Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

But most hear two conflicting voices in their heads: an optimistic voice telling them all the reasons they should start a business, and a second voice-one that fears uncertainty-telling them all the reasons they should remain someone else's employee. Impact Players : How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz Wiseman.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Flux : 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change by April Rinne (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2021) A world in flux calls for a new mindset, one that treats constant change and uncertainty as a feature, not a bug. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2024

Navigating Leadership in a Diverse Industrial Landscape The Twin Cities, encompassing Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota, showcase a diverse array of industries from healthcare to technology, setting a dynamic stage for both leadership development in Minneapolis-St.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2024

Navigating Leadership in a Diverse Industrial Landscape The Twin Cities, encompassing Minneapolis and St. Paul, showcase a diverse array of industries from healthcare to technology, setting a dynamic stage for both leadership development in Minneapolis-St. Paul and executive coaching in the Twin Cities.

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2023

As we look ahead to 2023, the landscape of work is continuously evolving, shaped by technological advancements, changing workforce demographics, and a global pandemic. In 2022, 74% of US companies were using or planning to implement a permanent hybrid work model. Employees are also growing more resistant to change.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

While a lot of attention remains on whether companies should adopt hybrid, in-office, or remote-first cultures, the main challenge leaders should focus on is creating a ‘stay’ culture. Many tech companies can hire en masse, but the focus now needs to be on what will make them stay. Consider what you’re doing to improve retention.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2024

From talent acquisition hacks to building a kickass company culture, these books will get you fired up to tackle the ever-evolving world of work. Spina underscores the need for HR to play a strategic role in shaping the organization’s direction, adapting to change, and focusing on talent management, diversity, and inclusion.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Gen Z will account for 27 percent of the workforce by 2025 and organizations need to start taking their role at the company more seriously if they want their companies to succeed in the long run. While millennials are just as familiar with technology, the ease of adoption is much more fast-paced with the Gen Z workforce.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The modern corporate world, marked by technological leaps and diverse workforce demands, necessitates leaders who are not only visionary but also adaptable and resilient. The Boston Consulting Group’s annual innovation report emphasizes that the most successful companies are those that continuously innovate.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

In a world that grows more complex every day, executives often face scrutiny as they lead through uncertainty. This is to be expected; the decisions of c-suite leaders at major companies reach far into the organization’s future and can broadly impact the world at large.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

And while these figures represent US households, the percentages are being exported due to technology driven globalization. Who is running and leading the companies that make the products women are buying for themselves and their families? In 2012, 18 of the Fortune 500 companies will have women CEOs at the helm. Passion counts.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Dana explains: “When I am giving career coach advice, I often find some themes in the conversation around how to handle uncertainty and non-standard career challenges. That same type of mindset can be very helpful to companies. Worse yet, digital transformations are unfortunately often technology-centric instead of human-centric.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. This is an extraordinary achievement, but for many companies, this is still a novel idea.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Companies like Apple and Okta were among the first ones to have laid off hiring teams in an attempt to recession-proof their futures. This move makes sense because during the ‘ Great Resignation ’ companies were striving to grow their hiring teams in order to keep up with the demand for new workers. This trend isn’t new.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Not only does upskilling enhance decision-making abilities, but it also improves employee performance, increases retention and creates a space for diversity and inclusion. When a leader learns to set clear goals and expectations for each employee, team members understand their role in the company better.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Instead, his anxieties stem from a deeper, more human concern: the well-being of his employees and the potential risks associated with the cutting-edge technology he helps create. Chris McCarthy, CEO at Skillable, says that “promoting diversity and inclusion should be table stakes for all organizations today.”

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Experience to Lead

AUGUST 26, 2021

I see an L&D leader as a bit of an entrepreneur in the company. Most companies have a tendency to cut back on learning and tend to view development as a luxury when times are tough. Technology becoming omnipresent —Asia has always been ahead of the curve in terms of technology adoption.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to a study conducted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, diversity in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity has proven to be beneficial for companies operating in the United States. “We looked at their experiences and not just their demographic background—the more functional aspect of diversity.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

Just look at Blackberry, Blockbuster, Borders, and Kodak – all companies that missed opportunities to leapfrog to the next big thing. Most leaders, however, aren’t prepared for the challenges of leading through such prolonged uncertainty. Leading disruptive innovation requires managing incredible levels of uncertainty.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 18, 2020

This means that innovators are not necessarily inventing completely new things, but rather applying existing technologies in new ways. Last, but not least, they created a timeline of publications where the Kinect technology was used to determine who the early adopters were. It helps us to dispel ambiguity and uncertainty.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

How to create positive change in company diversity? What is the role of HR in driving the diversity agenda? Shannon Bagley: Even in the midst of uncertainty, I was taken aback by our organization’s incredible agility and speed in decision-making. Preparing for growth (workforce planning and org design).

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

Her company, LaunchStreet, works with teams to unlock the power of innovation and gain a competitive edge. Whether you run a solo business out of your home, are the night receptionist at a hotel, or are president of the company, innovation is your competitive advantage. Do you want to be ‘destined to fail’? Of course not….so

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

First, don’t allow yourself to become so overwhelmed and distracted by the uncertainties—what you don’t know—that you lose sight of what you do know, and what you can control. We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

First, don’t allow yourself to become so overwhelmed and distracted by the uncertainties—what you don’t know—that you lose sight of what you do know, and what you can control. We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

First, don’t allow yourself to become so overwhelmed and distracted by the uncertainties—what you don’t know—that you lose sight of what you do know, and what you can control. We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

From the vantage point of an extraordinarily lengthy career at the company, Mike Fenlon talked with The HR Digest about how PwC’s “reimagining the possible” motto has helped forge an outstanding performance culture. Can you tell The HR Digest readers how the cultural initiatives promote change within the company in practical terms?

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2023

Accelerated change driven by exponentially advancing technologies have made steep learning curves part of every day work. Companies must care for workers as complete “assets”, caring for workers’ health, wellness, mental health, and longevity as they would care for any tangible asset in the corporate balance sheet.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” It can empower people to take a point of view and allow the organization to benefit from diverse points of view. The HR Digest: A culture of learning seems to be an integral part of your core company values.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

An era of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). With exponential technologies, multi-Generations at the workplace, new off-industry competitors challenging incumbents, the Covid-19 New Reality…. What are the most relevant changes in the new business environment?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In our surveys, more than 66% of CEOs said they expect their companies to change their business model in the next three years, with 62% reporting they have management initiatives or transformation programs underway to make their business more digital. But in some companies, strategists are bolder.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But where a high degree of uncertainty and change is involved, the value can instead reside in the learning which accompanies execution, whether or not the immediate outcome is successful. The offer was implemented so “successfully” that the company could meet neither the demand for vacuum cleaners, nor the cost of the flights.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

I found myself reflecting on this recently while speaking with two business leaders in one of the world’s great pharmaceutical companies. Some 15 years ago my colleague Sumantra Ghoshal and I wrote business cases on three companies that were then leaders in their sectors: BP, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Nokia. It’s a tough challenge.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

A Harvard Business school study comparing immigrant-founded businesses to native-founded ones showed that immigrant-founded companies perform better in terms of employment growth over three- and six-year time horizons. Diversity and inclusion. But hiring a more diverse workforce is only half the equation. Why is this the case?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Attuned to the times, he or she has a stronger chance to uncover and release a company’s latent potential.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

” It wasn’t just one company, though; the whole economy was slowed by the extremes and volatility we faced. So let’s consider what a company can do in a world that’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous – that’s “VUCA” for short, a military term that’s been adopted by business. Diversity.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Trying to forecast the future, these plans are by definition surrounded by a high degree of uncertainty. Some start-up founders deal with this uncertainty by rigidly sticking to the plan. A company in our study had, for instance, developed unmanned aerial vehicles to provide aerial mapping services for mining and dredging companies.

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