N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Sure, a new hire could be a highly-skilled, perfect-match leader eager to start. It also helps organizations excel during the executive transition, adjust to their new executive leadership, and support their new executive. Training Executives might be highly skilled but still need training in their new roles.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A number of recent surveys from McKinsey research have identified three traits that are becoming leadership imperatives to respond to this growing demand for social accountability. In 2015, the World Economic Forum predicted that emotional intelligence would be one of the top 10 skills demanded by employers by 2020.

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Emotional Intelligence Supply Chain Short-term Leadership 209

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The battle of the world against the pandemic shook up the workplace, requiring swift accommodation and responses to skills gaps and skill shifts. Updated skills are the currency for future-proofing your career. The Skills Dilemma. And what skills will matter to you and your organization in the future? . “If

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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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Quality Leadership McKinsey Training 166

CO2

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Lito Tejada-Flores In the world of leadership and personal growth, this quote resonates deeply. This is the essence of the leadership evolution journey. Embracing the Climb: A Journey of Continuous Growth The path to leadership is not linear. Collective Ascent: Elevating Teams and Organizations Leadership is not a solo climb.

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Leadership McKinsey Innovation Learning-by-Doing 78

Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help you find the best resources amidst the endless maze of information, here are our top podcasts focusing on leadership strategy and development. Why Listen to Leadership Podcasts? These podcasts are a valuable resource for anyone looking to refine their leadership skills and strategies.

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Emotional Intelligence Blanchard Leadership McKinsey 52

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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McKinsey Uncertainty Creativity Class 302

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.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 4, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Roland Deiser and Sylvain Newton for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why organizational social-media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage.

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Media Competitive Advantage Skills McKinsey 117

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2024

“Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field. Build their organization’s knowledge and realign it with shifts from digital disruption.

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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 172

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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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. As we return to the workplace post-pandemic, a new set of skills is also likely to emerge for the transition.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He highlighted the need for change as the main prerequisite of a successful transformation; being ex-McKinsey and a public official before this current role, Boris’s whole career revolved around extensive transformation processes. However, four main steps are proven to be effective: Step 1: Leadership alignment.

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CTO Shaw Short-term Agility 392

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. Assess : Skill-set requirements. Advance : Leadership placement. Architect : Bankable plan.

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Hamel Objective McKinsey Learning-by-Doing 276

CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

Developing the skills to engage team members is important. In years to come, when equilibrium between employers and employees normalises, the investment in these skills now will be returned in spades. The risk of not getting leadership and culture ‘right’ are significant. It won’t always be like this, however.

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Motivation McKinsey Attrition Influence 130

Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2016

Digital strategy: Understanding the Economics of Disruption via @McKinsey. Creativity: An Undervalued Leadership Skill by Ron Burg. #1 Staying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull via @McKinsey. Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. by Jane @thehrgoddess.

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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

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2023

Conflict resolution skills navigate challenges adeptly, cementing commitment. McKinsey & Company’s report underscores that robust client communication strategies breed customer retention and positive referrals. These skills fortify internal bonds and client ties seamlessly. Proactivity is key.

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Training Active Listening Bond McKinsey 109

Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2023

“Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field. Build their organization’s knowledge and realign it with shifts from digital disruption.

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Middle Management Management McKinsey Talent Management 65

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. Start with a solid research foundation.

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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. 10 Ideas to Help You Strive to Become Your Best Leadership Self Daily by @artpetty. 3 Leadership ‘Wins’ Not Worth Celebrating by @WScottCochrane.

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Emotional Intelligence McKinsey Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 161

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. Up-skill and cross-skill as required. New skills need to be learned to be alive and kicking in transformation programs.

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Management Agility How To McKinsey 261

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Emotional Intelligence (EI) competencies comprise a skill set they must not only have at moderate to high levels but keep in balance, as well. It isn’t overstating the obvious to establish that, just like the muscles in our bodies, EI skills must be used and developed, then used and developed some more.

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Emotional Intelligence Training Goleman McKinsey 98

HR Digest

JUNE 16, 2023

HR has thrived during this difficult time and helped in transforming organizations where the function is well led, has strong senior stakeholder support, has prioritized leadership development , and has already commenced a digital transformation journey. times more likely to report organizational outperformance, McKinsey research has shown.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

T HE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S Future of Jobs Report lists complex problem-solving as the number one skill for jobs in 2020. Yet these skills are rarely taught. McKinsey alums Charles Conn and Rob McLean teach us how to be bulletproof problem solvers using a simple 7-steps approach.

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Disaggregation Analysis McKinsey Process 217

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 3, 2019

During a break in a recent leadership development workshop, I talked with the HR Director (let’s call him Rich) about all the work they were putting into revamping the organization’s promotion and performance management system. And Rich was failing his executive team by not providing strategic HR leadership.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Human Capital 80

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 30, 2020

McKinsey predicts that by 2030, over 25 million jobs in the United States will be automated. There are four uniquely human skills that currently meet that criteria: 1. Being able to manage one’s emotions; generate positive emotions; and be highly sensitive to the emotional state of others will be important human skills.

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Career Learning-by-Doing McKinsey Technology 231

Coaching Tip

APRIL 14, 2012

For Peter Drucker, leadership is about communicating with people , uniting them behind a shared mission and values, and mobilizing energies toward accomplishing the mission or purpose of an organization. That means that leadership is a means to an end --the mission it serves is the end. Leadership requires followership.

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Leadership Drucker McKinsey Leadership Styles 164

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

10 Simple Rules for Mastering the Language of Leadership by @WScottCochrane. 10 Leadership Resolutions for a Successful 2018 via @CCLdotORG. Putting lifelong learning on the CEO agenda via @McKinsey. Leadership: The MacArthur Maxim by @wallybock. READ > 10 Warning Signs of Leadership Insecurity by @WScottCochrane.

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McKinsey Learning-by-Doing CEO Quality 161

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 21, 2015

We call that second piece “leadership capital.” The result of those comparisons is the Leadership Matrix (or “the box” for short). Some don’t have the skills they need to do their job. We call Detractors who have the skills to do the job but they lack the will to do it the “Slackers.” assessment online.

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Leadership McKinsey Cost Comparison 100

Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2019

The data show that every industry values the same 6 leadership competencies. In a recent report, the Center for a New American Security noted that one of the main barriers to hiring veterans is that businesses struggle to understand how military skills translate to increasing their bottom line. Army Leadership Trend Report.

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Benchmarking Leadership Bottom-up Leadership Pipeline 57

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st century teams. I had the opportunity to speak with Charles Conn and Robert McLean, two McKinsey alums who share a seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving that will work in any field or industry. New Skills Required. Norman Vincent Peale.

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Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 80

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 20, 2015

. Great leaders get the best out of their teams by providing 12 core leadership “services” The best leaders provide these services in an efficient and effective way. . In our new book , Victor Prince and I describe the 12 “leadership services” that leaders must provide to their teams: Directing. Developing.

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Team Leadership McKinsey Efficiency 100

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. Skill shortages are a major concern for a number of reasons but primarily Africa’s underperformance in education. Build relationships with relevant governments to be sure your voice is heard.

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How To Long-term Short-term Business Model 252

Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 15, 2018

by Tom Peters In 1982, two consultants at McKinsey & Co. The post The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work that Wows and Jobs That Last appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. published a book to little fanfare. Now, 36 years later, Peters has published what he calls […].

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