Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
It had been a long night…and morning…and afternoon at the airport. The kind where cancellations and delays compound into a complex verb of frustration that includes four letters. The kind where you start to notice the characters around you and make up their […].
Career Advancement
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
“If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up. Set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you are progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.” ~ Donny Osmond ~. Katherine Asks: Your book, Getting Ahead – Three Steps to take your career to the next level focuses on the three key factors that will propel people up the career ladder – improving perception, increasing visibility and exer
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McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Corning’s Silicon Valley technology chief shares how to stay creative over the long haul, drawing on 40 years of experience.
Eat Your Career
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
As a professional development trainer , I take a lot of pride in my work. My number one goal is to help ensure that participants get a TON of value from their training. In this 3-part series, I’ll be addressing some important topics to help you do just that. Articles in this series will be published each week and will include the following topics: Part 1: Getting Leadership Approval.
Advertiser: Paycor
Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I grumbled and shook my head. For what seemed like the 37th time that week, an assignment I’d delegated had not come back on time. I was so tired of chasing down unfinished tasks and stressed […].
Career Advancement
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
“If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up. Set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you are progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.” ~ Donny Osmond ~. Katherine Asks: Your book, Getting Ahead – Three Steps to take your career to the next level focuses on the three key factors that will propel people up the career ladder – improving perception, increasing visibility and exer
Professional Development Brief brings together the best content for development professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
While business leaders are always worried about disruption, the reality is that companies have more time to react than they think and that an effective response is available to them. Too often, companies respond to the fear of disruption by taking random actions aimed at catching up to competitors or by postponing investments because they fear the outcomes won't be relevant.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
At the country level, economic optimism has reached a six-year high in our latest survey. Globally, concerns over geopolitics and asset bubbles are on the rise.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Commercial fleets could go electric rapidly. Understanding total cost of ownership and focusing on specific cases is critical.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
How one large Malaysian business put customer focus, agile work methods, and design thinking at the core of its digital transformation.
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
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
Transformation isn’t new to manufacturers—but sustained transformation is rare. It’s even harder at today’s fast pace, which calls for a different transformation approach. .
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Three prominent Chinese executives discuss the progress of local companies in drug innovation and the evolving regulatory environment.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
As oil and gas companies navigate a ‘new normal,’ embedding three hallmarks of organizational health will be key to success.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
The global real estate market is changing. Standardization, prefabrication, and smart technology are gaining traction as rising populations confront the need for affordable housing and livable, sustainable cities. Senior partner Subbu Narayanswamy discussed these evolutions and more at GII 2017 with leaders from Arup, Barcelona Housing Systems, and the Centre for Liveable Cities.
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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.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Once at the forefront of innovation, construction now lags behind in the adoption of new technologies. But the industry is at a tipping point. We spoke with executives from Atkins, Siemens, and RIB Software at GII 2017 about how they’re embracing the disruptive potential of digitization.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
A survey by the McKinsey Global Institute of 3,000 C-level executives across 10 countries and 14 sectors identified five fundamental strategies for how to get the most out of AI’s potential, write Jacques Bughin and Eric Hazan in MIT Sloan Management Review.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
There are many opportunities for the reinsurance industry to maintain and increase its relevance, as new risks grow in importance and global macroeconomic conditions become more complex.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Despite strong pressures to focus on the short term, it is possible to manage for the long term and reap considerable rewards, write Tim Koller, James Manyika, and Sree Ramaswamy in Milken Institute Review.
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.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
The fear of disruption is often exaggerated. In reality, organizations that are threatened by new technologies and new players usually have more time than they realize to craft an effective response. For further insights, read "The Fear of Disruption Can Be More Damaging than Actual Disruption.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Customers are leading the way toward next-generation retail-banking distribution strategies.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
China is at the center of a global energy transformation, which is being driven by technological change and the falling cost of renewables, write Jonathan Woetzel and Jiang Kejun in Project Syndicate.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
Simply measuring how close an organization is to reaching an objective isn't enough to signal that it's a priority.
Advertiser: Paycor
Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
To lure millennials in a tight market, home builders and other companies offer to help with debt.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Although crowdfunding has been hailed as a brilliant new tool for edgy entrepreneurs, Internet investors tend to back safer, less groundbreaking products.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Establishing pro-market policies, along with supportive rules and institutions, should increase the flow of money to companies and public projects that can benefit society.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
European and U.S. banks are refocusing domestically while emerging market rivals expand abroad, write Susan Lund and Jonathan Woetzel in Financial Times.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
The Indian automotive industry has started to experience the effects of the global disruption. Electrification is of particular importance, and might significantly impact auto component manufacturers.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Good quality doesn’t have to mean higher costs—in fact, it often means lower recall and warranty costs as a culture of quality takes hold.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Companies focused on biopharma have done well in capital markets. A closer look at performance helps explain why.
McKinsey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
While there’s no going back to a predigital, pretechnology age, much of what manufacturers already know will still be of great value as they transform their performance.
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On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law, requiring retail employers in New York to adopt workplace violence prevention policies and implement training programs by March 2025. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Act’s requirements, including developing and providing a retail workplace violence prevention policy/plan and delivering annual interactive training to employees.
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