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Rethink Leadership for the XX Factor

Coaching Tip

When McKinsey & Co. asked senior executives at 60 big companies recently why they are trying to advance women, "they laughed at us," says Dominic Barton, McKinsey's global managing director. The McKinsey study shows women in general opt at far higher rates than men for staff jobs, sometimes labeled "the pink ghetto."

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Wild West Days of Social Media Are Over: Time For Some Discipline, Communicators

leaderCommunicator

Project management skills particular to social media ; such as search engine optimization (SEO), blogger influencer outreach, media buying and more. Social-specific skills ; like community management, social customer service and monitoring and a bunch more. MIT Sloan Management Review 2012 Social Business Global.

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How Managers Can Promote Healthy Discussions About Race

Harvard Business Review

population growth between 2011 and 2050. Here are three steps — based on both my academic research and my consulting work — that managers can take to increase discussion, decrease fear of saying the “wrong thing,” and avoid sidestepping conflict: 1. Be proactive about inclusion efforts.

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What Management 2.0 Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

We're delighted to announce the finalists for the Management 2.0 First, we were struck by the diversity of the contributions. That diversity is matched only by the deep humanity of the entries. Everyone Innovates Every Day — Collaborative Idea Management at Ericsson. You can read them all here. ).

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'Woman Up' (and Win in Business): How Valuing Traditionally Female.

Strategy Driven

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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What Europe Can Teach the US About Gender in the Boardroom

Harvard Business Review

France introduced quotas in January 2011, and in one year, the number of women on boards took a grand jeté of 10 percentage points to 22%. In other words, diversity — especially gender diversity — unlocks growth. In other words, diversity — especially gender diversity — unlocks growth.

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Sales Still Matters More than Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Digital growth is appropriately a priority for a diverse swath of organizations, and boards need to get with the program,” he writes. Both cite a McKinsey survey which, ironically, found that “Organizations’ efforts to go digital. are picking up steam.” Wouldn’t you want to know more about this before approving your firm’s investments?

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