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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

W ITH the presidential election of 2020 upon us, here are some thoughts about the presidency: “Despite all of the trappings of power—the big house on Pennsylvania Avenue, Camp David, Air Force One, never having to sit in a traffic jam (ever!)—the Newt Gingrich, 2011. You can’t just appoint smart people.”

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Five Reasons WHY Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

McKinsey recently noted, “Numerous studies show that in a business-as-usual environment, compassionate leaders perform better and foster more loyalty and engagement by their teams. 1 Connecting authentically as a fellow human with what the team is experiencing is what really sets the stage for strong business recovery and growth.

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Protect Your Supply Chain During a Pandemic by Using Automation

Strategy Driven

as well as the Tohoku earthquake in Japan in 2011. All of these crises foreshadowed a reality that the global pandemic of 2020 confirmed: There are systemic weaknesses in most companies’ global supply chains that must be mitigated. A robot can deliver items between workers and can become a tireless assistant to an employee or team.

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What Europe Can Teach the US About Gender in the Boardroom

Harvard Business Review

France introduced quotas in January 2011, and in one year, the number of women on boards took a grand jeté of 10 percentage points to 22%. But when the leadership of teams is homogenous — read: dominated by white males — the risk of trouble soars. Italy and the Netherlands have also seen an increase since adopting quotas.

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Sustainability Matters in the Battle for Talent

Harvard Business Review

Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking systems in offices, which cut energy costs by $22 million. New data shows that sustainability is an increasingly important factor in attracting and managing talent. He suggested teaming up with the nonprofit Oxfam''s stores across the UK to resell used clothing.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. The team began by identifying 57 companies that have made substantial progress toward transformation.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

The company would double the size of its business, he said, by channeling its efforts toward achieving eight ambitious goals by 2020 — among them, doubling the proportion of Unilever's portfolio that meets the highest nutritional standards, and halving the water associated with the consumer use of its products.