Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 15, 2019
Most moments of managerial courage come down to the micro-decisions you make when you’re just a little bit scared, and the stakes really aren’t that high. I will never forget this ironically courageous, closed-door conversation, which sealed my belief that managerial courage is one […]. The post How to Be a More Courageous Manager appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
On The Job
JANUARY 17, 2019
Employees are routinely cautioned not to leave their work laptops unattended or use unsecured Wi-Fi networks when they travel for business, but a new threat is cropping up where employees may least expect it: ride-sharing applications. Specifically, a Kaspersky Lab security review finds that of 13 international ride-sharing apps, all revealed several security problems.
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McKinsey
JANUARY 17, 2019
Innovation is a team sport. For projects to succeed, they must be staffed with the right combination of talent. Here is how to ensure your initiatives have the players they need to win.
Eat Your Career
JANUARY 14, 2019
As a proud former administrative professional , I’ve always enjoyed being a part of the admin community. In fact, from the moment I got involved in the field, I wanted to be an admin leader. I felt called to it from day 1. I loved the work and the people, and (even as a total novice) I thought I had something valuable to offer. So, back in 2006, I started a blog for admins called The Executive Assistant’s Toolbox, where I shared tips and tricks for success in the field.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 14, 2019
Today we’ve invited our friend and author, Julie Winkle Giulioni, to share some career development expertise from her book Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Want. Julie has offered a FREE download of the book […]. The post Career Development May Mean Career Disruption appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Professional Development Brief brings together the best content for development professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
McKinsey
JANUARY 16, 2019
By looking at their supply of skills and talent in a new light today, organizations can take actions that better prepare their companies for tomorrow’s challenges.
Strategy+Business
JANUARY 14, 2019
Five ways to help your CSO drive value creation. For more insight, read "Memo to the CEO: Is Your Chief Strategy Officer Set Up for Success?
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 17, 2019
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival! This month, our contributors share their thoughts about setting up your team for an amazing year. We’ve expanded Frontline Festival to include other formats such as podcasts and artwork, and hope you enjoy the […]. The post Setting Your Team Up for an Amazing Year: A Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Lateral Action
JANUARY 16, 2019
Reading is one of the easiest, most powerful and most enjoyable stimulants to creativity. Which is why so creators are voracious readers. I know I am. Since I was old enough to go out on my own, I rarely left the house without a book tucked under my arm. Until a few years ago, when […]. The post A Simple System to Help You Finish (and Abandon) More Books appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
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McKinsey
JANUARY 17, 2019
Global value chains are being reshaped by rising demand and new industry capabilities in the developing world as well as a wave of new technologies.
Strategy+Business
JANUARY 14, 2019
The chief strategy officer role has drifted from its original purpose. But there are easy ways to reboot the role and help your CSO drive value creation.
World Economic Forum
JANUARY 18, 2019
Playtime may be the 'rocket fuel' of child development, but it's fast becoming the privilege of the few. The Real Play Coalition aims to close this growing disparity.
Lateral Action
JANUARY 13, 2019
This week’s guest on the 21st Century Creative podcast is Christina Patterson — writer, broadcaster and consultant, author of The Art of Not Falling Apart. I first came across Christina’s work at the turn of the millennium, when she was Director of the Poetry Society, one of the most venerable institutions in the poetry life […].
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!
McKinsey
JANUARY 12, 2019
Three applications illustrate how companies are beginning to embrace data-driven solutions while establishing a foundation for future initiatives.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 18, 2019
360-degree feedback has proven to be a potent development tool for performance management. First of all, what is 360-degree feedback? The 360-degree feedback also referred to as multi-rater feedback, provides an employee with a performance evaluation from the people who work alongside them. In simpler terms, employees receive feedback from diverse raters.
Strategy+Business
JANUARY 16, 2019
In his new book, The Messy Middle, tech entrepreneur and investor Scott Belsky offers guidance to leaders on how they can survive the long slog between a startup and an exit.
Penelope Trunk
JANUARY 13, 2019
How much do you think Jeff Bezos will get in the divorce? I haven’t heard anyone ask that. I’ve only read headlines like How Much MacKenzie Bezos Get? and How Much Will Jeff Bezos Lose? In the Bezos marriage, the partners are equals. Jeff and MacKenzie started the company together. And they worked side by side. When the company was big and they had four kids, MacKenzie took half the load (kids) and Jeff took half the load (work).
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McKinsey
JANUARY 16, 2019
Alexander Cummings discusses the continent’s potential and ways companies can establish a presence there by partnering for development and building local relevance.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 18, 2019
360 degree feedback has, many a time, proven to be an extremely powerful tool in an organization’s development process. Feedback is the breakfast of champions. – Ken Blanchard. The 360 degree feedback is also referred to as multi-rater feedback. It provides an employee with performance feedback from the people who work with them. These may include receiving feedback from team members, managers and also customers.
Strategy+Business
JANUARY 14, 2019
The chief strategy officer role has drifted from its original purpose. But there are easy ways to reboot the role and help your CSO drive value creation. See also "How to Refocus the role of the Chief Strategy Officer into a Competitive Advantage.
McKinsey
JANUARY 18, 2019
Africa’s booming e-commerce sector can not only jump-start small businesses but also help large companies enter a market full of energized consumers.
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.
McKinsey
JANUARY 18, 2019
To capture the full value of digital distribution, banks need to make sure the human touch is still part of the equation.
McKinsey
JANUARY 12, 2019
In light of the large-scale forces disrupting the US retail industry, once-optional moves have become imperatives.
McKinsey
JANUARY 18, 2019
Realities on the ground highlight what’s really needed to pull off the transformation.
McKinsey
JANUARY 16, 2019
As the digital world becomes increasingly connected, it is no longer possible for infrastructure owners and operators to remain agnostic in the face of evolving cyberthreats. Here’s what they can do to build an integrated cyberdefense.
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.
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