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Leadership at Scale the McKinsey Way

Leading Blog

B EFORE YOU BEGIN your next leadership development program, read this. It is not uncommon to hear leaders complain that leadership development programs are not delivering the effective leaders necessary to execute their strategies and purpose. All leadership takes place within a context. “We

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2023 curated just for you. The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity.

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How to Create the Right Mix of Skills on Your Team Successfully

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach, my role often involves helping leaders curate teams that embody the right mix of technical expertise, soft skills, and diverse perspectives. Deloitte’s 2020 Global Human Capital Trends report found that 53% of respondents consider skill development to be very important.

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How to Ensure Your Organization’s Digital Transformation Succeeds

Leading Blog

Its phones were quickly viewed as antiquated and difficult to work with for developers. According to McKinsey , the common reasons for failure of transformation programs include a lack of aspiration, lack of a shared vision, lack of engagement, low investment in capability building, and an insufficient structure for the transformation team.

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Are You Ready for Recovery?

Leading Blog

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. Involve More People.

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LeadershipNow 140: June 2018 Compilation

Leading Blog

Leadership and Authenticity Excellent piece by @edbatista "Because going against our natural inclinations can make us feel like impostors, we tend to latch on to authenticity as an excuse for sticking with what's comfortable.". 3 Weak Phrases You Should Drop From Your Leadership by @WScottCochrane. via @KateNasser.

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How to Manage the Tsunami of Change

Lead Change Blog

A McKinsey Global Institute report on future of the workforce shows that between 75 million and 375 million people globally will have to change their occupation and acquire new skills by the year 2030. Agility: remain flexible to changes and adapt with speed. Agility has become a popular concept today.