Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Karin shares: “One of the true delights during this challenging time of social distancing is watching the creative use of technology—not only as we work from home, but in our personal lives as well. ” This post considers four key areas to help your employees succeed in the virtual environment. Team-Building.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Crisis 238

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to speak with Charles Conn and Robert McLean, two McKinsey alums who share a seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving that will work in any field or industry. This new era of focus on creative problem solving has been ushered in by massive disruption of the old order in business and society.

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Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 79

First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb for The McKinsey Quarterly (January 2011). Source: Organization Practice [.]

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Information McKinsey Creativity Article 93

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Power skills are long-lasting, transferable across a number of work environments and roles, and can developed. Skills analysis results: Prior to the pandemic, creativity was considered the most important power skill via LinkedIn’s January 2020 rankings. They are often certified or obtained via special programs and degrees.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

Coaching Tip

APRIL 14, 2012

He approached consulting out of his profound wisdom and insight," says Ron Daniel, Managing Director of McKinsey & Company (1976-1988). To succeed , you too must be a leader who acts like a coach , creating an enthusiastic environment in which everyone wants to engage. Celebrate creativity and risk taking.

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Leadership Drucker McKinsey Leadership Styles 164

Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2016

Notice how much more engaged and creative they are. He earned his BA magna cum laude from Harvard and his MBA and JD from Stanford and previously led projects for McKinsey & Company. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Then, probe more deeply, “Why are those hopes important to you?”

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Bond Participative McKinsey Learning-by-Doing 50

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Consulting giant McKinsey recently argued that the talk about Asian economic hegemony has been largely underestimated. There is also a supportive regulatory environment that has helped fintech innovators to emerge. The concern across the EU has only risen as China has appeared to have considerably more success. Digital dominance.

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Marketing McKinsey Innovation GDP 45

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2014

In a 10-year study conducted by McKinsey, top executives reported being five times more productive in flow. In fact, according to these same McKinsey researchers, if we could increase the time we spend in flow by 15-20%, overall workplace productivity would almost double. This drives the creative process. novel ideas).

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Environment Chemicals McKinsey Creativity 11

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

He has been a tank platoon leader, a McKinsey consultant, a senior executive, and now runs thoughtLEADERS – a leadership development and training firm. I believe it would be much better if the former president spends a month or more to help the new one to get used to the new work environment and routine work.

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Training Blog Greenleaf Maslow 257

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete.

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Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

HR Digest

APRIL 4, 2024

The idea of creating an experimental workplace culture sounds quite inviting at first glance—creative ideas, engaged workers, a reputation for being the center of innovation—what’s not to like? The reason for the hesitation is obvious as it all boils down to the practical complications of implementing experimentation in the workplace.

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Innovation Project McKinsey Learning-by-Doing 52

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2011

That's the driving question behind the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX), , a web-based open innovation project dedicated to mustering the daring and creativity of the broadest base of thinkers and practitioners to reinvent management for a new age. The first phase of the competition, the Management 2.0

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Hamel Company McKinsey Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2017

A recent McKinsey report suggests that fewer than 30% of organizations are able to find the right C-suite leaders, and that newly appointed executives take too long to adapt.

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McKinsey Self-aware Motivation Report 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

USC’s John Boudreau, CEO adviser Ram Charan, and consultants at Bain & Company , McKinsey, and Korn Ferry have made similar arguments. But the role is becoming important in many other industries as well, such as creative arenas (for example, product design in retail) and communications.

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McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2014

They didn’t see the hiring process as one where advocacy, relationships, or a creative approach to framing one’s expertise could overcome not having the skills and experiences outlined in the job qualifications. They thought that the required qualifications were…well, required qualifications.

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Guidelines Follow-up Report McKinsey 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

After Barbara Minto joined McKinsey as the firm's first ever female consultant, she found that many management consultants had trouble communicating information effectively. She developed the Minto Pyramid Principle to help colleagues structure their writing, and after gaining support within McKinsey, took the framework to other firms.

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Minto How To McKinsey Software 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

All too often, new ideas are cooked up in a hothouse environment, like the executive inner sanctum or an invitation-only innovation offsite, and not shared widely until they've been sanctioned from on high. That's exactly the kind of environment Jim Lavoie worked in for 30 years. We think innovation is a 24-7 activity.

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Innovation Webinar Proposal Hamel 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Yeaney unpacks that journey in-depth in her excellent entry in the HBR/McKinsey Beyond Bureaucracy Challenge over on the MIX , but let me just share a few of the compelling lessons on what every leader has to gain by re-setting the table: Invite dissent — and build belief. All ideas are welcome, but no idea is sacred. The effect?

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COO Learning-by-Doing Bureaucracy Strategy 12

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

There are many capable consultants ranging from one person independent contractors to large multi-national firms like McKinsey & Company. creativity. A large body of scientific work has made it clear that these factors can be measurably improved by applying psychological methodology to the business environment. kindness and.

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Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

When people know they are part of a collusive environment where the truth is unwelcome, they hide parts of themselves. ” Instead of creating boring jobs, creatively design great jobs. Instead of hiding the truth, welcome and promote it. It’s astounding how routine deceit is in organizations. Boredom seems inevitable.

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Company McKinsey Survey COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

Because work is getting more demanding and complex, and because many of us now work in 24/7 environments, anxiety and burnout are not uncommon. ” Investing in employee personal growth and development from this perspective is the first step in unleashing creativity, enabling potential, and supporting sustainable productivity.

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Stress Team Management Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

A recent McKinsey study shows that there really are tasks that only humans can do for the foreseeable future, particularly in areas such as education and health care. Among them are managing others, applying expertise — such as knowledge of the stock market or a knack for creative messaging — and interacting with key stakeholders.

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Technology Education Analysis McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2013

This often results in CMOs retreating to their comfort zones and wasting money on what I call "studio-based" marketing channels, which still take their cue from the traditional awareness-consideration-action sales model that was debunked almost five years ago by McKinsey. Unlike studio marketing, the content isn''t king; context is.

Marketing 9

Marketing How To Brand Storytelling 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

As human beings, we are born with a creative impulse, with an innate desire to use our imagination to better the world around us. Case Coelce — Inspiring Innovation for Traditional Work Environments. Yet, all too often, our organizations end up being less innovative than the people within them. Fail Forward.

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Innovation Armstrong Construction McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

And it takes extraordinary leadership to unleash the human capabilities — initiative, imagination and passion — that fuel success in the "creative economy.". These two challenges are at the heart of the Leaders Everywhere Challenge, the next stage of the HBR/McKinsey Management Prize.

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P&L Supply Chain Bottom-up McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

According to estimates by McKinsey , if France (for example) were to shift into a higher gear and equal the UK’s digital state, its hypothetical economic gain could be about €100 billion. The UK gaming industry could be cut off from the Creative Europe Fund , established by the European Commission. billion R&D fund ).

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Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 9