Career Advancement

AUGUST 12, 2019

Renae Asks: I’m trying to use my time wisely, and that means being strategic in the leadership training opportunities I pursue, as well as the ones I set up for the team I manage. Joel Answers: Let’s start by demystifying what leadership actually means. To many, leadership is an elusive role.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

McKinsey & Company’s research suggests that 70 percent of change efforts fall short of their objectives or fail altogether. It will also position you for advancement to higher leadership levels in your organization. The post How to Make the Business Case for Change appeared first on Lead Change.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

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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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

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It’s like a jazz musi-cian who learns how to play his own instrument and then makes sure to leave room for the rest of the ensemble to contribute their notes. Prior to founding Co-Creation Partners, he was a consultant with McKinsey and Company, most recently as a leader in their Organization Practice in North America.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Do you know the difference?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

How The Best Leaders Connect by @SteveGutzler. 5 Key Insights To Help You On The Way To Authentic Leadership by @lizkislik. How To Deal With The Gap Between Expectations and Reality at Work by @SusanMazza. How to Alleviate Leadership Anxiety With the Power of Perspective by @WScottCochrane. by @KateNasser.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

6 Ways to Know if Your Leadership Might be the Lid to Growth by @DanReiland Inflicting Help by @edbatista What are the various ways we can, with the best of intentions, inflict help? See more on Twitter. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

Authors Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga and Georges Desvaux of McKinsey and Company, take a different view in Africa’s Business Revolution. I N THE WESTERN WORLD, we often do not have an accurate picture of Africa as a growing marketplace. We frequently imagine a continent of villages and stories of corruption and violence dominate our perspective.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

But as my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast points out, that doesn’t mean there aren’t measures Black professionals can take at the individual level so they can succeed and thrive in today’s corporate environment. The advantages of looking for sponsors and not just mentors to help elevate your career.

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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. The post How to Manage the Tsunami of Change appeared first on Lead Change. People who win go outside of that box.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. The Firm : The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business by Duff McDonald. Beyond the Idea : How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

Key Leadership Transitions Great Leaders Champion by @KateNasser. How to Lead When There's Not Enough Time via via @letsgrowleaders. Boost Your Leadership with the Power of Perspective by @WScottCochrane If you can fix it with money, that is not a big problem. How Do I Deal With a Passive Aggressive Co-worker?

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"AI doesn't replace leadership; it redefines it. As executives navigate the complex waters of modern-day leadership, understanding AI isn't just beneficial—it's essential. A report by McKinsey Global Institute estimates that AI could add $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Welcome to the April 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen shared Overcome social distance with empathy in leadership.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

The next normal arrives: Trends that will define 2021—and beyond via @McKinsey. How To Encourage Creativity In The Workplace And Why It Matters by Dante Munnis via @pdiscoveryuk. How Vision Enables Us To Move From “Me” To “We” (With Grace) from @JohnBaldoni. This Is How Adversity Can Improve The Way You Think by @LaRaeQuy.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 23, 2020

Focus On Trust: Successful Leadership In Times Of Crisis.(Forbes) 6 Ways You Can Show True Leadership During a Crisis (Inc.) 4 Leadership Skills for Crisis Management (Daniel Goleman, using your emotional intelligence) 4. Crisis leadership Guiding the organization through uncertainty and chaos (Deloitte) 5. Forbes) 2.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For instance, a recently published study by McKinsey shows that the top three reasons why employees leave is they don’t feel valued by their organization, they don’t feel valued by their manager and they don’t feel a sense of belonging. The McKinsey findings make the same point. If you’re a leader, connection starts with you.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This means not only making changes in our techniques but also becoming aware of how our internal interference unconsciously limits our choice of approach and, therefore, our impact on others. Here are common obstacles to our ability to have a +influence, along with how to minimize their interference: 1.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2019

Guest post from Fiona Murden : In 1998 I graduated from business school feeling I knew all there was to know about leadership. I became obsessed with observing like a detective, working out what, why and how. As a result, those critical aspects of good leadership become even more important. Resilience.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2018

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.". 8 Questions to Determine How to Move Your Plan Forward by @Julie_WG. Persist or Pivot? via @KateNasser.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

According to McKinsey , many CEOs struggle to identify people good at innovation -- the “intrapreneurs” within their organizations who possess the rare mix of skills, motivation and attitude to successfully bring new ideas to market. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem? Why is that?

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this context, I read a fantastic article by McKinsey titled “ Future proof: Solving the ‘adaptability paradox’ for the long term ” with great interest (HT to Helen Bevan for sharing it). It’s not so much a skill as a meta-skill—learning how to learn and being conscious of when to put that learner’s mind into action.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 25, 2022

here’s no shortage of leadership advice on the internet, but figuring out which resources are actually valuable can feel like information overload. To help you cut through the noise, we’ve curated 10 of our favorite leadership blogs and podcasts for 2022 on leadership strategy and development. Tanveer Naseer Leadership.

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HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

In a recent McKinsey Global Survey on the future of workforce needs, nearly nine in ten executives and managers say their organizations either face skills gap already or expect gaps to develop within the next five years. But less than half of the respondents had a clear sense of how to address the problem. ACCELERATING UPSKILL.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. and “How will this program help woman succeed?”.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2016

Digital strategy: Understanding the Economics of Disruption via @McKinsey. How to Build a Great Reputation by @FSonnenberg. Creativity: An Undervalued Leadership Skill by Ron Burg. #1 Staying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull via @McKinsey. Go Disrupt Yourself via @stratandbiz. by Alison Brattl.

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Leading Blog

MAY 31, 2018

Here are a selection of tweets from May 2018 that you might have missed: Journaling Can Boost Your Leadership Skills by Eric McNulty @RicherEarth via @stratandbiz. How to Bounce Back from a Big Mistake at Work via @TalentCulture @MeghanMBiro. 10 Ideas to Help You Strive to Become Your Best Leadership Self Daily by @artpetty.

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Emotional Intelligence McKinsey Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 161

The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

I was asked to facilitate an annual strategic planning retreat with a senior leadership team. Leadership and culture development to build capacity for implementation planning wasn’t on the agenda. Leadership team dynamics and culture development are entwined. The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In a McKinsey survey , 70% of respondents cited work as a defining factor in their sense of purpose—with 63% saying they would like more opportunities to live out that purpose in their day-to-day work. . Recommended Reading: Corporate Purpose Monumental Change Starts with Your Leadership. What are our values? or What’s our purpose?

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In a McKinsey survey , 70% of respondents cited work as a defining factor in their sense of purpose—with 63% saying they would like more opportunities to live out that purpose in their day-to-day work. If people far removed from leadership can answer questions such as What’s our mission? What are our values? or What’s our purpose?

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How To Long-term Performance Review Mission Statement 78

Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2012

Business and government leaders have been talking for decades about advancing more women to top leadership and professional roles. When McKinsey & Co. asked senior executives at 60 big companies recently why they are trying to advance women, "they laughed at us," says Dominic Barton, McKinsey's global managing director.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2017 that you might have missed: How to lead a group of experts, or, how to be a president of presidents by @profkjmoore. Learn from Lincoln how to elevate the quality of our thinking by Chris Brady @RascalTweets. 10 Leadership Resolutions for a Successful 2018 via @CCLdotORG.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this context, I read a fantastic article by McKinsey titled “ Future proof: Solving the ‘adaptability paradox’ for the long term ” with great interest (HT to Helen Bevan for sharing it). It’s not so much a skill as a meta-skill—learning how to learn and being conscious of when to put that learner’s mind into action.

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Short-term Tactics McKinsey Long-term 91

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

How exactly – and based on what specific parameters – is your team improving? 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. Innovation Leadership measure metrics'

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Considering that most change efforts only succeed 30% of the time, Scott Keller and Bill Schaninger (both McKinsey partners) put forth a change model to increase the odds of success (upwards of 79% of the time) in Beyond Performance 2.0. Advance : Leadership placement. Act : Ownership model. Advance : Learning infrastructure.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 12, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article, co-authored by Aaron De Smet, Johanne Lavoie, and Elizabeth Schwartz Hioei, and featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. [.].

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