N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. Leading a global workforce of more than 840,000 people is not for the faint of heart. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Hogan was a partner at McKinsey & Co.

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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. Organizations are now facing a learning curve as managers scramble to lead their teams virtually.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. Middle manager." Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 13, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another terrific article featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Martin Dewhurst, Jonathan Harris, and Suzanne Heywood explain why, as the economic spotlight shifts to developing markets, global companies need new ways to manage their strategies, people, costs, and risks.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 26, 2011

Here is another outstanding interview in the McKinsey Conversations with Global Leaders series.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 22, 2024

According to McKinsey’s study, it highlights the concerns of executives, with a staggering 87% believing that their organizations will face disruption due to digital trends. In today’s business environment, the only constant is change, and being equipped to navigate the unpredictable is essential.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 3, 2012

For more than half a century, The McKinsey Quarterly has shaped and informed the top management agenda. We’re all marketers now Engaging customers today requires commitment from the entire company—and a redefined marketing organization.more Global cities of the future An interactive [.].

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are new and transforming leadership challenges, such as the mass-resignation trend known as the Great Resignation, and hiring challenges leading to a globally-recognized talent shortage impacting 75% of companies around the globe. Is executive coaching simply a “nice to have,” or is it vital for today’s global leaders?

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 27, 2024

” They found that many managers are using this issue as a scapegoat for their organization’s poor results. WorldatWork writer, Rebecca McKinsey’s investigative report on ROT mandates discovered they face a backlash over flexibility. Mistake #2: Signaling you’ve lost trust in workers and managers.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

By tuning into the most cutting-edge leadership podcasts, you stay on top of the latest trends, understand how global issues are influencing the workplace and ensure continuous personal and professional growth. These podcasts serve as a dynamic resource for staying informed and growing as a leader in the modern world.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 15, 2024

Waayyy back in the early days of my career, I was a young door-to-door sales rep and then sales manager with Culligan Water Conditioning. I took Dale Carnegie sales, public speaking, and management training courses and got turned on to personal and leadership development. That got me reflecting on decades of my journey in this field.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

While you might hear these statements from any manager, they all have one thing in common: the lack of specificity. Organizations need good managers and exceptional leaders (at all levels of your business). Test your management strategies. How are you managing your team? That’s why most managers don’t risk doing it.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 24, 2013

McKinsey & Company has just launched a new series of video interview programs with high-tech experts. Later this month the McKinsey Global Institute will publish an assessment of the probable economic impact of disruptive […].

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Leading Blog

MAY 31, 2018

Global Leadership Forecast 2018 via @DDIworld. via @McKinsey. CEO of billion-dollar Zuora reveals a key management lesson he learned the hard way. Why Everyone Won't Finish With You by @shawnlovejoy. 3 Leadership ‘Wins’ Not Worth Celebrating by @WScottCochrane. How to Build Business Acumen on a Budget by @Julie_WG.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

Yet, too often managers see them as negotiable. Gallup estimates that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement across business units. Unfortunately, these criteria miss a crucial element: the right talent to succeed as a manager and leader. None of these points are theories. You have options.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 2, 2023

One Chartered Manager has developed a way to measure and monitor EDI Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) has been at the forefront of board agendas for several years, and rightly so. Managers need to know what works, and what does not. Companies who lead the way on EDI are 25%–36% more likely to outperform on profitability.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 25, 2022

Great for timely leadership insights from executives and experts with a global focus. This robust leadership blog from INSEAD features incisive pieces on strategy, operations and management. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts, complements his blog with his Leadership Biz Cafe podcast. ESSEC Knowledge.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 17, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Matthew Guthridge, Asmus B. Komm, and Emily Lawson.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2021

Fast Times is written by four authors, reflecting on their personal experiences leading dozens of top global digital companies across all sectors. All four authors are partners or senior partners at McKinsey & Company. Dahlstrom , based in London, is the global leader for McKinsey Digital’s B2C team.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 19, 2013

Eric Schmidt on "Disruptive technologies" HBR HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing How to Listen When Someone Is Venting John Butman Management Tip of the Day Margaret Heffernan Mark Goulston Mark Kaplan Mason Donovan McKinsey & Company McKinsey Publishing Michael D.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "McKinsey Quarterly: Top Ten Newsletter (Third Quarter 2013)" "Six Lessons for Managing CEO transitions" "The Corner Office" "The luck factor in all human experience" Adam Bryant Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books Are you a Diminisher or a Multiplier?

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Globally, the AI impact on employment could affect over 300 million job roles. There are a lot of benefits from the integration of AI technology, a possible 7 percent boost to global GDP according to the report, but when paired with apprehensions about unemployment, it results in an equal amount of worry for the future.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 6, 2013

Lawler III Gareth Jones HBR How to Use Your Online Network to Test Ideas John Jantsch Keith Sawyer Management Tip of the Day motivation Paul H. Eccher Peter Gray: Part 2 Rob Goffee Rutger von Post strategy+business talent management The McKinsey Quarterly The Referral Engine These Soft Skills Can Go a Long Way Thomas Williams Zig Zag'

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 21, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization Dan Pontefract The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation Jon Gertner To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism Evgeny Morozov [.].

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In addition to the employee disengagement statistics, McKinsey ’s research has indicated that disengagement and any resulting attrition could cost a median-size S&P 500 company between $228-$355 million a year in lost productivity. The numbers are staggering.

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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. About 90% of firms globally are considered small- and medium-sized enterprises, with such firms representing around 70% of all jobs. Becoming future-ready.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2019

I began work as a management consultant and much of what I’d learnt was very quickly thrown out of the window. A McKinsey article published in April 2018, for example says that AI ‘creates space and time to think by filtering the signal from the noise’. The basics of behaviour tell us far more than the latest fad.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 20, 2020

“The more that top management wants internal commitment from its employees, the more it must try to involve employees in defining work objectives, specifying how to achieve them, and setting stretch targets.” ” Warren Bennis, An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. McKinsey & Company. High performers combine intellectual ability with high and balanced elements of Emotional Intelligence. 2 Stein S, Book H.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 31, 2011

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article now available at the website of The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Wouter Aghina, Marc de Jong, and Daniel Simon.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 31, 2015

She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Councils, a judge for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, and […]. Herminia Ibarra is the Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Swap Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed Alexis Ohanian Grounded: How Leaders Stay Rooted in an Uncertain World […]. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS When Sparks Fly: Igniting Creativity in Groups Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Walter C.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Digital transformation managers. The companies and research studies in our analysis included: Deloitte, LinkedIn, IBM Institute for Business Value, Indeed.com, Institute for the Future (IFTF), McKinsey, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Udemy, Willis Towers Watson, and World Economic Forum. Big data specialists.

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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. Conflict Management Why are workplace conflicts such a common grievance?

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Here are some tips for successfully managing knowledge workers: o Encourage their passion When professionals were working 35-40 hours per week and taking four to five weeks of vacation, it was not so important that they loved what they did. A role model for providing positive networking is strategy consulting firm McKinsey.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Jazz 11 Brilliant Inventions Made by Mistake Adam Bryant Allison Rimm and Yaw Agyenim-Boateng Andrew King Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 10/7/13) Bloomingdale’s BOB Charles Owen Dana Ardi David and Goliath Deanna Hartley Deloitte University Press Design Research Quarterly dilbertisms Eat Move Sleep Elise Porter for One Thing" (..)

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Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2012

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. The McKinsey study shows women in general opt at far higher rates than men for staff jobs, sometimes labeled "the pink ghetto."

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