Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

McKinsey alums Charles Conn and Rob McLean teach us how to be bulletproof problem solvers using a simple 7-steps approach. In the book they apply the process to individual problems such as, “Should I put solar panels on my roof?,” “What career should I choose?,” Like leaders themselves, good problem solvers are made, not born.

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Disaggregation Analysis McKinsey Process 218

Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2012

Young women today are entering the workforce better prepared and more ambitious than ever, with more education and higher career aspirations than men. When McKinsey & Co. The McKinsey study shows women in general opt at far higher rates than men for staff jobs, sometimes labeled "the pink ghetto." This has bred cynicism.

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McKinsey Leadership Career Diversity 112

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

The skill shortage is real, and all the data points to the power of a diverse workforce. They’re understandably excited to have graduated college and start their careers. Reach your diversity goals. When companies hire fresh graduates, they’re more likely to attain their diversity goals.

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ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

The skill shortage is real, and all the data points to the power of a diverse workforce. They’re understandably excited to have graduated college and start their careers. Reach your diversity goals. When companies hire fresh graduates, they’re more likely to attain their diversity goals. Hiring Fresh Graduates.

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Company Diversity Career Quality 52

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 30, 2023

A global survey of nurses undertaken by the consultancy firm McKinsey in the summer of 2022 highlighted the perilous state of the sector. Now we need to replicate that to ensure men feel that nursing is a career for them. Seldom has the state of the NHS workforce been more in the public consciousness.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Another study by McKinsey & Co has “proven a positive correlation between a company’s performance and the proportion of women serving on its executive board. Don’t be so timid: The fact that so many women will not take risks and apply for jobs they currently do not have 100% skillset for is very career limiting.

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McKinsey Career Project Definition 199

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

With the ongoing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within workplaces, it is important to understand that conflicts are more likely if employee relationships and anti-discriminatory practices are not prioritized. Conflict Management Why are workplace conflicts such a common grievance?

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Schein Industry Long-term Automotive 98

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 27, 2019

Indeed, the authors note that “power rests with a narrow section of the population – the 7% who attend private schools and the 1% who graduate from Oxford and Cambridge” A recent study from McKinsey highlights how this is underpinning a worrying trend across the developed world that sees inequality widen.

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Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2019

Armed Forces look for employment after their military careers, many industries don’t immediately recognize the great potential that leaders from the U.S. In short, the data showed that “leaders are leaders,” regardless of the industry they work in. But as veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces can bring to their organizations.

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Benchmarking Leadership Bottom-up Leadership Pipeline 57

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Similarly, 42 percent of working mothers would look for higher pay, and 29 percent work seek additional training to boost their careers. McKinsey reported that working mothers were 1.5 McKinsey ’s survey also showed that working mothers were 6 percent more likely to be dealing with mental health concerns than their male counterparts.

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GDP McKinsey Participative Report 98

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

To this end, McKinsey conducted extensive qualitative and quantitative research of more than 2,400 interviewees. This research was done in the context of McKinsey and Facebook’s partnership to launch a program called TechPrep. Both students and their parents/guardians need to better understand the pathways to CS-related careers.

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Industry Diversity Class Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2017

According to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report , the number of people in the global labor force will reach 3.5 Our ways of thinking about careers, colleagues, and collaboration will need to become more flexible and adaptable. Aspiring to a global career. Photo by Christine Roy.

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Succession Globalization Tacit Knowledge GDP 15

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching. Tammy Erickson – McKinsey award-winning author. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Fascinating Leaders from Diverse Fields. and The Career Playbook. 100 COACHES.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2012

A new McKinsey study (PDF) reports statistically what we already knew from personal experience: that mid-career and senior women tend to be found disproportionally in staff jobs, or "pink ghettos," relative to men. according to the same McKinsey report). What did they do? You guessed it.

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McKinsey Mentor Diversity Report 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A McKinsey study found that across all industry sectors, companies with the most women on their boards of directors significantly and consistently outperform those with no female representation: by 41% in terms of return on equity and by 56% in terms of operating results. Government can — and should — help bridge the breach.

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Diversity McKinsey Incentives Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Selling needs to be a part of every woman's career tool kit. According to McKinsey & Company , research of the largest US corporations shows that 62% of women are in staff jobs — positions that provide service and assistance but don't directly generate revenue. And that is where women are at a disadvantage.

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P&L McKinsey Consensus Committee 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

No career paths absolutely require an MBA—it’s an optional degree and is nothing like a JD, an MD or the other credentials that professions such as law and medicine make mandatory. Even as MBA programs have sought to attract more diverse student populations in recent years, B-schools are still disproportionately filled with people like me.

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Supply Chain Reputation Education Learning-by-Doing 19

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Add in more diverse identities and the disparity becomes even more apparent. percent of senior managerial and directorial roles , according to McKinsey. Low diversity could be a result of bias in hiring, unfair recruiting criteria, insufficient diversity in recruitment sources, etc. percent of the U.S.

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System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

To succeed in this new world, individuals must proactively and comprehensively embed multicultural leadership skills into their career development plans. But how can young leaders be deliberate and explicit in building multicultural considerations into their career planning and decision-making?

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Globalization Development Short-term Career 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Not just for the women, but for the companies missing out on the benefits of diversity and the economy that''s not playing with a full talent deck. A previous McKinsey study also identified another barrier : women aren''t given as many high-profile, big budget, or international assignments as their male peers. And that is a problem.

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McKinsey Learning-by-Doing Budgeting Mentor 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

As the RCA explained, “We don’t want too many “career academics,” who only work with us. As Eton explained , “We actively search for new and different types of students, to increase the richness and diversity of our community. We want people who are redefining practice too.

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Organization Learning-by-Doing Open-book McKinsey 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

I once hired a McKinsey consultant into a country manager role in a developing region. In just one week this month, I heard complaints about it from oil and gas executives in Houston, a European colleague working with a global conglomerate in Asia, and a diverse group of companies I visited in Brazil.

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Positioning Social Capital McKinsey Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

When the students in the MBA course I teach on the gig economy ask me for the best thing they can do to prepare for their future careers, I tell them: “Stop looking for a job.” ” This may sound like odd advice to give MBA students. Nearly 70% of Americans aren’t engaged at their jobs , according to Gallup.

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Katz Disaggregation McKinsey Outsourcing 8

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Internal career mobility is still within your reach by @JenniferVMiller via @SmartBrief. This will re-set your view on diversity. How biases, politics and egos trump good strategy via @McKinsey. Learning How to Think: The Skill No One Taught You from @farnamstreet. No development budget? by @NextNate. by @BruceTulgan.

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McKinsey Ethics Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 161

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

We're delighted to announce the winners of the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge , the third leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. So it's not surprising that we received a striking diversity of entries from every kind of organization and from every corner of the world. Story by Juan Carlos Rojas Serrano, DaviPlata.

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