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How to Build a Better Network of Peer Relationships

Let's Grow Leaders

Don’t Overlook The Importance of Peers in Your Network of Strategic Advisors. When it comes to building a network of strategic advisors, it’s natural to look to people with more position power, access, and influence as your primary go-to’s. Yes, you want a productive relationship with your boss, a mentor who will challenge you, and—if you’re really lucky—a genuine sponsor opening doors.

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Book Review: Creative Acts for Curious People

Creativity at Work

Book Review: Creative Acts for Curious PeopleCreative Acts for Curious People includes more than eighty assignments that take you deeper into the famed d.School approach to design thinking.

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What New Managers Must Know to Succeed

On The Job

Sometimes new bosses are groomed for the role within the company or during their time with another employer. They receive advice and training and are even mentored by more experienced managers. They learn what works and what doesn't. But other times, new bosses get thrown into the deep end with little training and little support. That's when problems occur, because if they're given little support in the beginning, you can bet they aren't going to get much support as they go along in their jobs.

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‘Great Attrition’ or ‘Great Attraction’? The choice is yours

McKinsey

A record number of employees are quitting or thinking about doing so. Organizations that take the time to learn why—and act thoughtfully—will have an edge in attracting and retaining talent.

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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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Leadership Development that Works with Jennifer Mackin

Let's Grow Leaders

Leadership development is one of the most important investments you can make in your organization’s success. Unfortunately, there are many ways to do it poorly. The results are lost time, money, credibility – and worst of all, poorly trained leaders. In this episode, Jennifer Mackin, author of Leaders Deserve Better, gives you the roadmap to effective leadership development.

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5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Influence

Vantage Circle

As you move forward in your life and career, you’ll find that the benefits of leadership touch all aspects of life. You are never too old or too young to embark on a journey of leadership development. To help you get started, here's our pro-tip for you- learn more about John C. Maxwell's "5 Levels of Leadership" theory. John C. Maxwell is a leadership expert and New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker.

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The autonomous plant: Entering a new digital era

McKinsey

The requirements of the energy transition present significant industry challenges. Energy companies must embrace new technologies, transform management systems, and expand workforce capabilities.

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How Do I Balance Empathy and Execution? with Sara Canaday (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Balancing Empathy For Employees Needs with Execution and Accountability. How do I balance empathy and execution? On this week’s Asking For a Friend, I talk with Sara Canady, leadership expert and author of Leadership Unchained. 5 Ways to Think About Empathy at Work. (Read more in her article Leadership Expectations: How to Juggle the Demands of Empathy, Expectations, and Inclusion).

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Women's Executive Coach: Narrowing the Leadership Gap

CoCaptain

We’ve talked about business coaching for women and its power to narrow the gender gap among entrepreneurs in the business world. Now let’s take a closer look at the need for women’s executive coaching to narrow the staggering leadership gap among all sectors. The Overwhelming Lack of Women’s Leadership Although women make up 50.8% of the U.S population and 52.5% of the college-educated workforce—they only hold 24% of senior leadership positions and only 4% of CEO positions.

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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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Get That Promotion! Strategies for Career Advancement

Eat Your Career

Date : Wednesday, September 29. Time : 11:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Mountain / 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM Eastern. So you want to advance your career? Better get in line…you’re not the only one! Of course, if you’d rather jump to the front of the line, there are certain things you can do to position yourself as the perfect person for that promotion. Earning your next big career move requires more than just wanting it.

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The Making of a Megadeal: Howard Ungerleider on the Merger of Dow and DuPont

McKinsey

The CFO of Dow shares his experience of leading one of the most complex mergers and spinouts in history. Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Strategy Corporate Finance Mergers & acquisitions Post merger management

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Courage at Work: How to Be More Courageous (and Why it Matters Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

You want to be more courageous , but sometimes the stakes can just feel too high. So, how do you know the difference between courage and stupidy? “Courage is every virtue at its testing point” -C.S.Lewis. In this week’s, Asking for a Friend, Karin speaks with Jim Detert, author of Choosing Courage , about what it means, and what it takes, to be a bit more courageous at work.

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A Quick And Simple Guide To Compensation Planning

Vantage Circle

As a leader, compensation planning is one of the skills you will need to master. One of the most important aspects of organizational planning is having a compensation plan that rewards employees and provides competitive pay. 76% of employees reported that their compensation is one of the first things they consider while accepting a job. Hence, compensation planning aims to put the employee in a position where they don't feel obligated to look for other employment opportunities.

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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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Brand strength or margin? Both!

McKinsey

In times of uncertainty, strong brands are more important than ever. But how do you pursue ambitious marketing goals while keeping the budget in check?

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Author Talks: Vanessa Bohns on our hidden potential to persuade

McKinsey

Social psychologist Vanessa Bohns discusses why failing to recognize our ability to influence can lead us to miss opportunities or misuse power.

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Why the automotive future is electric

McKinsey

Mainstream EVs will transform the automotive industry and help decarbonize the planet.

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Beyond income: Redrawing Asia’s consumer map

McKinsey

Asia’s consumer markets are not only growing rapidly but diversifying and segmenting. Three changes in perspective are key to understanding new consumption paths in the region.

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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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Innovating employee health: Time to break the mold?

McKinsey

Employers have rapidly adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic: Can they now apply that level of speed to innovating employer-sponsored insurance?

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COVID-19: A comparison with other public-health burdens

McKinsey

COVID-19 is no longer the leading cause of death in some countries.

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A smarter way to think about public–private partnerships

McKinsey

For governments pursuing public–private partnerships for large infrastructure projects, capitalizing on the risk-management capabilities of the private sector could be a more efficient and effective approach.

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Retail’s need for speed: Unlocking value in omnichannel delivery

McKinsey

The race to provide ever-faster omnichannel order fulfillment is on. Where should retailers keep up—and what are the value-creation opportunities in doing so?

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Cancel Quiet Quitting: Detoxing Corporate Culture & Engaging Top Talent

Speaker: Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Author

Your employees have checked out. The last few years have been a wild ride, with countless changes to how we work and our workplace cultures, like the sudden shift to remote work, the return to office, and trends like quiet quitting. With productivity, profitability, and your employer brand on the line, leadership is turning to HR to engage employees and recreate your culture in different working models.

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A new frontier for transforming nonpersonnel cost management in banking

McKinsey

COVID-19’s economic impact makes cost management critical for banks. Three actions pave the way to lower expenses while maintaining customer satisfaction.

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Global IT services: An often-overlooked opportunity for private equity

McKinsey

The $1 trillion IT services market offers many untapped possibilities for private capital.

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What matters most? Five priorities for CEOs in the next normal

McKinsey

How leaders can adapt to a very different future.

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Five Fifty: The business builders

McKinsey

The more new businesses you build, the better you get at building them. That’s the lesson from the companies that do it best.

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Top Techniques for Coaching Your Contact Center Agents

Speaker: Francoise Tourniaire - Founder of FT Works, Omid Razavi - Chief Advocacy Officer at SupportLogic, and Gregory Walker - Senior Product Manager at SupportLogic

The 'great resignation' and the 'great talent reshuffle' have impacted contact center and customer support staff as much, if not more than, any other part of the workforce. Couple that with a potentially volatile economy and it's clear that organizations must invest in innovative approaches if they want employees who are engaged and informed enough to significantly improve the customer experience and eliminate the high costs associated with agent attrition.