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The Smartest Way to Ensure Your Leadership Message Sticks

Let's Grow Leaders

Taking your management team out of the field for a leadership offsite or kick-off meeting can be an incredible way to provide clarity around your leadership message, to get everyone focused on what matters most, and to encourage the sharing of best practices. […]. The post The Smartest Way to Ensure Your Leadership Message Sticks appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Distraction or disruption? Autonomous trucks gain ground in US logistics

McKinsey

As logistics goes digital, profound changes are coming to industry structure, operations, and profits. In the first of a series, we examine the impact of autonomous trucks.

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Knowing good grammar is a social skill

Penelope Trunk

My friend is staying at my apartment while he job hunts in Boston. My job hunts were always done in pajamas with a jeans-and-T-shirt interview finale. Micah is in sales and his hunt starts with a trip to a clothing store. While he hops in and out of dressing rooms becoming friends with everyone, I settle into a spot with the mannequins. Then I say, “Micah!

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Vantage Fit: A complete solution to your employee wellness program

Vantage Circle

Where are you spending money on for employee wellness program? Rolling out gym memberships? Giving out healthcare packages? Or some on-site health campaigns? How about an employee wellness app which solves this problem with being cost-effective at the same time? An app which lets you track your employees’ health, promotes engagement and offer incentives at the same time.

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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 Work with an Indecisive Boss

Let's Grow Leaders

One of the biggest “do you have a private minute” questions we get asked by managers is “how do I get anything done with my indecisive boss?” Okay, the conversation is actually less polite. It’s usually more along the lines of: “Aghhhhh, […]. The post How to Work with an Indecisive Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Powerful pricing: The next frontier in apparel and fashion advanced analytics

McKinsey

Leading apparel retailers are embracing advanced analytics and blending intuition with science to price smarter.

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The Path to Individual Transformation in the Workplace, Part One

BetterUp

by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, MD, Chief Innovation Officer, BetterUp. American corporations today spend an estimated $160B annually on learning and development initiatives aimed at transforming their organizations. Yet research shows that employees forget up to 75% of the material taught and revert back to old practices, wasting the bulk of that investment, with little progress made.

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Vantage Fit: A complete solution to your employee wellness program

Vantage Circle

Where are you spending money on for employee wellness program? Rolling out gym memberships? Giving out healthcare packages? Or some on-site health campaigns? How about an employee wellness app which solves this problem with being cost-effective at the same time? An app which lets you track your employees’ health, promotes engagement and offer incentives at the same time.

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How plastics waste recycling could transform the chemical industry

McKinsey

Reusing plastics waste could become an important driver of profitability for chemical companies. Incumbent players need to make the right moves now to tap this opportunity.

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Long Live the Human Network Effect

Strategy+Business

Scaled-up, spontaneous networks can help solve tough problems when people come together.

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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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What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

crowdspring

This is the most comprehensive guide online to creating a strong brand identity for your business or organization in 2019. A brand identity is the most effective way any organization (startups, small businesses, agencies, nonprofits, or others) can gain a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Both new and existing businesses and organization can benefit from reading this guide.

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Talent and technology in Africa today

McKinsey

African Leadership Academy cofounder Fred Swaniker explains why companies should invest in people and harness technology to take on the continent’s big challenges.

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Testing the resilience of Europe’s inclusive growth model

McKinsey

The combination of six global megatrends is increasing the stress on Europe’s inclusive growth and the EU social contract.

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Taking digital transformation to the limits at Koç Holding

McKinsey

The CEO and HR director of Turkey’s largest industrial conglomerate describe how a leadership-development program is preparing the company for a digital future—and shaking up the status quo.

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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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Learning from digital threats

McKinsey

Incumbent companies are finding they have strong hands to play as competition intensifies.

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A next-generation operating model for source-to-pay

McKinsey

A next-generation procurement operating model that capitalizes on advances in digital, data, and analytics delivers new levels of performance across the value-creation lifecycle.

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Natural language processing in healthcare

McKinsey

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being adopted across the healthcare industry, and some of the most exciting AI applications leverage natural language processing (NLP). Simply put, NLP is a specialized branch of AI focused on the interpretation and manipulation of human-generated spoken or written data. In this infographic, we describe a few promising NLP use cases for healthcare payers and providers.

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The transformation of global acquiring

McKinsey

The traditional acquirer processing model is destined to become commoditized and less profitable. Established firms will need to choose from among set of distinct strategies in order to compete.

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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.

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Lubes growth opportunities remain despite switch to electric vehicles

McKinsey

Lubricating oils have traditionally been one of the most attractive areas in the oil and gas value chain, but disruption is on the horizon with the rise of electrification in the transport sector.

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Friends or foes: The rise of European aggregators and their impact on traditional insurers

McKinsey

After grappling with aggregators for 20 years, many European insurers have embraced them as an effective way to reach customers. We estimate that today almost 50 percent of online insurance in Europe is sold via aggregators. The implications for insurers are significant.

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Corporate and investment banking in Mexico: Delivering value through new models

McKinsey

Mexico is among the most profitable markets for corporate and investment banks, and prospects are strong. However, the terms of success are changing.

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Building a one-stop shop for government services in Australia

McKinsey

Service New South Wales, a website for citizen services, was built like a start-up within the government, in a rapid, iterative process sharply focused on customer satisfaction.

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.

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Insights into the 2019 individual exchange market

McKinsey

This analysis reflects carrier participation, pricing, and plan type trends for the 2019 individual exchange open enrollment period. Findings are across 50 states and DC.

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Long Live the Human Network Effect

Strategy+Business

Scaled-up, spontaneous networks can help solve tough problems when people come together.

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Five standards for responsible AI use

Strategy+Business

Business leaders must implement artificial intelligence in a principled way to optimize customer experience and earn people's trust.

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Long Live the Human Network Effect

Strategy+Business

Scaled-up, spontaneous networks can help solve tough problems when people come together.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Managing Africa's Money

Strategy+Business

Digitization, data, better education, and improved infrastructure will fuel growth across Africa, according to Sim Tshabalala, CEO of Standard Bank. He is cautiously optimistic about South Africa's future, despite governance challenges. Tshabalala, who grew up during apartheid, now runs South Africa's largest bank. His motto: "In God we trust; everybody else bring data.

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Five Standards for Responsible AI Use

Strategy+Business

Business leaders must implement artificial intelligence in a principled way to optimize customer experience and earn people's trust.

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