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How to Respond When You Can’t Use an Idea

Let's Grow Leaders

When You Can’t Use an Idea, Pivot to Get More Ideas “I need people to think.” Mattias, the CEO of a mid-sized human service provider, leaned back in his chair and sighed. “They have all kinds of idea that just don’t work. […]. The post How to Respond When You Can’t Use an Idea appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Instill Confidence in Employees

Career Advancement

“Trust is a core currency of any relationship. Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. The truth: People are much more capable than we think. A hearty dose of trust is often what’s needed to unlock the magic. Go ahead, have faith.”. ~Kris Carr~. Client Gerald asks: Some of the employees I supervise really seem to self-sabotage at work a lot.

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Thomas L. Friedman and James Manyika: The world’s gone from flat, to fast, to deep

McKinsey

The New York Times columnist reflects on how technology is changing our world in a conversation with James Manyika.

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7 Ways Admins Can Do More Meaningful Work

Eat Your Career

As a proud former administrative professional—and a current admin trainer and coach—I believe that support professionals can play an invaluable role in the workplace. Of course, that’s not always the case. There is a wide array of roles that qualify as “administrative” in nature, and a wide variety of people who occupy them. Some admins simply follow instructions and do what is asked of them—no more, no less.

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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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How to Unlock Your Team’s Best Ideas

Let's Grow Leaders

To get your team’s best ideas, ask courageous questions. Have you ever watched a team member do something insightful, helpful, or creative and asked them why they hadn’t shared it with everyone else? Their answer holds the key to unlocking your […]. The post How to Unlock Your Team’s Best Ideas appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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7 Ways to Build a Strong Company Culture

Vantage Circle

Every small/big organization has a vision, an idea that seeds its inception. This eventually branches out and gives a proper structure to an organization. It's just like starting a family you always wanted to have. Some fail and some happen to live with happiness and prosperity. Company culture is the amalgamation of vision, values, work environment , and internal behavior.

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Superhero-ines: 3 Skills Women Use to Conquer Obstacles in the Workplace

BetterUp

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s theme #balanceforbetter encourages us to reflect upon what we each can do to build a gender balanced world. As an executive coach who works with rising female leaders, and creates programs and content for professionals around the globe, I am personally reflecting upon what we can do to build gender balance in the workplace.

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Terrible Time Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (Free Webinar)

Eat Your Career

Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “10 Terrible Time Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”. You know that frustrated feeling you sometimes get at the end of the day? It’s not just exhaustion; it’s also the anxiety of barely making a dent in the day’s to-do list. It’s that feeling that you’ve been busy– slammed, in fact–but can’t actually identify anything you got done.

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Keep inventing your future.or disappear: 5 exercises to consider

Inventive Problem Solving

Your future success just won't tolerate business as usual. The notion of creating a profitable and enduring business by gathering the troops once or twice a year for planning is past history. The companies who use their intelligence and flexibility to continually adapt will inherit the future. Consider the following 5 exercises to guide on-going exploration and invention with yourself, your team, your partners and your customers: Exercise #1.

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Making electric vehicles profitable

McKinsey

Most OEMs don’t profit on selling electric vehicles. But addressing elements of the product and business model can put them on a better path. We have a clear roadmap for EV profitability.

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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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Q&A with Equinix: Personalized Development for Employees through Coaching

BetterUp

Q&A with Equinix: Personalized Development for Employees through Coaching. While fast growth can be an exciting time for a company, it can also present new challenges, Equinix, a global leader in colocation and digital interconnection, has grown rapidly, quadrupling the size of its business since 2010 with more than 7600 employees in over 24 countries, and operating more than 200 interconnected data centers worldwide.

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How to Start an Etsy Shop: Your Comprehensive, No-Stress Guide to Starting an Etsy Shop in 2019

crowdspring

You’re creative. And you love to craft! Not to mention, you’ve gotten pretty darn good at it. Or, you have an amazing eye for vintage finds but your closets are overflowing. “You should start an Etsy shop!” your friends say. And, you’ve secretly shared that very same thought. Etsy is a booming online marketplace full of amazing hand-made items and vintage goods.

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Employee Advocacy: A Marketing Strategy You Need

Vantage Circle

The corporate world is changing and evolving with time which calls for a marketing strategy that goes well with the changes. The strategy that you will be opting for should be stable and beneficial for the organization as well. The present generation is digitally advanced and everything revolves around the internet. Keeping all these parameters in mind, organizations have cracked one of the most efficient ways to maintain their marketing presence in the form of an effective employee advocacy pro

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Five Fifty: The silo syndrome

McKinsey

Working in silos can cause tunnel vision, tribalism, and weak corporate performance. What’s a silo-buster to do?

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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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Superhero-ines: 3 Skills Women Use to Conquer Obstacles in the Workplace

BetterUp

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s theme #balanceforbetter encourages us to reflect upon what we each can do to build a gender balanced world. As an executive coach who works with rising female leaders, and creates programs and content for professionals around the globe, I am personally reflecting upon what we can do to build gender balance in the workplace.

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A practical approach to supply-chain risk management

McKinsey

In supply-chain risk management, organizations often don’t know where to start. We offer a practical approach.

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Putting people at the heart of public-sector transformations

McKinsey

Transformation in government is a hugely complex undertaking. That makes it critical to get the people component right.

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The B2B analytics playbook: Capturing unrealized potential in telcos

McKinsey

Telecommunications companies have been leaving money on the table by underinvesting in advanced analytics in their B2B business units relative to their B2C operations. A new tailored approach across these segments can generate much-needed growth and margins.

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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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AI in production: A game changer for manufacturers with heavy assets

McKinsey

Companies with heavy assets are improving throughput, energy consumption, and profit per hour with customized AI solutions.

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Maximize the lifetime value of your sales force

McKinsey

Better and more thoughtful ways to measure the potential lifetime value of each member of the sales force can not only improve talent management but also create more value.

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Most of AI’s business uses will be in two areas

McKinsey

An examination of more than 400 AI use cases revealed the two areas where AI can have the greatest impact, write the authors in Harvard Business Review.

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Driving the automotive customer experience toward the age of mobility

McKinsey

Automotive brands need to refine and digitize the customer experience they provide—otherwise they will not be ready to develop into the mobility providers of tomorrow.

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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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Australia’s automation opportunity: Reigniting productivity and inclusive income growth

McKinsey

Automation and artificial intelligence present an enormous opportunity for national and personal income growth and could add up to $4 trillion to Australia’s economy.

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How to take the ‘outside view’

McKinsey

It may be easier than you think to debias your decisions and make better forecasts by building the “outside view.”.

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Solving the rate puzzle: The future of electricity rate design

McKinsey

Systemic trends are forcing utilities to confront the need for rate design changes.

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Spending reviews: A more powerful approach to ensuring value in public finances

McKinsey

Spending reviews have the potential to provide significant insight into budget allocations, enabling higher productivity and greater operational efficiency.

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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 to be objective about budgets

McKinsey

Addressing anchoring bias can lead to more accurate budget forecasts, better budget conversations, and more dynamic resource reallocation.

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Dozens of countries are in talks to regulate cross-border e-commerce

McKinsey

McKinsey Global Institute projects that the global market for cross-border, business-to-consumer e-commerce will top $1 trillion by next year, writes Susan Lund in Axios.

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Q&A with Equinix: Personalized Development for Employees through Coaching

BetterUp

Q&A with Equinix: Personalized Development for Employees through Coaching While fast growth can be an exciting time for a company, it can also present new challenges, Equinix, a global leader in colocation and digital interconnection, has grown rapidly, quadrupling the size of its business since 2010 with more than 7600 employees in over 24 countries, and operating more than 200 interconnected data centers worldwide.

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Looking Ahead: The Future of Business Communication Tools in 2019

Vantage Circle

Communication is the key to any global business. Communication is the only way of connecting the missing dots and leading businesses to success. Robust business communication has become a necessity for every growing organization. Workplaces, as we know, have evolved massively in recent times. They now are no longer confined to a bunch of people working under the same roof in a 9-5 cycle.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

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.