Sat.Jul 08, 2017 - Fri.Jul 14, 2017

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How to Motivate Yourself When You’re Exhausted

Let's Grow Leaders

You’ve been working long hours, fighting the political and logistical battles to do what’s right for the business– and just as you think everything’s on track, the landscape changes… a merger, a reorganization, reduced funding… and you feel like you’re starting all over again. Most of the time when people come to me feeling burned out and exhausted–or even feel like they’re “losing their soul” it’s not that they no longer ca

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Competing in a world of sectors without borders

McKinsey

Digitization is causing a radical reordering of traditional industry boundaries. What will it take to play offense and defense in tomorrow’s ecosystems?

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A Strategist's Guide to the Digital Grocery

Strategy+Business

The shift to online shopping and in-store pickup for groceries -- led by Amazon and Walmart, heightened by Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods in 2017 -- represents an existential threat to many supermarkets and other food sellers. Most have responded by strengthening the periphery: prepared food, wine, artisanal cheese, locally baked bread, and organic produce.

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Kill Email Anxiety and Do More Meaningful Work with Jocelyn K. Glei

Lateral Action

This week’s guest on the 21st Century Creative Podcast is Jocelyn K. Glei, Founding Editor of 99U, author of Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done, and host of the Hurry Slowly podcast. Jocelyn was instrumental in turning 99U into the iconic brand for creatives it is today – […]. The post Kill Email Anxiety and Do More Meaningful Work with Jocelyn K.

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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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Advanced social technologies and the future of collaboration

McKinsey

The next generation of social technologies is beginning to transform the way people communicate and work with each other, according to a new survey.

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Taking the pulse of enterprise IoT

McKinsey

A new survey suggests that the enterprise Internet of Things is poised for strong growth. Here are the trends companies need to understand.

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Using data and technology to improve healthcare ecosystems

McKinsey

A Verily Life Sciences executive explains how the company targets better patient outcomes by harnessing analytics, machine learning, and other digital tools.

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Perspectives on the future of space exploration

McKinsey

Five leaders from industry, academia, and business outline the realities of sending new technologies, research methodologies, and business models into orbit.

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Does the global business services model still matter?

McKinsey

Yes, but for these centralized groups to succeed in a digital era, leaders must focus on agility, customer service, and talent development, in addition to cost reduction and process efficiency.

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A better approach to airline costs

McKinsey

Aggregate views of airline costs have their limitations. A better approach looks in depth at cost drivers.

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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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Learning from leaders in cloud-infrastructure adoption

McKinsey

A crucial benefit of cloud adoption is a decrease in time to market for new applications, which in turn can drive down costs and quickly improve product quality.

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Stimulating digital adoption in Germany

McKinsey

Germany needs to do more to harness the potential of new digital and automation technologies to make the most of its strong competitive position, as the world moves further into the digital age.

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The Science Behind Mental Preparation

Strategy+Business

In his engaging and original book, Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed, Daniel McGinn takes us far beyond the clichés of yoga poses, centering exercises, and nap rooms.

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How to Maximize Meetings

Strategy+Business

Readers share their pain -- and their ideas for better meetings.

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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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Financial ecosystems: The next horizon for US banks

McKinsey

Banking ecosystems may represent the next frontier of banking innovation and a long-sought growth engine for banking profit pools.

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Getting Psyched

Strategy+Business

In his engaging and original book, Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed, Daniel McGinn takes us far beyond the clichés of yoga poses, centering exercises, and nap rooms.

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Travelers Are Suffering from the "Last Mile" Problem

Strategy+Business

Although the transportation of people and goods has gotten cheaper, faster, and safer, low infrastructure investment has created frustrating bottlenecks.

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A New M&A Strategy for Utilities

Strategy+Business

Given the underlying dynamics in the market, utilities seeking growth must pursue a mergers and acquisitions strategy. But utilities seeking mergers don't have a free hand -- they have to negotiate a series of regulatory hurdles and satisfy stakeholders. A fruitful M&A strategy in the utilities industry contains three essential elements: the ability to navigate the regulatory approval process; a well-crafted initial integration plan that identifies specific gains and synergies; and a transition

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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.

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Using data to get personal with consumers: An interview with Julien Boudet

McKinsey

The benefits of personalization at scale require understanding what “triggers” are and how they really work.

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A ‘nudge’ for the better in claims journeys

McKinsey

Companies tend to assume that customers, employees, and suppliers always behave rationally.

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The changing aftermarket game—and how automotive suppliers can benefit from arising opportunities

McKinsey

A host of geographical and technological developments will disrupt the automotive aftermarket over the next 5 to 10 years—automotive suppliers need a clear strategic focus to win this game.