Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 7, 2018
Is Anyone Ever Too Valuable to Fire? Have you ever worked with an obnoxious colleague who seemed to be protected because the employee was considered too valuable to fire? Maybe you’re a team leader who has one of these brilliant bullies on […]. The post Employee Too Valuable to Fire? 6 Leadership Strategies appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
McKinsey
JUNE 7, 2018
As cities get smarter, they are becoming more livable and more responsive—and today we are seeing only a preview of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment.
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Eat Your Career
JUNE 5, 2018
This is a guest post contributed by Eleanor Whitney, editor of All Hands , a publication about life at work from Managed by Q. The space where we do our work matters. Americans who are employed full time now work an average of 47 hours a week. In addition, employee expectations for their workplace experience are increasing, and many expect all the comforts of home in their office.
World Economic Forum
JUNE 7, 2018
It's often said that hosting a World Cup, or any other major sporting event, can boost a nation’s economy by attracting tourists, initiating infrastructure projects and showcasing countries and cities as good places to do business. Does the evidence back this up?
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.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 5, 2018
Employee Engagement – Play the Game, Don’t Game the Score When you see low employee engagement scores, what is your first reaction? I spoke with a company executive who was upset with his engagement scores. “The numbers are horrible,” he said. “Can […]. The post Employee Engagement – Avoid This Tremendous Leadership Mistake appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
McKinsey
JUNE 2, 2018
As machines increasingly complement human labor in the workplace, we will all need to adjust to reap the benefits.
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Vantage Circle
JUNE 4, 2018
Defining the ideal Marketing persona for your brand is a job that is easier said than done. Hubspot defines Marketing Persona as fictional, generalized representations of your ideal customers. Personas help in marketing, sales, and relates to your ideal customers as real humans. There is only one winning strategy. It is to carefully define the target market and direct a superior offering to that target market. ~ Philip Kotler.
crowdspring
JUNE 6, 2018
If your small business is trying to leverage social media for marketing, you’re probably struggling to build a large, engaged audience. You’re not alone. Most businesses have a tough time standing out among the sea of content on social media sites. Every 60 seconds there are 293,000 new posts and 136,000 new photos posted on Facebook alone.
McKinsey
JUNE 5, 2018
Digitization isn’t stimulating productivity growth—yet.
Strategy+Business
JUNE 5, 2018
With roughly equal numbers of open jobs and unemployed people, companies are scrapping their talent plans and looking for workers wherever they can find them.
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
Vantage Circle
JUNE 4, 2018
Defining the ideal Marketing persona for your brand is a job that is easier said than done. Hubspot defines Marketing Persona as fictional, generalized representations of your ideal customers. Personas help in marketing, sales, and relates to your ideal customers as real humans. There is only one winning strategy. It is to carefully define the target market and direct a superior offering to that target market. ~ Philip Kotler.
McKinsey
JUNE 5, 2018
Solar home systems can help to bridge the electrification gap in developing countries—if certain conditions are met.
McKinsey
JUNE 7, 2018
Careful analysis of health insurers’ claims data can provide important insights into the opioid crisis by identifying patterns that could help shape strategies to combat opioid dependence and abuse.
McKinsey
JUNE 8, 2018
Crowdsourcing is emerging as an important capability for companies modernizing IT. Businesses that do it best follow five important principles.
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
McKinsey
JUNE 8, 2018
To structure and manage complex contracts with the private sector, governments must have a range of skills and expertise. Six success factors are critical to these efforts.
McKinsey
JUNE 7, 2018
Until recently, many companies thought it was futile to try to extract savings from the low-volume purchases in “tail spend.” New technologies are changing the equation.
McKinsey
JUNE 6, 2018
Trojan-infested botnets. Distributed denials of service. Credential stuffing attacks. How secure is your company in an age of cybercrime?
McKinsey
JUNE 2, 2018
Shifts in skills are not new: we have seen such a shift from physical to cognitive tasks, and more recently to digital skills. But the coming shift in workforce skills could be massive in scale, write Jacques Bughin, Susan Lund, and Eric Hazin in Harvard Business Review.
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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.
Strategy+Business
JUNE 3, 2018
The more complex and tightly coupled the system, say Meltdown authors Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik, the more urgent the need to manage the risk of disaster.
McKinsey
JUNE 7, 2018
Best-practice purchasing is now an even more potent source of value creation for private-equity leaders.
McKinsey
JUNE 8, 2018
If Sweden can fulfill its digitization potential by taking advantage of six important technological trends, it could generate SEK 850-1,400 billion per year by 2025.
McKinsey
JUNE 8, 2018
With the arrival of the automation era, governments and businesses face a new, albeit challenging, opportunity to accelerate economic growth. At a global level, automation has the potential to create value at a time when productivity is weakening and the working-age population is shrinking. In Hungary, automation offers a remedy for the rising labor and productivity challenges.
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?
Strategy+Business
JUNE 6, 2018
Unconscious biases occur as a result of brain processes that aren't consciously accessible, so it's only natural that talking and thinking about them doesn't really change anything. Here's what does.
Strategy+Business
JUNE 3, 2018
The more complex and tightly coupled the system, say Meltdown authors Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik, the more urgent the need to manage the risk of disaster.
McKinsey
JUNE 2, 2018
Companies using AI to innovate are more likely to increase employment, writes Jacques Bughin in MIT Sloan Management Review.
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