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Three Simple Secrets to Running a Remarkable Meeting

Let's Grow Leaders

“This is so stupid–they asked for my opinion and then ignored it. I don’t know why I even bother! From now on, I’m going to just shut my mouth and do my work.” “Arghhh. We keep rehashing the same conversations. Why can’t we make a simple @#%*&% decision?” “I don’t know why we even try! We make a decision and by the time we get back together, no one has done anything we agreed to.” Sound familiar?

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How can creative industries benefit from blockchain?

McKinsey

Five forces of blockchain technology could affect the creative economy. Here are some of the risks and challenges to overcome.

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Putting Humanity First in Our Organizations

Strategy+Business

Are we overcomplicating management and leadership and ignoring what makes us people?

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27 Ways to Re-Energize Your Career Without Changing Jobs

Eat Your Career

You know that feeling you have when you first start a new job? It’s a mixture of excitement and challenge, nervous energy and high hopes. Everything is new, and opportunity seems to live around every corner. At some point in your career, you may experience a deep desire to recapture those feelings. Sometimes, it takes a dramatic shift in your current circumstances—like finding a new job or an entirely new career.

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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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Three Simple Secrets to Running a Remarkable Meeting

Let's Grow Leaders

“This is so stupid–they asked for my opinion and then ignored it. I don’t know why I even bother! From now on, I’m going to just shut my mouth and do my work.” “Arghhh. We keep rehashing the same conversations. Why can’t […].

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Building a marketing organization that drives growth today

McKinsey

Technologies and customer expectations have changed faster than marketing organizations. Here’s how to fix that.

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The evolution of employment and skills in the age of AI

McKinsey

As artificial intelligence alters work done in all manner of industries, companies and governments can help workers transition by supporting incomes and facilitating skills training.

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The roots of organic growth

McKinsey

There are many paths to growth, and high performers take more than one—supported by reinforcing capabilities such as advanced analytics and digital customer-experience management.

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How to go agile enterprise-wide: An interview with Scott Richardson

McKinsey

Successfully scaling agile starts with a strategy that’s consistent from the front lines to the C-suite.

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Tackling GDPR compliance before time runs out

McKinsey

Data protection has always been important. Now it’s becoming urgent. Here’s a primer on how companies can adapt to the new rules.

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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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Why innovative products aren’t enough for a successful pharma launch

McKinsey

In a tough launch environment, four executives share insights on how to set your company apart—with a laser focus on patients, an agile approach, and an engaged organization.

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Pinpointing the global forces that drive progress

McKinsey

Companies that pay close attention to the trends and shifts affecting growth and productivity can help create a new societal deal for prosperity.

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Do American workers feel they can ‘make it’?

McKinsey

Whether people in the United States believe they can thrive economically in a digitally disrupted world depends strongly on the amount of education they’ve attained, according to a new survey.

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What the Body Tells Us about Leadership

Strategy+Business

Leaders must sometimes transcend the way their personality is perceived. To accomplish this, they need to think of themselves in terms of the whole person: the intellect, the emotions, the relationships, and even the physical body. With roots in contemplative practice, dance choreography, and organizational learning work, a method of intervention called social presencing theater (SPT) is yielding insights into the nature of managerial prowess.

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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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The first 100 days as a chief data officer: Lessons on a transition

McKinsey

In transitioning to the role of chief data officer, the first 100 days are crucial. So says Scott Richardson, CDO of Fannie Mae, in this conversation with McKinsey’s Khushpreet Kaur.

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Get Ready for the Silicon Military

Strategy+Business

A new arms race of robotic, autonomous weaponry is just starting. Tanks and aircraft carriers will operate largely without people. Some countries will be stronger and others more vulnerable. This will make war safer for soldiers but more dangerous for the Silicon Valley-style tech companies that provide software. This article explores some of the pending changes and implications -- for the defense industry, military leaders, the technology industry, and society.

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Why the Experts Get It Wrong

Strategy+Business

The closing of an energy hedge fund shows unique difficulties market veterans face when forecasting.

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Fostering dignity through work

McKinsey

Business can’t only be about driving shareholder value, says Allstate CEO Tom Wilson. A company also has to be able to create dignity through work to support its employees.

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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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s+b Trend Watch: The Rise of Counterfeiting

Strategy+Business

Fraudulent products are booming in the global economy, with their effects on track to triple by the end of this decade. Although we hear more about fake handbags and watches, the sector hit hardest by counterfeiting is prescription drugs.

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