Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

He has been a tank platoon leader, a McKinsey consultant, a senior executive, and now runs thoughtLEADERS – a leadership development and training firm. Not sure where this was instilled in my work life but is always a factor when starting a new job/career at a company. Your team will thank you for doing so after you leave.

Training 257

Training Blog Greenleaf Maslow 257

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Updated skills are the currency for future-proofing your career. When I was a technology marketing exec in 2009, I heard the words nurture marketing. Reskilling refers to learning new skills for a job switch or career pivot. Often used interchangeably, reskilling, and upskilling have different meanings.

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Take the case of Dominic Barton, who served as the Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company from 2009-2018.

Skills 13

Skills McKinsey COO Handbook 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

For example, when participants in one of the studies were presented with a season’s worth of statistics for a star athlete who had logged worse numbers than usual, the participants were quick to conclude that the player’s career had begun an irreversible downward spiral.

Champy 8

Champy Hammer McKinsey Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Independent contractors have become ubiquitous.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. The fallout was dramatic: the Secretary of Veterans Affairs resigned and the FBI initiated a criminal investigation.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8