Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2024

“Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field. Focus on people rather than procedures. They can inform all three in return.

Middle Management 99

Middle Management Development Management McKinsey 99

Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

Taking time to consider culture fit when a new CEO joins an organization is vital. How to Use Mental Imagery to Achieve Your Goals by @JesseLynStoner. 6 pieces of wisdom to help young leaders thrive in uncertain times By Kayvan Kian via @McKinsey. Kets de Vries via @INSEADKnowledge. via @ChiefExecGrp. from @JohnBaldoni.

McKinsey 230

McKinsey Storytelling Conference Learning-by-Doing 230

Career Advancement

AUGUST 12, 2019

And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” Which qualities would you say are most necessary for people to develop if they wish to become key leaders in their organization ? It’s the ability to influence followers in order to meet organizational goals through change.

Quality 166

Quality Leadership McKinsey Training 166

CO2

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“When you reach the top, keep climbing“ – Zen Proverb In a world where the peak of success is often the ultimate goal, it’s easy to forget that true leadership is a never-ending ascent, beyond the summit. A McKinsey report highlights that leaders who engage in ongoing personal development are 1.5

Leadership 78

Leadership McKinsey Report Goal 78

CO2

JANUARY 14, 2024

A study by McKinsey & Company highlights that 86% of CEOs who prioritized innovation successfully led their companies through recent economic uncertainties. By mastering the art of communication, leaders can build trust, drive engagement, and align their teams with the organization’s vision and goals.

Leadership 78

Leadership Executive Coaching McKinsey Leadership Styles 78

HR Digest

JUNE 16, 2023

The pivotal role played by the HR for any organizations future has been likened to no other. All eyes are on the role of HR and undoubtedly HR has a unique role to play in building the future of the organization. One of every organization’s crucial components is the HR department. Few of them are explained.

McKinsey 98

McKinsey Agility Learning-by-Doing Organization 98

Lead Change Blog

MAY 16, 2018

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. And its resulting impact will be more dangerous to the organizations and the people that work in these organizations.

Management 261

Management Agility How To McKinsey 261

Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2023

“Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field. Focus on people rather than procedures. They can inform all three in return.

Middle Management 65

Middle Management Management McKinsey Talent Management 65

CO2

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Whether you’re an emerging leader or an established figure in your field, every step up that proverbial mountain is an opportunity to evolve and elevate not just yourself, but your team and organization as well. Collective Ascent: Elevating Teams and Organizations Leadership is not a solo climb.

Leadership 78

Leadership McKinsey Innovation Learning-by-Doing 78

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Strategy involves completion of goals, and the risk is the difference between those goals and the ability of the organization to achieve them.” The problem is following a plan so closely without responding to events that you will “lead the company efficiently in the wrong direction.” In a sense, strategy creates risk.

Strategy 282

Strategy Books Balanced Scorecard Mauborgne 282

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2023

McKinsey & Company’s report underscores that robust client communication strategies breed customer retention and positive referrals. A study by Gemeda and Lee reveals that organizations prioritizing communication training are 3.5 Define clear goals for the training: presentation prowess or conflict resolution?

Training 116

Training Active Listening Bond McKinsey 116

The Practical Leader

JUNE 16, 2021

– Harry Hutson and Barbara Perry, authors of Putting Hope to Work: Five Principles to Activate Your Organization’s Most Powerful Resource. A McKinsey Quarterly survey of 1,147 executives found that the five elements of centered leadership (meaning, framing, connecting, engaging, and energizing) are mutually reinforcing.

Positioning 109

Positioning Emotional Intelligence Goleman Competitive Advantage 109

QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Leadership development efforts are not aligned with strategic goals and leadership development programs are oriented around commercial products that have limited relevance to actual needs or an organization. Views from a McKinsey article titled “ Why leadership-development programs fail ” concur with the reasons stated above.

Training 172

Training Development McKinsey Long-term 172

CO2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In response, organizations have started contemplating questions like: Why do we exist? It’s common to see vague purpose statements centered around being the best or leading provider whatever sector the organization operates. In a Gallup poll, just 41% of them admitted understanding their organization’s purpose.

How To 78

How To Long-term Performance Review Mission Statement 78

CO2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In response, organizations have started contemplating questions like: Why do we exist? It’s common to see vague purpose statements centered around being the best or leading provider whatever sector the organization operates. In a Gallup poll, just 41% of them admitted understanding their organization’s purpose.

How To 78

How To Long-term Performance Review Mission Statement 78

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amidst all the revenue numbers and share valuations that companies wear as a badge of honor, the concept of employee relationship management has emerged as another undeniable sign of a successful organization. The employer should be clear about the function of the employee and the goals of the organization.

Schein 98

Schein Industry Long-term Automotive 98

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2020

According a leadership survey conducted by McKinsey , U.S. Emotionally intelligent people like this are a positive driving force for culture evolution within their organizations. They have purpose, influence, ethics, and they continually look to safeguard the future of their organization. That’s the thing about leadership.

Quality 214

Quality Emotional Intelligence Self-aware McKinsey 214

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Collaborative leaders understand that organizations are networks of relationships and that relationships are the glue that holds them together. People want their organizations to be successful, and when given an opportunity to participate, they bring their best thinking and contribute fully. Without them, there is no organization.

Competitive Advantage 282

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Creativity Diversity 282

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Organizations need good managers and exceptional leaders (at all levels of your business). McKinsey Insights ’ Pankaj Ghemawat references a survey of senior executives where 76% of them feel they need to develop global-leadership capabilities, but only 7% of feel they are doing so effectively. Management isn’t just about goals.

Metrics 190

Metrics Management Katz How To 190

HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Most CEOs rank HRs as the eighth most important function in their organization, according to a research by McKinsey. The CHRO functions should be recognized as imperative in building and assigning talent and as the appropriate channel to unleash the organization’s workforce in the most productive sense. That’s absolutely wrong.

CEO 63

CEO CFO McKinsey Human Resources 63

Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

The results from a new McKinsey Global Survey confirm the positive effects of talent management on business outcomes. Unemployment rates continue to drop, making it even more difficult for companies to staff their organizations. Where the organization stands today in relation to these goals, in terms of talent.

Strategy 67

Strategy Company Talent Management McKinsey 67

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This is true for all leaders no matter their level in the organization or years of experience. McKinsey & Company. It isn’t overstating the obvious to establish that, just like the muscles in our bodies, EI skills must be used and developed, then used and developed some more. 1 Nielsen NC, D’Auria G, Zolley S. 2 Stein S, Book H.

Emotional Intelligence 98

Emotional Intelligence Training Goleman McKinsey 98

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

Winning organizations now rely on nimble, iterative problem solving, rather than the traditional planning processes. 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. 2: Disaggregate.

Disaggregation 79

Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 79

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 20, 2015

Planning : Leaders translate their vision for the organization into team goals and individual goals. Prioritizing : Leaders prioritize the individual goals into team priorities. Monitoring : Leaders are accountable for delivering team goals, so they track team progress against set metrics and milestones.

Team 100

Team Leadership McKinsey Efficiency 100

HR Digest

DECEMBER 27, 2018

There’s an increase in the number of organizations expanding their diversity hiring goals to incorporate various ethnicity, gender, age, culture and to be LGBT-friendly , according to Harvey Nash’s HR survey. More businesses are recognizing diversity as a means of improving performance and workplace culture.

Human Resources 87

Human Resources Trends Resources Innovation 87

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

Reach your diversity goals. When companies hire fresh graduates, they’re more likely to attain their diversity goals. According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. A diverse workforce is good for your business. Pay and Benefits.

Company 98

Company Diversity Career Quality 98

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Impact, growth, and performance of the organizations they lead. First, they must know how to effectively scale people—helping key individuals make a massive impact across the entire organization. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Hogan was a partner at McKinsey & Co. “What makes a great CHRO, great?

Human Resources 469

Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 10, 2014

Their goal as a team is to win the debate. If you use a mission statement or other document to discuss the principles you want your organization to have, make sure an obligation to dissent is prominent in that document. Jeremy has decades of consulting and performance improvement experience in business including at McKinsey & Co.

Mission Statement 270

Mission Statement Document Execution McKinsey 270

Coaching Tip

APRIL 14, 2012

A leader must have deep capabilities in the "solutions business," charting a course around and through the obstacles ahead to reach the desired goals. He approached consulting out of his profound wisdom and insight," says Ron Daniel, Managing Director of McKinsey & Company (1976-1988). Celebrate creativity and risk taking.

Leadership 164

Leadership Drucker McKinsey Leadership Styles 164

Skip Prichard

MAY 22, 2019

Superhuman Innovation discusses how AI will serve the superstar innovators of tomorrow by enabling them to see deeper insights and set sail for higher goals. McKinsey: AI is advancing 10 times faster and at 300 times the scale of the Industrial Revolution. . AI to the Rescue. Read the rest of this post.

Content 88

Content Innovation Creativity McKinsey 88

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

A recent survey conducted by McKinsey found that 42% of millennial and Gen Z consumers cited purpose as the primary reason they switched brands. Corporate purpose guides all activities and decisions within an organization. It stems from the organization’s mission, vision, and values. What Is Corporate Purpose?

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

A recent survey conducted by McKinsey found that 42% of millennial and Gen Z consumers cited purpose as the primary reason they switched brands. Corporate purpose guides all activities and decisions within an organization. It stems from the organization’s mission, vision, and values. What Is Corporate Purpose?

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Quitting or leaving an organization rarely solves the problem; instead, the problem just leaves with the leader. Getting honest feedback about leadership’s behavior is critical because 33 percent of failed transformations happen due to leadership’s behaviors not algining with desired changes, according to Mckinsey.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Quitting or leaving an organization rarely solves the problem; instead, the problem just leaves with the leader. Getting honest feedback about leadership’s behavior is critical because 33 percent of failed transformations happen due to leadership’s behaviors not algining with desired changes, according to Mckinsey.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Quitting or leaving an organization rarely solves the problem; instead, the problem just leaves with the leader. Getting honest feedback about leadership’s behavior is critical because 33 percent of failed transformations happen due to leadership’s behaviors not algining with desired changes, according to Mckinsey.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

In a recent McKinsey quarterly survey of nearly 800 top executives: Only 45 percent of the respondents said they were satisfied with their strategic-planning process. Contact us - so we can start the dialog to do it differently this year - and actually make it work all year round for your organization. What will you do - differently?

Strategic Planning 98

Strategic Planning Newsletter Planning Execution 98

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

Reach your diversity goals. When companies hire fresh graduates, they’re more likely to attain their diversity goals. According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. A diverse workforce is good for your business. Pay and Benefits.

Company 52

Company Diversity Career Quality 52