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Why Leaders Need To Develop Their Middle Managers

Eric Jacobson

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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McKinsey’s 9 Months Pay Leave Offer Extends Support for Finding a New Job

HR Digest

Having to leave an organization you enjoy working for is never a great feeling but being on the receiving end of McKinsey’s 9-month pay leave offer does help to soften the blow. As is typical for the company, these employees had three months to improve their performance to match the organization’s expectations.

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How to Manage the Tsunami of Change

Lead Change Blog

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. These changes are not just causing disruption to businesses, but are also becoming a big problem for the managers to face.

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How to Ensure Your Organization’s Digital Transformation Succeeds

Leading Blog

The driving force behind digital transformations is adopting and implementing digital technologies to processes, products, and assets to improve efficiency, enhance customer value, manage risk, and uncover new monetization opportunities. Approximately 89 percent of organizations have already adopted a digital-first business strategy.

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Speak Your Truth So That Others Can Hear It

Leading Blog

Excerpt from Unfear: Transform Your Organization to Create Breakthrough Performance and Employee Well-Being by Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas, McGraw Hill, November 2021). * * * Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas are coauthors of Unfear: Transform Your Organization to Create Breakthrough Performance and Employee Well-Being.

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What Leaders Can Learn from the Most Efficient Exit Interview Ever

Next Level Blog

A few weeks ago, I was in a conversation with a group of senior managers when one of them told a story that put what has come to be known as The Great Resignation in sharp relief. The exhaustion and burnout have an impact on everyone – executives, managers and team members alike. The McKinsey findings make the same point.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2023

Leading Blog

It’s the capabilities of the organization that win the race. You couldn't figure out what made them tick, and you know you were underwhelming as a manager and leader for them. They do all the things that wind you up, put you off and drive you nuts. And have you ever worked with someone and you just didn't “get” them? We all have.

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