Sat.Apr 16, 2016 - Fri.Apr 22, 2016

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When Working Hard Isn’t Working– A Video Interview with Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak

Let's Grow Leaders

“It’s amazing how many times people are working…HARD.,, and when you ask them what they’re really trying to accomplish, they’re really not sure.” -Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak, reflections on Winning Well. While out on our Winning Well Tour, David and I had an opportunity to visit with Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak, to hear his perspective on what it means to win well.

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A digital crack in banking’s business model

McKinsey

Low-cost attackers are targeting customers in lucrative parts of the sector.

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2015: Not the Year of the Woman CEO

Strategy+Business

Last year, less than 3 percent of the CEOs hired by the world's largest companies were female, the lowest share since 2011.

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Frontline Festival April 2016: Leaders share what Winning Well means to them

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival celebrates the launch of Winning Well and is all about leaders sharing what winning well means to them.Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Want to learn more about Winning Well? You can download the first few chapters for free here.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

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.

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How companies are using big data and analytics

McKinsey

Just how do major organizations use data and analytics to inform strategic and operational decisions? Senior leaders provide insight into the challenges and opportunities.

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Digital transformation: The three steps to success

McKinsey

The hardest part of a successful digital transformation is the cultural piece. Like the proverbial journey of a thousand miles, it begins with small steps.

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Inclusive cities are productive cities

McKinsey

Urbanization has the potential to drive global productivity, but it requires viewing immigration and population growth as positive—and acting accordingly.

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Why partnerships are appealing

McKinsey

The chairman of Credit Suisse explains how digital innovation may lead to unexpected outcomes.

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What’s driving the Chinese consumer

McKinsey

Confidence keeps rising among the country’s consumers, despite economic headwinds—but just what they are buying (and where and how) is evolving rapidly. Companies should pay attention.

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Finding the fast lane: Emerging trends in China’s auto market

McKinsey

A new survey finds that Chinese car shoppers are increasingly value minded—and open to alternatives to buying new cars.

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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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Becoming a digital bank

McKinsey

Chief technology officer Mike Murphy discusses Standard Bank’s shift to agile software development and how it has helped improve service delivery and internal processes.

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Do You Have a Calling? For Gay Employees, the Answer Is Complicated

Strategy+Business

Working in a supportive environment boosts LGB employees' belief that they are living up to their professional aspirations.

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Meeting the Fintech Challenge

Strategy+Business

In such fields as online lending, money transfer, and credit ratings, fintech companies are breaking the dominance of financial services' largest players in novel ways. To maintain their competitive edge, incumbents can reorient their firm as the dynamic center of a fintech ecosystem.

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Mind Over Matter

Strategy+Business

In his new book, Charles Duhigg demonstrates that making the right choices is the key to boosting personal productivity.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

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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.

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Which industries are the most digital

McKinsey

Digital leaders stand out from their competitors in two ways: how they put digital to work, especially in engaging with clients and suppliers, and how intensively their employees use digital tools in every aspect of their daily activities, write Prashant Gandhi, Somesh Khanna, and Sree Ramaswamy in Harvard Business Review.

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Canada's winning combination for new global economy

McKinsey

The corporate world has entered a more volatile era of leaner profits and supercharged competition. If Canada can transform the way it does business, becoming leaner and more productive at home while aggressively pursuing growth opportunities abroad, there will be plenty of opportunity in this wave of disruption, write Bruce Simpson and Sree Ramaswamy in The Globe and Mail.

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The power of gender parity

McKinsey

Today in the Middle East and North Africa region, women contribute only 18 percent of the GDP and represent just 24 percent of the workforce. The region has begun undertaking large-scale discussions of strategies to accelerate gender parity, writes Rimi Assi in Newsweek Middle East.