McKinsey

MAY 18, 2016

Incumbents needn’t be victims of disruption if they recognize the crucial thresholds in their life cycle, and act in time.

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Strategy+Business

MAY 17, 2016

A 2015 PwC study of 6,000 senior executives reveals that "strategic leaders" -- those equipped to manage large-scale transformation -- are in short supply. Fortunately, companies can build the capacity for this type of leadership by implementing 10 fundamental principles. These principles represent a combination of organizational systems and individual capabilities; taken together, they can unlock the potential strategic leadership in your enterprise.

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Leadership Management Management 62

Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 20, 2016

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival gives tips about professional development for leaders. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about favorite apps and technology. What tools do you use to stay productive?

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 19, 2016

I read that in Silicon Valley there’s a four-year waiting list to be a summer volunteer at the local hospitals. Because all the kids who want to go into STEM careers in their over-funded overachiever Silicon Valley schools are trying to stand out as great candidates for college by working with doctors and scientists. So naturally I decided my son, who wants to be a biologist, should have some sort of differentiating job in a lab.

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Networking Hospitality Medical Accomplishment 75

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Leadership Development

McKinsey

MAY 16, 2016

What happens after companies jettison traditional year-end evaluations?

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Performance Management Management 81

Strategy+Business

MAY 16, 2016

People committed to common purposes and goals can change key elements of a company's culture when they set strong ground rules that allow people to feel confident.

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Company Culture 56

McKinsey

MAY 17, 2016

Investing in access to essential services and reducing the gap in labor-force participation rates could significantly expand the global economy by 2025.

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McKinsey

MAY 19, 2016

Most big infrastructure projects run late and over budget. Here’s how to do better.

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Management Management 73

McKinsey

MAY 18, 2016

There’s no silver bullet, but success requires being able to identify technologies, understand their implications, and deploy them in an effective, structured way in your organization.

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McKinsey

MAY 18, 2016

Gisbert Rühl, CEO of German metals company Klöckner, embedded himself in Berlin’s start-up scene, creating two platforms to overhaul the organization’s supply chain and make steel prices more transparent.

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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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McKinsey

MAY 19, 2016

Indonesia’s economic and demographic evolution is leading to a dramatic rise in noncommunicable diseases. How big is the problem? What approaches are other countries taking that could inform Indonesia’s response?

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McKinsey

MAY 20, 2016

Insurance companies seek to deliver enhanced products and services by investing in new technologies and partnering with others in the smart-car environment.

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Insurance 63

McKinsey

MAY 17, 2016

Health systems in developing countries have a big opportunity to improve the provision of services by strengthening the capabilities of their frontline managers.

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Management Management Development 62

Strategy+Business

MAY 18, 2016

Large U.S. firms with a sustainability program see an uptick in financial performance and have a positive impact on the environment around them.

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Performance 53

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.

Retail

Strategy+Business

MAY 17, 2016

Inside every exceptional company are teams of people working across functions, year after year, doing things together they couldn't do alone.

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McKinsey

MAY 19, 2016

Software has an obvious home in the world of IT, and US tech firms are the most visible. Yet it’s increasingly critical to production and manufacturing—which gives Europe the opportunity to be a global software contender.

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Manufacturing IT 53

Strategy+Business

MAY 18, 2016

The security of barriers is based not just on keeping people out, but on watching people who come in.

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Strategy+Business

MAY 17, 2016

In his new book, evolutionary biologist Joseph Henrich argues that culture and behavior can have an important impact on evolution.

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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.

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