Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2024 curated just for you. High Road Leadership : Bringing People Together in a World That Divides by John C. Maxwell The world’s most influential leadership expert, John C. It’s the leadership superpower of our times.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The titles listed below—published in 2022—reflect a need to get realigned with solid leadership practices and thinking. Covey (Simon & Schuster, 2022) We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Stephen M.R. Blog Post ).

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2020 that you don't want to miss: People Leadership: 10 Things to Do Now to Lead Better Tomorrow by @KateNasser. Purpose-Driven Leadership Is Good For Business. 5 Worn-Out Phrases That Can Hurt Your Leadership by @WScottCochrane. Leadership: The Hardest Thing from @wallybock.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

Key Leadership Transitions Great Leaders Champion by @KateNasser. Boost Your Leadership with the Power of Perspective by @WScottCochrane If you can fix it with money, that is not a big problem. Leadership and Transference by @edbatista. How to Increase Your Leadership By Weighing What Matter s by @WScottCochrane.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Their early investors are a ‘Who’s Who’ list of innovators and billionaires, including Marc Benioff, Founder’s Fund , Khosla Ventures, Bezos Expeditions , and Goldman Sachs. Zocdoc is an innovative medical care startup that solves a nasty problem we all face—scheduling an appointment with a new doctor.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Recently, the significance of gender diversity in corporate boardrooms and leadership has gained widespread recognition. The impact of women’s presence in boardrooms and leadership positions is difficult to measure accurately as it requires considerable time to determine the real outcomes.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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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. The post Is Social Accountability Changing Leadership? This societal accountability is changing the face of business and how leaders behave.

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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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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. This young continent, with a median age of around twenty, is an eager adopter and innovator in all things digital and mobile.” And technology? Africa is the next growth market.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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QAspire

JUNE 3, 2024

Under Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft transformed into a dynamic and forward-thinking organization resulting in growth and innovation. Nadella’s story underlines what research from McKinsey & Co. suggests: That companies with diverse leadership are 33% more likely to achieve above-average profitability.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Moreover, McKinsey’s latest research indicates that leaders who prioritize others’ approval over decisive action decrease team productivity by 34%. These physiological responses signal critical leadership adjustments. Successful leadership demands the courage to make necessary decisions, even when facing resistance.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A vast majority of executives, more than 80% according to sources, consider innovation to be paramount for the future success of their organization. A McKinsey study, for example, puts the number of executives who are satisfied with their innovation performance at 6%. Yet, very few of them are succeeding in it.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you are in any doubt that collaborative leadership is an imperative, and not just a fad, take a look at any of the 22 articles in the Harvard Business Review series on collaboration. According to John Chambers , CEO of Cisco, “You cannot create collaboration is you think leadership is about control.” Networks are messy.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 22, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve witnessed the profound impact of talent development in an increasingly uncertain world. 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.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 1, 2025

A McKinsey study found that companies led by forward-thinking executives are 2.8 If you keep dismissing new ideas, resisting innovation, and relying on outdated methods, youre not leadingyoure blocking progress. Stop dismissing innovation as a distraction. Innovation requires risk-taking, but smart leaders take calculated risks.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The following post is a preview excerpt from the Introduction of the New Leadership Literacies by Bob Johansen. This is a future that will be ripe for innovation of all kinds—for good and for evil. In this book, I will explore the external future forces most likely to disrupt leaders and leadership.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2018

Leadership and Authenticity Excellent piece by @edbatista "Because going against our natural inclinations can make us feel like impostors, we tend to latch on to authenticity as an excuse for sticking with what's comfortable.". Learning About Innovation from Mr. Edison by from @wallybock via @leadchangegroup. via @KateNasser.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By turning to a skillful executive coaching company that knows exactly how to deliver results when it comes to leadership coaching and helping leaders do what they do best: optimize their performance, imagine further, and lead well. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2009

Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Thanks a million!

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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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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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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2015

Disrupting beliefs : A new approach to business-model innovation from @McKQuarterly. Changing change management via @McKinsey The power of digital to drive change. Why Leadership Programs Fail: It's Not What You Think from @KotterIntl. Best 50 Leadership Blog Sites in 2015 from Jon Warner @ReadyToManage.

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Great Results Team Building

MARCH 1, 2023

A study conducted by the University of Texas found that diversity in a team can lead to more creative and innovative ideas. By being a great teammate and valuing the perspectives of others, you can contribute to a more creative and innovative team environment. Luckily, I have colected some very interesting statistics for you!

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Lead from Within

JUNE 7, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, my role often involves helping leaders curate teams that embody the right mix of technical expertise, soft skills, and diverse perspectives. Fostering Diversity and Inclusion: A diverse team brings a wealth of perspectives that can lead to innovative solutions.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"AI doesn't replace leadership; it redefines it. As executives navigate the complex waters of modern-day leadership, understanding AI isn't just beneficial—it's essential. A report by McKinsey Global Institute estimates that AI could add $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

McKinsey Insights ’ Pankaj Ghemawat references a survey of senior executives where 76% of them feel they need to develop global-leadership capabilities, but only 7% of feel they are doing so effectively. Innovation Leadership measure metrics' How exactly – and based on what specific parameters – is your team improving?

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CO2

JANUARY 14, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of business leadership, executives often find themselves at the center of a complex maze – the Leadership Labyrinth. The Power of Self-Reflection in the Leadership Labyrinth The journey through the Leadership Labyrinth begins with self-reflection.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This approach very much links to social innovation and indeed conspicuous altruism. With good leadership at the core of these businesses, every member of the organisation are enabled to understand and demonstrate ‘why they do it, what they do and how they do it’. Because business has to be about more than just profit.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2017

Coping with disruptive technological change A recent article The global forces inspiring a new narrative of progress in McKinsey Quarterly, it states that “Corporate leaders today need to rethink where and how they compete, and must cooperate in the crafting of a new societal deal that helps individuals cope with disruptive technological change”.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2019

In their latest book, Leadership at Scale , McKinsey consultants Claudio Feser, Michael Rennie and Nicolai Chen Nielsen modestly refer to the firm as the premier leadership factory in the world. The authors believe that these four principles form the basis of all leadership development efforts at McKinsey.

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leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

While I’m a big proponent of innovating with social media strategies, the days of the Wild West are – in a word -- over. Social media center of excellence leadership skills ; including cross-functional team coordination, policy development and management, and governance, among others. McKinsey 2012, Digital and Executive challenges.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

history The Chaos Imperative The Innovation Expedition The New York Times The New Yorker Tim Cook Tina Rozenberg Tom Austin Unlocking the Passion of the Explorer Vijay Govindarajan What Happened to Goldman Sachs' Mandis […]. Mandis Ten of the most important women in U.S.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes G. Shawn Hunter The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top William Ferguson The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership […].

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack A recent McKinsey Leading Off – Essentials for leaders and those they lead email newsletter, referred to an article “The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people” which stated that digitization, automation, and AI will reshape whole industries and every enterprise.

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