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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5 Signs You're Ignoring That Show Your Job is in Jeopardy

On The Job

You can't exactly put your finger on it, but somehow your job has started sucking the life force out of you. Every day you feel a little more depressed , a little more like maybe you should just call in sick and sit home and binge watch "Friends." Still, the thought of looking for another job is even more depressing. There's the business of writing the resume.

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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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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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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 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.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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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 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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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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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.

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Summer Reading: 10 Business Books - in Pictures

Strategy+Business

A selection of books perfect for your commute -- or the beach.

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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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