Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 23, 2016
“The opposite of love is not hate– it’s indifference.” – Steven Pressfield. Megan approached me as soon as I left the stage. “Karin, I’m so with you on this not losing your soul thing… I resonated with everything you said… but for me it was the reverse. I wasn’t losing my soul at work, I was finding it.
Career Advancement
MAY 23, 2016
“I learned a long time ago that the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.” ~ Maya Angelou. Melanie is in a total funk. She’s been supervisor in her high tech company for almost three years now. When she first came on board, she was considered somewhat of a superstar, a high potential, high achieving future leader.
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McKinsey
MAY 23, 2016
Governments in the Gulf Cooperation Council can influence individuals and groups to address persistent issues including youth unemployment, chronic health problems, and unsustainable water use.
Penelope Trunk
MAY 25, 2016
I saw a graph about when anyone is most likely to have a birthday. My mom and ex-husband and now-husband all have a birthday in the first week of April. This is statistically unlikely and it makes me think there is something I should know about astrology. But I have cognitive dissonance to becoming an expert in astrology because I think you’ll think I’m crazy and then I won’t be able to blog about it, and there is no point in being an expert in something I can’t blog abou
Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group
Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance trainings aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, relevant, and maybe even enjoyable! Join expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training programs. You’ll discover creative strategies to turn traditionally dry topics into meaningful learning experiences that resonate and drive real change.
Strategy+Business
MAY 25, 2016
The legendary management guru believes reading is fundamental to business success. See the 19 books he deems most useful.
McKinsey
MAY 24, 2016
The authors of Sales Growth reveal five actions that distinguish sales organizations at fast-growing companies.
Professional Development Brief brings together the best content for development professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
In a new survey on globalization, the share of executives identifying geopolitical instability as a very important business trend has doubled in two years.
McKinsey
MAY 23, 2016
The United Arab Emirates has worked to improve satisfaction with public services by pursuing digitization.
Penelope Trunk
MAY 21, 2016
I arrive in San Francisco and it takes me fifteen minutes in Melissa’s apartment for her to start crying about that she is not married. “I don’t want to have kids alone. I’m not doing that,” she says. Not really fifteen minutes, but it feels like that. And I’m going to write about her new boyfriend in this post, who is not totally new because he is the same boyfriend from the last post about her new boyfriend , and he will say “It was more like five hour
McKinsey
MAY 26, 2016
Although survey respondents say the value of customer analytics is declining, our findings show these analytics clearly drive value. Focusing on three factors can help companies reap the benefits.
Advertiser: Paycor
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McKinsey
MAY 24, 2016
New insights from Sales Growth, 2nd edition, reveal how top-performing sales organizations harness digital to drive growth, meet the new challenges of managing talent, and evolve with the future of sales.
Strategy+Business
MAY 25, 2016
E-tailers create sponsored ads in a bid to attract online consumers, but lower-cost improvements to search placement can be more profitable.
Strategy+Business
MAY 24, 2016
The business of strategy will continue to churn out the next big thing because strategy concepts provide a modicum of comfort in an uncertain, complex world. But the most capable strategists are never swept up in the hype. They understand the limitations of such concepts and resist the allure generated by their popularity. Perhaps most important, they know that new concepts never produce the essential characteristics of a great strategy.
Strategy+Business
MAY 24, 2016
A veteran executive calls out the books that most influenced him in a career driven by innovation.
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
Strategy+Business
MAY 23, 2016
Gradually, and then suddenly, the environment has changed.
Strategy+Business
MAY 23, 2016
Before embarking on transformations, executives must establish trust with employees. Following this three-step process will help.
Strategy+Business
MAY 22, 2016
Now is the time for advertising to start experimenting with technology that can create immersive brand experiences.
Strategy+Business
MAY 22, 2016
The Fort McMurray blazes test the limits of fundamental ideas in organizational crisis management.
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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.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This paper examines liquidity management in banks in the context of the credit and liquidity crisis that began in 2007.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This report offers an overview of stress testing as a management and regulatory tool in banking. The report suggests ways that banks can use stress tests and their component parts to connect strategic thinking at Baord and senior management level to meaningful actions across their organizations. It offers a five-step program for achieving greater positive impact from stress testing, including modeling P&L and liquidity impacts and using scenarios more effectively.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This working paper illustrates some of the pitfalls companies have encountered in optimizing manufacturing footprint, and it outlines a more holistic approach that includes systematically identifying key uncertainties and flexibility factors and quantifying their impact.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This report captures months of work assessing the impact of regulatory changes, their likely effects on bank ROEs and what banks can do to try to protect their franchises most effectively. It is obvious relevance to European banking clients, but less obviously should be of great interest to non-European institutions eyeing possible strategic moves into weakened markets.
Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk
In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This report captures many years of experience in both the corporate and FIG worlds, explaining what each might learn from the other and where there might be pitfalls if techniques and approaches to ERM are imported unthinkingly across sectors.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
The report is the latest version of our annual survey on capital management practices at leading banks and highlights some of the tensions between regulatory capital and economic capital approaches. It is of enormous relevance to all of our banking risk clients, featuring insights it gives into the uses of RWA optimization programs and the impacts of Basel II.5 and III.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This working paper addresses the role of the Board in understanding enterprise risk management (ERM) and governance.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This working paper highlights how probabilistic modeling can fail when used in the wrong way. It explains two different relevant definitions of the term probability, discusses some fundamental problems in dealing with uncertainty, and gives concrete examples how probabilistic modeling can be used well.
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
While there are important lessons to be learned from the recent turmoil in credit and liquidity, the core message of this paper is that banks also have an opportunity to turn good risk management into a true competitive advantage.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This working paper discusses the funding structure of large US financial institutions which are undergoing a dynamic shift.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
Banks and other financial institutions can generate important improvements in their operating model if they focus more on areas that have previously been viewed as relatively basic. Operational Risk is often at the heart of major events that can lead to significant loss of value. The authors argue that there are some common challenges facing banks wanting a more effective operational risk management approach, and then explain how these can be approached.
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2016
This report is a comprehensive look at how banks can turn a necessary set of regulatory tasks into a meaningful strategic advantages. It makes the convincing case that banks need a broader approach to compliance, expanding its definition and impact throughout their organizations. The report is of direct relevance to all of our banking clients, but its central message is also relevant for any risk and compliance function.
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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