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Five Reasons WHY Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

McKinsey recently noted, “Numerous studies show that in a business-as-usual environment, compassionate leaders perform better and foster more loyalty and engagement by their teams. Researchers Stein and Book report, “… studies have shown that [IQ] can serve to predict between 1 and 20% (the average is 6%) of success in a given job.

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

Strategy Driven

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. Indeed, a 2008 issue of the McKinsey Quarterly noted that women tend to make deeper emotional connections with colleagues and business partners. Click here to cancel reply.

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Morning Advantage: The Sky Is Falling, but the Ceiling Is Fine

Harvard Business Review

So commences McKinsey Quarterly's report on the firm's latest survey on global economic conditions (which was in the field during the week leading up to the Greek elections). Indeed they are at their lowest since March 2011, according to the report. Three Signs of an Emerging Succession Struggle for CEOs (Chief Executive).

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Marketing to Rural China

Harvard Business Review

Brimming with confidence after their recent success in China's biggest cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, both foreign and local marketers have expanded into many smaller cities across the country. Its products often account for as much as 50-70% of a store's sales. Three, tailor products and prices to rural budgets.

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Sales Still Matters More than Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Both cite a McKinsey survey which, ironically, found that “Organizations’ efforts to go digital. If you read the business press, you could easily assume that proficiency in social media or online data analytics now determine business success. are picking up steam.” This is a caricature, but not by much.

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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. New research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute makes it clear that Africa faces real economic headwinds including declining investment and savings, and rising government indebtedness.

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Why Does Teach for America Spawn So Many Entrepreneurs?

Harvard Business Review

The question is whether TFA's seemingly prolific production of entrepreneurs is fact or simple hearsay. TFA's success is not due simply to size. Adapted from the paper "Spawning Entrepreneurial Leaders: The Impact of the TFA Career Experience on New Ventures in Education," to be delivered at the 2011 Academy of Management meeting.