Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 17, 2017

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is about team building. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all lessons learned, overcoming setbacks and resiliency. Submit your relevant blog posts here! Leaders need to adjust to the skill and abilities of the people, and don’t expect new people to fit into the team exactly as those doing the job previously.

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Performance Leadership Management Management 348

Career Advancement

AUGUST 14, 2017

“As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone. ~ Bill Walsh ~. Diego Asks: I’m a fairly new boss in a large organization. Sometimes it seems like I’m invisible. My superiors don’t seem to interact much with me. And my employees go on in the old ways and don’t listen to me much. How can I be a better leader ?

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Career Advancement Executive Coach Executive Coaching Leadership 192

On The Job

AUGUST 14, 2017

It doesn't matter if you work remotely, in an open office or on a assembly line.The way you speak can have a big impact on your career. Why? Because a limited vocabulary may prompt you to stay quiet in meetings. Or, you may not understand what others are saying and so miss information from your boss or other senior leaders. In addition, at a time when all workers must continually improve their skills, a poor vocabulary could cause you to fall behind if you're required to read new material.

Accounting 140

Accounting Career Communication IT 140

McKinsey

AUGUST 14, 2017

High uncertainty and low growth have already forced manufacturers to squeeze every asset for maximum value. The next target is their own data.

Manufacturing 102

Manufacturing 102

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Professional development

Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2017

I know it doesn’t feel like it now, but approach this temporary situation in your life well, and you’re in the best leadership training program money can’t buy. Observe your jerky boss’ actions and the impact. Repeat. Keep your comments to yourself. Repeat (the hardest part.). Seek out role models of better leadership. Repeat.

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Training Program Networking Leadership Performance 295

On The Job

AUGUST 16, 2017

When you hear the word "toxic," are you filled with the warm fuzzies? Certainly not. When you hear the word, you think of poison. Maliciousness. Harm. But guess what? If you're in the workplace, you're probably exposed to toxicity not through some chemicals or bad water -- but because of the person sitting in the next cubicle. A new study released today by Fierce, Inc. finds that there are toxic people in workplace, and they're causing a lot of harm.

Management 120

Management Management 120

McKinsey

AUGUST 16, 2017

Even as growth slows, there’s a sizable, and sophisticated, pool of luxury shoppers in China. But brands need to take a new approach to keep them interested.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 17, 2017

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is about team building. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all lessons learned, overcoming setbacks […].

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 16, 2017

It's tempting to dismiss a wild idea, but if respected it can be a springboard for finding synergies and new ways of doing things.

IT 56

IT 56

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Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

Education

Vantage Circle

AUGUST 17, 2017

Job hopping is a trend seen among employees' changing workplaces. Job hopping is spending less than two years in a position. According to a Gallup survey, half of U.S. workers follow the work market or actively search for a job. Six in ten millennials are open to fresh work opportunities. There has always been a negative stigma attached to the term 'Job Hopping.

Recruitment 40

Recruitment Career Management Management 40

McKinsey

AUGUST 16, 2017

Robert McDonald, the former secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and Tom Allin, the agency’s former head of veterans experience, discuss the role of frontline employees and organizational innovation in building a customer-centric culture.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2017

I know it doesn’t feel like it now, but approach this temporary situation in your life well, and you’re in the best leadership training program money can’t buy. Observe your jerky boss’ actions and the impact. Repeat. Keep your comments to yourself. […].

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Training Program Leadership IT Management 224

Strategy+Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

It's not an open-and-shut case when it comes to optimal office design.

IT 53

IT 53

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

Solution

Vantage Circle

AUGUST 17, 2017

What comes to your mind when you think of the term Employee Engagement? Keeping employees busy in their jobs. Getting only the high performing candidates onboard. Or providing a handsome paycheck to boost your employees' commitment. Well, if these are some of the things that you imagine it to be, then it's about time we change your perception by helping you learn everything about employee engagement in detail.

Performance 52

Performance Motivation Management Management 52

McKinsey

AUGUST 18, 2017

High-level benchmarks often obscure paths to operations improvements. New data and metrics that tap underlying performance dynamics offer better visibility.

Performance 94

Performance 94

McKinsey

AUGUST 15, 2017

Many debate the relevance of benchmarking in the steel industry. But disciplined application has helped some producers identify improvements of up to 10 percent of the cost base.

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McKinsey

AUGUST 15, 2017

There may be a premium for making early moves.

Strategy 100

Strategy 100

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Career

McKinsey

AUGUST 15, 2017

Incumbents should go on the attack with their own online exchanges.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 17, 2017

What comes to your mind when you think of the term Employee Engagement? Keeping employees busy in their jobs. Getting only the high performing candidates onboard. Or providing a handsome paycheck to boost your employees' commitment. Well, if these are some of the things that you imagine it to be, then it's about time we change your perception by helping you learn everything about employee engagement in detail.

Performance 40

Performance Motivation Management Management 40