CEO
Think and Lead Like a CEO
Is the work you are doing creating value in your business? Here are six business fundamentals every employee in a growing, profitable business ought to know. One CEO of a small business I coach taught these principles to his workforce and achieved a 10% ($3M+) increase in employee-led income!
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Leadership
Agility and Resilience After Covid | INSEAD Knowledge
Although most leaders recognize the importance of agility and resilience, it is far more difficult to lead and develop an organization that is truly agile and resilient.
Agility requires the courage to ask hard essential questions and the leadership skill to honor those queries while guiding strategic thinking and flexible direction.
When agility becomes embedded in a firm’s business culture and processes, the result is organizational resilience.
Beyond mere survival, resilience is the ability to bounce back stronger and excel amidst uncertainty, adversity and disruption.
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Engineering
The ancient Persian way to keep cool | BBC Future
From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia. Now, it could come to our aid once again.
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People
Help your employees find purpose ... or watch them leave | McKinsey
Employees expect their job to be a significant source of purpose. Nearly two-thirds of US-based employees we surveyed said COVID-19 caused them to reflect on their purpose in life. And nearly half said they are reconsidering the work they do because of the pandemic. Leaders need to help employees - especially millennials - find and fulfill their purpose at work and in the community or be prepared to lose talent to companies that do.
mckinsey.com
Unlock the power of DE&I initiatives | Korn Ferry
We all know how important walking the talk is. This is even more critical in DE&I, which must be connected to the purpose and values of a successful organization. While most organizations do a good job raising awareness about DE&I, here are 5 common pitfalls and suggested leadership practices to advance your DE&I strategies and build a fair, dynamic, connected culture.
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Technology
The Digital Twin Opportunity | MIT Sloan
In 1970, NASA built a physical twin of the Apollo 13 spacecraft to troubleshoot problems without risk to the mission. Now, companies are tapping the potential of “digital twins” — a dynamic model of a physical system that enables fast and creative experimentation at low cost and risk.
mit.edu
Blockchain and cryptocurrency: Everything you need to know | CNET
What is blockchain? That's a question many people ask me that is difficult to answer. Here's everything you need to know about the technology powering bitcoin cryptocurrency today and, soon, a myriad of services that will change your life.
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Coaching
Substructures | TOVO Institute
In sport, we tend to speak of attacking lines and defensive lines. However, if you take a snapshot or video of a match you will see players finding space and solving challenges at many angles. Coach and train to recognize and master angular solutions. The beautiful game is played and won via diamonds!
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Tools
Design Thinking Process | BCedX
Design Thinking is a creative, collaborative process for imagining, designing, building, and delivering new things that people need, want, use, and value. Empathize. Define. Ideate. Prototype. Test!
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