Sat.Jan 13, 2018 - Fri.Jan 19, 2018

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Strategy and Alignment

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival on Strategy and Alignment. We asked thought leaders from around the world to share their very best post on strategy. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to […].

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Why digital strategies fail

McKinsey

Most digital strategies don’t reflect how digital is changing economic fundamentals, industry dynamics, or what it means to compete. Companies should watch out for five pitfalls.

Strategy 112
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Starting a Transformation? Don't Change Everything!

Strategy+Business

Three conversations that can mobilize your team during a reorganization.

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Here’s why companies should find talent as important as their balance sheets

World Economic Forum

Asked about their greatest regrets, a majority of retired CEOs cite their inability to make bolder decisions on people matters.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

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.

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7 Easy and Innovative Ways to Make Your New Hire’s Day

Let's Grow Leaders

Your new hire is driving home from her very first day. What’s she feeling? What’s she going to tell her kids about mommy’s new job? When she wakes up at 3 am anticipating Day 2, what’s on her mind? The statistics are […].

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The five trademarks of agile organizations

McKinsey

Agile organizations—of any size and across industries—have five key elements in common.

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Can’t Keep a Job? Here’s Why

Eat Your Career

Every week, I get a ton of emails from blog readers with career questions they want me to answer. Typically, I don’t provide career advice via email—that’s why we have the monthly Q&A (“Ask the Career Coach”) video sessions. Anyone can attend for free and submit questions of their own. But one question I get asked a lot is about job hopping. People want to know why they can’t keep a job.

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Delivering through diversity

McKinsey

Our latest research reinforces the link between diversity and company financial performance—and suggests how organizations can craft better inclusion strategies for a competitive edge.

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Retraining and reskilling workers in the age of automation

McKinsey

Executives increasingly see investing in retraining and “upskilling” existing workers as an urgent business priority that companies, not governments, must lead on.

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Organizing for the age of urgency

McKinsey

To compete at the speed of digital, you need to unleash your strategy, your structure, and your people.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Mitigating risk in IT megaprojects

McKinsey

Public-sector IT projects are highly susceptible to delays and cost overruns. Some leading-edge governments are finding ways to avoid those pitfalls.

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Europe’s economy: Three pathways to rebuilding trust and sustaining momentum

McKinsey

Europe has an opportunity to ensure that growth and well-being continue in the long term, and to strengthen trust in its institutions.

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Looking behind the numbers for US stock indexes

McKinsey

Record-high equity markets are prompting worries that stocks are overpriced. But a closer look finds that the market’s current value may not seem so extreme.

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Accelerating digital transformations: A playbook for utilities

McKinsey

Utilities trying to reinvent themselves as digital enterprises have found it hard to scale up from digital pilots. Adopting digital ways of working, adding talent, and modernizing IT will hasten transformation.

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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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Small doesn’t mean unprofitable: Unlocking new value from small-to-medium metal and mining projects

McKinsey

Managing smaller projects with increased rigor and a through-cycle mentality can help companies to capture significant untapped value.

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Putting citizens first: How Latin American cities can be smart

McKinsey

For Latin America’s cities to remain competitive, they must understand their citizens’ experiences and needs—and design policies accordingly.

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Global Finance Resets

McKinsey

The decline of cross-border capital flows signals a stronger global financial system, write Susan Lund and Philipp Harle in International Monetary Fund.

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Can Workaholism Be Good for You?

Strategy+Business

For people who put in long hours but love their jobs, a sense of fulfillment seems to offset unhealthy stress.

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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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Is Your China Strategy Ready for Anything?

Strategy+Business

For many multinationals, making strategic planning and investment decisions for their business in China is more difficult than ever before. Yet MNCs have no choice but to be proactive, despite not knowing exactly what the future will look like and what challenges it will bring. By following five key steps, company leaders can prepare for potential disruptions.

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MARPOL implications on refining and shipping markets

McKinsey

Opportunities will depend on how other sectors respond.

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Small doesn’t mean unprofitable: Unlocking new value in metals and mining

McKinsey

Managing smaller projects with increased rigor and a through-cycle mentality can help companies to capture significant untapped value.

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