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The Performance Appraisal that Really Matters (Marshall Goldsmith)

Let's Grow Leaders

Winning Well Connection. From his books that taught us and informed our early careers, to the selflessness he consistently demonstrates, to his embodiment of professional confident humility, Marshall has been a tremendous supporter of Winning Well. We were honored when Marshall wrote the foreword for our book. Thank you once again, Marshall for your unwavering commitment to blending the bottom line with the human spirit and your support of Winning Well.

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3 ways to self-promote without self-promoting

Career Advancement

“Heroes must see to their own fame. No one else will.”. ~ Gore Vidal ~. Nathan felt it was time to raise his visibility. He knew he needed this just to keep his job in a tight market. He especially needed to get recognition if he hoped to advance. But no one likes a show-off or a know-it-all. So Nathan struggled with how to accomplish good self-promotion in the workplace without coming off in a negative way?

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Mastering the digital advantage in transforming customer experience

McKinsey

Digital services and operations are raising the competitive bar in every sector. To capture the opportunity, incumbents should embrace a new operating model that dramatically improves the digital customer experience. Here’s how.

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AI Is Already Entertaining You

Strategy+Business

How technology endowed with creative intelligence changes the way companies generate and distribute content.

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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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Five Strategic Ways Leaders Provide Clarity (Mark Miller)

Let's Grow Leaders

Winning Well Connection. We’ve always been big fans of Mark Miller and his prolific writing. What makes Mark unique from many leadership authors is that he’s actively working as a corporate executive while staying committed to inspiring leaders through his writing. . Click on the image to purchase Mark’s book. Engagement in leadership is vital.

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Career Success A to Z: V is for Values

Eat Your Career

This article is part of a series. Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. This week’s topic is one I’ve spoken about at length in many training sessions and with my career coaching clients. Here, I want to give you an overview of what values are and why they are so essential to career success. What Are Values? Values are the core of who you are.

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How to Craft Meetings People Love (Really)

Strategy+Business

These gatherings can feel like a prison sentence, unproductively ticking away time. But when infused with some essentials, they can be fruitful -- and even enjoyable.

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Confident Leaders Display Their Passion (Chip Bell)

Let's Grow Leaders

Winning Well Connection. We’ve enjoyed getting to know Chip over the years and are so inspired by his passionate approach to creating a great customer experience. He truly understands the importance of Winning Well not just with employees but with customers as well. Click on the image for more information about Chip’s book. Larry Smith lost it!

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One Sentence Engagement? (Kevin Kruse)

Let's Grow Leaders

Winning Well Connection. Kevin has been a remarkable supporter of my speaking and writing from very early on in my journey. His Inc.’s list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers has led to some amazing keynote opportunities to spread the Winning Well message. We really enjoyed his Winning Well interview in Forbes and love contributing to his LeadX Community.

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The age of innovation

McKinsey

Insurers have a choice: be disrupted or be the disruptor with new products, services, and business models.

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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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Spurring digital banking in the Gulf

McKinsey

Regional consumers purchase everything online but financial services. Bankers and regulators need to step up the pace of innovation.

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Nine practices for better capital-investment management

McKinsey

Executives can improve performance by mastering several practices and adopting a capital-portfolio-management system powered by a comprehensive digital application.

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An insurer’s journey to better customer experience: A conversation with Allianz’s Firuzan Iscan

McKinsey

The customer-experience leader at Allianz describes how the German insurer is learning to view customer journeys from an outside-in perspective.

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Digital Australia: Seizing opportunity from the Fourth Industrial Revolution

McKinsey

Digitally enabled innovations are creating opportunities and disrupting business models across all sectors of the Australian economy.

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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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Reimagining e-commerce for Southeast Asia

McKinsey

Garena’s secret to success in the region is harnessing technology and remaining loyal to locals.

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You've Been Escalated: A Guide to Instigating Change

Strategy+Business

If you're a person who takes risks for your enterprise, you should learn how to handle the backlash.

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Reforming the African Union: The vital challenge of implementation

McKinsey

The McKinsey Global Institute finds a huge economic and business opportunity within Africa, but one that can only be fully mined if the continent’s current fragmentation is overcome and its institutions work to improve their governance and performance, writes Acha Leke in Brookings Africa in Focus.

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Economic Cycles Cut Both Ways

Strategy+Business

It's easy to forget about the procyclicality of debt when basking in long upswings.

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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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Reinventing small and medium-size business banking in the US

McKinsey

US bank lending to SMBs has been flat in recent years, while alternative lenders have seen robust growth. If banks do not move quickly to engage with SMBs digitally, they risk losing even more share of the market to fintechs. Banks possess a wealth of strategic advantages in the battle for SMB business, but they must actively leverage these in order to stay competitive.

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Implementing a two-invoice system in China’s MedTech market

McKinsey

The country is rolling out a new approach to pharmaceutical distribution. What can medical-device companies expect, and how should they prepare?

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Marrying art and science to improve lifecycle pricing

McKinsey

How innovative retailers align analytics, processes, and organizations to boost profitability.

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The Down-and-Dirty Truth about Humility (Eileen McDargh)

Let's Grow Leaders

Winning Well Connection Reflection. I first met Eileen when a mutual friend said “You two should really know one another,” and she was right. Eileen has a warm and generous spirit and is an amazing role model of confident humility. . Before you throw up your hands in horror, consider the root of the word “humility.” The term comes from the Latin humilitas, which may be translated as “humble,” but also as “grounded,” or “from the earth,” since it derives from humus (earth).

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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.