its potential and drive real business value.

IT 111
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Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company

Strategy+Business

The relationship between a chief financial officer (CFO) and chief human resources officer (CHRO) can turn a company around. Between them, they control the major sources of capital available to a company: human, financial, and often information technology. One such collaboration took place at McGraw-Hill Companies starting in 2011, between CHRO John Berisford and CFO Jack Callahan.

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Freeing the Natural Voice with Kristin Linklater

Lateral Action

This week’s guest on the 21st Century Creative Podcast is Kristin Linklater, the world-renowned teacher of voice work for actors and speakers, and the author of Freeing the Natural Voice and Freeing Shakespeare’s Voice. I recorded this interview at Kristin’s Linklater Voice Centre, in her native Orkney, at the end of a week-long course on […].

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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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5 Surprising Reasons Your Ideas Aren’t Being Heard

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you ever felt this way? You’ve got great ideas. You care deeply. AND you’re frustrated. Why is no one picking up what you’re putting down? Don’t give up. Take a careful look at your idea in the context of your other behaviors and interaction with the team. Five Surprising Reasons Your Ideas Aren’t Being Heard. 1. You’re Under-Invested.

Career 313
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Using people analytics to drive business performance: A case study

McKinsey

A quick-service restaurant chain with thousands of outlets around the world is using data to drive a successful turnaround, increase customer satisfaction, and grow revenues.

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The new age of engineering and construction technology

McKinsey

New technologies are transforming all stages of the engineering and construction process. Here’s what companies need to know about the evolving landscape.

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A business leader’s guide to agile

McKinsey

Agile promises rapidly evolving software and substantial business benefits, but it requires new habits from everyone: from IT and from business partners.

IT 107
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Creating value through sustainable design

McKinsey

Companies can promote sustainability by following good design practices to provide innovative and aesthetically pleasing solutions for customers and users.

Solution 102
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Hit or myth? Understanding the true costs and impact of cybersecurity programs

McKinsey

Cybersecurity is a critical but often misunderstood aspect of companies’ technology infrastructures. Here’s how business and technology leaders can ensure that important corporate assets remain safe.

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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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Why your call center is only getting noisier

McKinsey

Investing in digital solutions to reduce call volumes and costs may not pay off if customer experience isn’t central to the effort.

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How will same-day and on-demand delivery evolve in urban markets?

McKinsey

Delivery start-ups have struck a chord with consumers. But brick-and-mortar retailers and parcel services could still compete by playing to their strengths.

Retail 80
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Mapping tech’s profits

McKinsey

Networks and platforms reign within the high tech, media, and telecom industries—here’s a look at the leading profit spinners across the globe.

Media 75
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Industrial aftermarket services: Growing the core

McKinsey

OEMs may find untapped goldmines in aftermarket services by strengthening their core business in parts, repair, and maintenance.

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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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What Billy Joel Can Teach Us About AI

Strategy+Business

It's too simplistic to view advances in automation as inspiring either sadness or euphoria.

IT 56
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The Next Big Technology Could Be Nanomaterials

Strategy+Business

The discovery and commercialization of graphene, the first two-dimensional material, which is impossibly thin and incredibly strong, has kicked off a renaissance in nanomaterial research and development. This revolution in the understanding of manipulation at the molecular level could reshape a range of businesses, including energy, construction, and manufacturing.

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The Automaker's Dilemma: How Much Innovation Is Too Much?

Strategy+Business

The cost of tech-heavy enhancements to a car's interior are only rising, but OEMs aren't able to recoup those costs.

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The Automaker's Dilemma: Getting More Impact from Innovation Capital

Strategy+Business

The auto industry is making massive R&D investments in safety, connectivity, and autonomy -- so far without good returns.

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

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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.