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Winning Well on CBS Baltimore with Gigi Barnett

Let's Grow Leaders

Today I’m delighted to share my Winning Well interview with Gigi Barnett on CBS Baltimore. Thanks for all you are doing to help spread the Winning Well word. Excited to see so many teams using it for their Spring Book groups. Would love to hear your insights and application. If you’re enjoying Winning Well, we would really appreciate your leaving an Amazon review.

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How blockchains could change the world

McKinsey

Ignore Bitcoin’s challenges. In this interview, Don Tapscott explains why blockchains, the technology underpinning the cryptocurrency, have the potential to revolutionize the world economy.

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Who's the Boss?

Strategy+Business

When companies are run by co-CEOs, sharing power equally doesn't necessarily translate into better results.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance trainings aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, relevant, and maybe even enjoyable! Join expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training programs. You’ll discover creative strategies to turn traditionally dry topics into meaningful learning experiences that resonate and drive real change.

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Is Your Mom a Winning Well Leader?

Let's Grow Leaders

Moms are full of wisdom, aren’t they? Many leaders credit their moms for their influence, such as: Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. ~ Stevie Wonder. All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~ Abraham Lincoln.

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Why the customer experience matters

McKinsey

Truly understanding customer needs may help companies improve not only the buying experience but also their bottom line.

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An operating model for company-wide agile development

McKinsey

Organizations are succeeding with agile software and product development in discrete projects and teams. To do so in multiple business units and product groups, they must rethink foundational processes, structures, and relationships.

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The ‘tech bubble’ puzzle

McKinsey

Public and private capital markets seem to value technology companies differently. Here's why.

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How pharma companies can better understand patients

McKinsey

Consumers have access to more healthcare information than ever. Here’s how pharmaceutical companies can better understand the way people make decisions about their care.

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Winning the rush for data services in the Middle East and Africa

McKinsey

Demand for data is set to explode. The region’s telecom companies must position themselves now to take advantage.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Why digital transformation should be a strategic priority for health insurers

McKinsey

Digital technologies and applications have the potential to markedly enhance a payor’s profits. Leadership from the top is necessary to overcome the organizational resistance to change that can make a digital transformation difficult.

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Creating value from M&A—advantage Asia?

McKinsey

Differences in the market’s response to deal announcements reflect how deals are funded as much as expected performance.

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Private equity in Korea: A discussion with Scott Hahn

McKinsey

A pioneer investor explains why these are early days for buyouts in South Korea, the 11th-largest economy in the world.

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Mergers in a low-oil price environment: Proceed with caution

McKinsey

A deal deluge typically follows an oil-price collapse—but hasn’t always created value. Past cycles teach that deals enabling players to lower costs will probably be most valuable in today’s volatile oil-price world.

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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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The long and the short of stock-market volatility

McKinsey

Short-term measures of volatility can fluctuate wildly. But over the long term the market has been remarkably stable.

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Room for Improvement at the Top

Strategy+Business

Every day, millions of people go to work at companies, organizations, and institutions run by women. Over time, this may lead to a higher proportion of women CEOs.

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Share and Share Alike

Strategy+Business

In his new book, New York University professor Arun Sundararajan paints a rosy picture of the revolutionary companies and platforms that are altering the nature of work.

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Small Customer Today, Revenue Giant Tomorrow

Strategy+Business

With a new approach to segmentation, incumbents can find their "growth hot spots," those high-potential customers obscured by more traditional segmentation methods. Sales leaders need to consider two critical but often overlooked factors when assessing their current and future customers: needs and behaviors. When combined with value, these indicators will reveal the customers whose strategic direction and operating model come together in a way that could make them huge sources of revenue.

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

Speaker: Speakers:

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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Say It Loud

Strategy+Business

Are women hindered in advancing up the career ladder because they don't articulate their desire and expectations for promotion?

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"Yes" vs. "Yes, If…": Using Your Distinctive Contribution to Manage Priorities

Strategy+Business

To pick the right priorities for your time, hone in on the things that allow you to deliver your best.

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Come Together

Strategy+Business

With regulatory and competitive pressures rising, and profits falling, the U.S. banking industry must consolidate to gain scale and lower its cost structure.

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Managing the market’s reaction to M&A deals

McKinsey

Announcement effects are a good instant measure of market sentiment but a poor indicator of longer-term value creation.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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How reducing gender inequality could boost U.S. GDP by $2.1 trillion

McKinsey

Gender equality is an economically "smart" thing to do. The U.S. could add at least 5% to GDP by 2025 by advancing the economic potential of women in the workforce, write Kweilin Ellingrud, James Manyika, and Vivian Riefberg in Harvard Business Review.

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5 myths about America's gender gap

McKinsey

Although women make up about 46% of the workforce there exist significant inequality which has huge economic costs. Advancing women's equality in the workplace could add $2 trillion to GDP in the next decade write Kweilin Ellingrud and Vivian Riefberg, in Time.com.

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A summit of opportunity

McKinsey

Africa is no longer just a continent in need—indeed, it has become a place of opportunity. African economies offer a higher rate of return on foreign direct investment than most emerging economies, write James Manyika and Susan Lund in Foreign Policy.

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How to Use Cybersecurity to Gain a Competitive Advantage

Strategy+Business

Stanford's Adina Sterling dissects popular strategies to recruit top talent. For further insights, read "Social Network Effects in Hiring.

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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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From the Outside In

Strategy+Business

Strategy&'s annual CEO Success study highlights a growing trend of companies deliberately choosing an outsider CEO, often as part of a planned succession process. In the most recent four-year period, boards chose outsiders in 22 percent of planned turnovers, up from 14 percent in 2004-07.