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Imposter Syndrome: 4 Ways to Defeat Self-Doubt

Let's Grow Leaders

Do you ever feel like you’re just a bit under-qualified for your current role? Are you constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop? Do you lie awake at night, thinking of ways to cover up your weaknesses so no one will […]. The post Imposter Syndrome: 4 Ways to Defeat Self-Doubt appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Why It's so Hard to be Nice Boss

On The Job

When I was about 16, I was elected president of a high school club. I was happy, of course, and thrilled that my peers had selected me. It all went downhill from there. Somehow, I let that title change me. I became very serious, looking at every decision as if the future of the free world depended on who we selected as the band for our next dance. For those who stepped out of line -- watch out.

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Leading with inner agility

McKinsey

Disruptive times call for transformational leaders with a knack for addressing complex problems. To navigate effectively, we must learn to let go—and become more complex ourselves.

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The Secret to Motivation

Eat Your Career

I’m currently listening to the book, “The Motivation Myth” by Jeff Haden. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s been incredibly motivating! I’m only about halfway through and, already, I can confidently say it’s one of the best books I’ve read on the topic of goal achievement. If you’ve set some lofty goals this year (whether personal or professional) and you’re struggling to make headway, consider this book a “must read.”.

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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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How to Dramatically Improve Your Team Communication

Let's Grow Leaders

The best way to improve your team communication is to talk about it. Most team frustration stems from expectation violations, not just about what we’re communicating, but how. It’s always inspiring to see a team carve out some time, shut the door, […]. The post How to Dramatically Improve Your Team Communication appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Competing in the AI economy: An interview with MIT’s Andrew McAfee

McKinsey

AI has arrived, but are companies ready for it? According to an MIT scientist, executives are underestimating the speed, scope, and scale of the disruption it will bring.

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12 Illustrations about Management Thinking

Strategy+Business

A look at the artwork from the recent pages of strategy+business, on themes including overcoming bias at work, competitiveness in the age of digitization, and the ethics of CEOs.

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BetterUp Raises $26 Million to Democratize Professional Coaching

BetterUp

If you ask most CEOs what the most important element of a company is, they will likely tell you that it’s their people. As a result, companies across the globe have invested a whopping $130 billion dollars on programs to improve employee performance and retention. And yet, the results are disappointing. . We’ve missed the mark on what organizations and front-line managers need for sustainable performance: the tools to power them through a marathon, not a sprint.

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How do emerging technologies affect the creative economy?

McKinsey

Research suggests some ways artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and blockchain are reshaping creative work.

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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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Economic Conditions Snapshot, March 2018: McKinsey Global Survey results

McKinsey

Global respondents see trade-policy changes as rising risks to growth, and those in developed economies report a more cautious outlook overall than their emerging-economy peers.

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Harnessing the power of advanced analytics in transmission and distribution asset management

McKinsey

Advanced analytics is helping T&D operators improve performance, reduce asset-management costs, and capture value. Here’s how successful utilities approach the transition.

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Leadership development as a competitive advantage

McKinsey

Talent should be part of every conversation in an organization, says the CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Group.

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Microsoft’s next act

McKinsey

CEO Satya Nadella talks about innovation, disruption, and organizational change.

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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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Five Fifty: Jerk factors

McKinsey

Maybe you don’t act like a jerk in the workplace, but you might turn into one when exposed to the following triggers.

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How smarter purchasing can improve public-sector performance

McKinsey

Well-established best practices can generate billions of dollars of savings that can be better used elsewhere—without affecting services.

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The organizational agenda in consumer packaged goods

McKinsey

To continue to compete, CPG companies must increase agility, reskill the C-suite, and leverage millennial talent.

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How OEMs can seize the high-tech future in agriculture and construction

McKinsey

Our research showed that OEMs in North America should focus on five core areas to take advantage of the changing landscape.

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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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The Habits that Slow Down Women's Careers

Strategy+Business

Marshall Goldsmith and Sally Helgesen on how female professionals can change self-limiting behaviors. For related insights, read "How Women Can Succeed by Rethinking Old Habits.

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Is a greater focus on talent needed in the private equity industry?

McKinsey

As professional management takes hold in private markets, there’s renewed interest in talent issues.

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CEO Succession Planning in a Family Business

Strategy+Business

Warburtons, a British family-owned bakery business, believes that the next generation of family members interested in joining the company first need to get experience in business, and not expect to inherit an automatic role in the company. External talent also needs to be shown that it will be given a fair chance in a family-owned company. In this interview, part of s+b's "Inside the Mind of the CEO" series, Jonathan Warburton describes how his family business prepares for the sixth generation t

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Minding the Gender Gap

Strategy+Business

In That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) about Working Together, journalist Joanne Lipman challenges men and women to overcome unconscious bias to address gender disparity in the workplace.

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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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From semiconductors to life sciences: Building a global business out of Japan

McKinsey

The president and CEO of JSR Corporation discusses the company’s plans to grow a global healthcare franchise building from his lessons in the semiconductor industry.

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Recovery continues in the OFSE sector, but margins stay under pressure

McKinsey

Higher oil prices should see the OFSE sector recovery continue, although margins remain under pressure.

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How Women Can Succeed by Rethinking Old Habits

Strategy+Business

Gender is only one factor in determining how each of us responds to feedback, observations, suggestions, or critiques. That said, women face various external barriers as they seek to advance in their careers, which shape their experience of work. And their responses to these experiences, over time, become habits. The good news is that our behaviors lie within our control, and uprooting those behaviors that are no longer serving us can improve our chances of success.

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