Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

McKinsey alums Charles Conn and Rob McLean teach us how to be bulletproof problem solvers using a simple 7-steps approach. This process is not just applicable to business but is useful in finding solutions for personal problems as well. Step Seven: Prepare a Powerful Communication. Yet these skills are rarely taught.

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Disaggregation Analysis McKinsey Process 219

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. According to McKinsey, AI and automation will displace between 400 million and 800 million individuals by 2030.

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McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A lot of companies think of adaptability through short term measures like overhauling organization structure, changing the product strategy, putting new processes in place or bringing new talent. The post Building a Culture of Adaptability first appeared on QAspire.

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Short-term Tactics McKinsey Long-term 91

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 19, 2022

In essence, this is the process by which existing technologies and processes are combined or deployed in new ways. As Mancur Olson put it in his book, Power and Prosperity : “because uncertainties are so pervasive and unfathomable, the most dynamic and prosperous societies are those that try many, many different things.

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Diversity Entrepreneur Innovation Gordon 137

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Power Skills and Hard Skills Defined. Power skills , frequently referred to as soft skills or people skills involve common sense and the ability to navigate interpersonal relationships. Power skills are long-lasting, transferable across a number of work environments and roles, and can developed. Process automation professionals.

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Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

They needed a change in mindset and not just techniques, process or best practices in leadership. Views from a McKinsey article titled “ Why leadership-development programs fail ” concur with the reasons stated above. Use of incorrect “make-believe” metrics to gauge effectiveness of leadership development programs.

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Training Development McKinsey Long-term 172

Skip Prichard

MAY 22, 2019

His new book Superhuman Innovation showcases how AI will supercharge the workforce, the world of work, and can be harnessed to deliver powerful change. With AI, companies can harness the power of data, personalization and on-demand availability at the touch of an intelligent button.

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Content Innovation Creativity McKinsey 88

CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

What’s more, companies that fail to engage their employees are missing out on the powerful results that come from engagement. The McKinsey group recently published an excellent resource regarding attrition and the reasons why people leave organisations. Engagement and wellbeing interact with each other in powerful ways.

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Motivation McKinsey Attrition Influence 130

Experience to Lead

JANUARY 25, 2022

Find inspiration to master 2022’s balancing act: You are looking ahead, while still processing the turmoil of 2021 and taking stock. Both blogs offer powerful stories and resources relevant to today’s leaders and organizations. The McKinsey Podcast. Great for business and management insights from leading experts at McKinsey.

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Blog Leadership McKinsey Globalization 52

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

Indeed, McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. “If a company is willing to learn from other sectors then that is really powerful.”

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Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 121

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

The skill shortage is real, and all the data points to the power of a diverse workforce. According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Throughout the interview process, give candidates the opportunity to meet their potential manager.

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Company Diversity Career Quality 98

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Instead, those people were much more likely to work at larger tech companies who have the resources and expertise to help them navigate the Kafka like H-1B and permanent residency process. This discourse could have far reaching implications for U.S. Brain drain.

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Policies McKinsey Innovation Globalization 97

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. LFG has established itself as a powerful employer brand, and a company with a strong and stable culture.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 1, 2020

While data is most powerful when it’s used across the organisation – from management and administration through to frontline workers – few organisations are actively investing in their employees’ ability to confidently use data.” ” A new report from EIT Health and McKinsey therefore offers a timely opportunity to gauge progress.

Skills 91

Skills Report Technology Long-term 91

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

The skill shortage is real, and all the data points to the power of a diverse workforce. According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Throughout the interview process, give candidates the opportunity to meet their potential manager.

Company 52

Company Diversity Career Quality 52

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 27, 2019

A new study from North Carolina State University explored whether the various tools to support the online job hunter succumbed to similar flaws, or whether they did make the recruitment process a generally more equal and meritocratic affair. “We wanted to see how the internet was affecting the hiring process in the real world. .

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Diversity Class Education Analysis 55

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

As Caterina Bulgarella (PhD) writes , studies show that accruing power comes at the cost of disconnecting from others and losing the ability to take perspective; leaders in high positions are generally more insulated from contextual signals from their environment. This is why hire an executive coach!

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Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

As Caterina Bulgarella (PhD) writes , studies show that accruing power comes at the cost of disconnecting from others and losing the ability to take perspective; leaders in high positions are generally more insulated from contextual signals from their environment. This is why hire an executive coach!

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Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

As Caterina Bulgarella (PhD) writes , studies show that accruing power comes at the cost of disconnecting from others and losing the ability to take perspective; leaders in high positions are generally more insulated from contextual signals from their environment. In the beginning, Gary helped with internal politics about five years ago.

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Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2019

Though the work contexts may differ, both types of leaders must deal with competing priorities, conflicting vested interests, and rival centers of influence and power. And leaders from both contexts take these competencies with them when they go on to their next challenge. Ready to Take the Next Step?

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Benchmarking Leadership Bottom-up Leadership Pipeline 57

The Idolbuster

AUGUST 8, 2012

McKinsey 7S Model. I find the McKinsey 7S framework particularly relevant model for organizational behavior. There was a mythical belief that all the company needed to do was to create more powerful hardware and the customers would love it. Chapter 3: The Corporation, The Real American Idol Part 7 – UPDATED 8/10.

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Organization McKinsey Organizational Behavior System 36

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. Generation Z , which includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012, influences your business more each day as the generation enters the workforce and its purchasing power increases.

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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. Generation Z , which includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012, influences your business more each day as the generation enters the workforce and its purchasing power increases.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Mills Scofield

JUNE 23, 2015

He said, “New research suggests we don’t really know what Salomon Hall percent of our brains we use for neural processes like thinking. I was in awe of the power of the Brown community operating not just beyond these gates, but half-way around the world. Researchers have demonstrated the power of unconscious bias.

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Class Education Construction McKinsey 70

Mills Scofield

JUNE 23, 2015

He said, “New research suggests we don’t really know what Salomon Hall percent of our brains we use for neural processes like thinking. I was in awe of the power of the Brown community operating not just beyond these gates, but half-way around the world. Researchers have demonstrated the power of unconscious bias.

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Class Education Construction McKinsey 70

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

If you can combine that idea with a powerful rationale, you’ll get to “yes” before you know it. You can either ramble on about all the data you’re gathering and the analysis you’re doing or you can give them a brief yet powerful explanation of the idea you’re pursuing and why it’s exciting. Make Your Audience Care.

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Metrics CFO Chief Financial Officer Marketing 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

1) Believe in your power to make markets efficient — but abandon the efficient market dogma. The global financial markets are an extraordinary information processing engine. In this blog post we'd like to focus on two belief shifts that are critical.

Marketing 11

Marketing Power Short-term Long-term 11

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. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

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Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

First, you don’t have a powerful strategy. Though both statements may sound extreme, they are the clear implication of new McKinsey research on how companies create value and allocate resources. Retool your strategy development process. The process of developing that strategy is critical. Test your new strategy.

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Strategy McKinsey Strategic Planning Cost of Capital 8

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

The skill shortage is real, and all the data points to the power of a diverse workforce. According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Throughout the interview process, give candidates the opportunity to meet their potential manager.

Company 52

Company Diversity Career Quality 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute simulates the potential global macroeconomic impact of five powerful technologies (computer vision, natural language, virtual assistants, robotic process automation, and advanced machine learning). GDP growth a year across the period.

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GDP McKinsey Long-term Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When we launched the Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation last year, we aimed to enlist the most progressive practitioners and thinkers in the collective effort of reinventing what we call "the technology of human accomplishment." To that end, we will be launching the second HBR/McKinsey M-Prize in September.

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Innovation McKinsey Management Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

Since knowledge assets do not each exist in isolation from one another, a powerful strategic opportunity lies in binding your tacit knowledge assets to your structured knowledge. Formal processes to encourage and identify emergent insights have added greatly to the successes of Apple and Google among others.

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Tacit Knowledge McKinsey Core Competence Document 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

The ones that persisted are incredibly well-positioned today, having transformed their business processes and enabled a level of agility that competitors cannot easily mimic. For example, an insurer could take a business process such as claims processing and automate it entirely, using speech and vision understanding.

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Insurance Video Long-term Project 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

Most executives teams are surprisingly weak when it comes to strategy thinking, note Michael Birshan and Jayanti Kar in McKinsey Quarterly. Part of the power of these frameworks is that they can be applied to any industry. Some leaders reach the C-suite because of functional expertise.

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Strategy CIO McKinsey Industry 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2011

What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. Those who already have power continue to glide along the familiar rut they have made for themselves." — Michael Ondaatje, The Cat's Table. It's not optional, he says. People will always find a way to be heard.". Why listen?

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COO Learning-by-Doing Bureaucracy Strategy 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. Even better, they would respond 10 times faster to market moves than existing processes while requiring minimal human intervention. McKinsey, Bain, and BCG are the management models here.

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Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8