Sat.Oct 14, 2017 - Fri.Oct 20, 2017

article thumbnail

Three Connections That Energize Every Great Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

Let’s face it, leadership is hard. You give it everything you have, but sometimes, it feels like it’s just not enough. When that happened though, here’s what you have to tell yourself… You’re not alone. Or, I should say…you don’t have to […].

article thumbnail

Disruption, friction, and change: The hallmarks of a true transformation

McKinsey

A company transformation is a holistic, top-priority endeavor that requires aggressive focus from the management team to reach the full potential of a business.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The best personality type game I’ve ever played

Penelope Trunk

Last week I announced that I’m discounting my coaching sessions from $350 to $150. I have never discounted sessions in the ten years that I’ve been coaching, but I decided to do it because I need to stick to a sleeping schedule and I thought if I schedule coaching calls to wake up and go to bed then I’ll get a schedule. I’m so excited that so many of you signed up.

IT 81
article thumbnail

Why Do You Avoid Acting on Feedback at Work?

Strategy+Business

Break out of the habit and address the issue that is holding back your career.

Career 58
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Frontline Festival: Leaders Share About Employee Engagement and Customer Service

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is about employee engagement in relation to customer service. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is […].

277
277
article thumbnail

Safe enough to try: An interview with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

McKinsey

Organizations are more likely to innovate and thrive when they unleash the potential of individuals and the power of self-organizing teams, says the online retailer’s CEO.

110
110

More Trending

article thumbnail

The future of risk management in the digital era

McKinsey

We, in collaboration with the Institute of International Finance (IIF), worked with more than 50 institutions around the world, including banks, regulators, and fintechs, to explore critical questions on the future of risk management. This report aims to answer these questions and shares insights to help organizations navigate a digital transformation of the risk function—now and in the long term.

article thumbnail

How to break through the gravitational pull of your legacy organization

McKinsey

Initial successes in a digital transformation often break down over time. Digital winners know what it takes to break through.

IT 106
article thumbnail

How an oil and gas giant outmaneuvered low oil prices

McKinsey

Italian oil and gas company Eni has transformed under a leader determined to reduce costs without cutting jobs—instead including employees in the turnaround mission.

94
article thumbnail

How container shipping could reinvent itself for the digital age

McKinsey

When McKinsey investigated containerization in 1967, we found that industry players would have to rethink everything. Is it time to rethink everything again?

IT 94
article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

Disrupting transportation: We need to think bigger than cars

McKinsey

Connectivity could dramatically change the commute of the future.

article thumbnail

Riding China’s huge, high-flying car market

McKinsey

Few car markets in history have risen so far so fast. Here’s a peek under the hood at what’s driving China’s automotive future.

83
article thumbnail

The department of transportation of the future

McKinsey

Transportation will be dramatically different in ten years. To adapt, public entities and stakeholders must act today.

article thumbnail

Innovative pharma contracts: When do value-based arrangements work?

McKinsey

Many are exploring alternatives to traditional ‘per pill’ arrangements underlying reimbursement. This holds implications for pharma manufacturers.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Drivers of student performance: Insights from the Middle East and North Africa

McKinsey

Five findings emerged from our analysis of OECD PISA results from the Middle East and North Africa.

article thumbnail

How to Become a Powerful Follower

Strategy+Business

Practicing mindful followership lets people build up crucial skills that help them run organizations effectively.

53
article thumbnail

The Dangerous Necessity of Relying on Bots

Strategy+Business

Algorithms and AI can help a company achieve massive scale, but they bring with them new risks.

53
article thumbnail

What Happens When Machines Know More About People than People Do?

Strategy+Business

Artificial intelligence may learn to track predispositions and personality traits, turning our inner personalities into a detectible second skin.

53
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The legal entity identifier: The value of the unique counterparty ID

McKinsey

New research undertaken by McKinsey & Company and the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) estimates that broader, global adoption of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) could yield annual savings of over $150 million within the investment banking industry and up to $500 million for banks in the issuance of letters of credit. These findings form part of a white paper that examines the potential use cases of the LEI in streamlining legal entity identification.

Banking 52
article thumbnail

The granularity of Medicaid MCO growth

McKinsey

Despite present uncertainties, MCO leaders can still aspire to grow—and make decisions to support that aspiration. Our research shows that the key sources of growth for Medicaid MCOs are strategic, not operational.

51
article thumbnail

China can be a more influential force in digital world

McKinsey

MGI has estimated that automation in China could add as much as 1.4 percentage points to GDP a year via productivity contributions, write James Manyika and Jonathan Woetzel in People's Daily.

50
article thumbnail

Elevating the impact of medical affairs in Japan

McKinsey

Recent research sheds light on the value of the medical channel and what it takes to have a high-performing medical-affairs organization.

Medical 42
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Partnering for parity: Strengthening collaborations for gender equality

McKinsey

Organizations that form partnerships to promote gender parity can follow some best practices and avoid major pitfalls that hamper progress.

41