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In conversation: The CEO moment
Inside the strategy room, McKinsey & Company, 12 October 2020In this podcast episode, McKinsey's Sean Brown, Kurt Strovink, Carolyn Dewar and Monica Murarka, explore how as a result of COVID-19, corporate leaders are changing how they do their jobs in ways that may permanently transform.
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The right formula for managing a socially responsible company? There is none.
Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post, 05 October 2020In 2019, the US Business Roundtable issued a statement declaring companies need to balance their obligation to serve shareholders with obligations to other stakeholders.
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Leaders, are you feeling the burden of pandemic-related decisions?
Liz Kislik, Harvard Business Review, 01 October 2020The impact of COVID-19 means many business leaders feel a tremendous amount of guilt. From layoffs and closures, to disruption in services, leaders understand that corporate action can lead to personal unrest. For business leaders, it is important to re-evaluate and improve the way
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COVID-19: Implications for business
McKinsey & Company, 30 September 2020McKinsey & Company's latest Global Survey suggests that more than half of executives surveyed predict that economic conditions will improve in six months, while 30 per cent say they will worsen. Other research revealed that one-third of surveyed companies have accelerated digitization.
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Emotional intelligence is the secret to leadership in times of crisis
Scott Taylor & Wendy Murphy, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific, 30 September 2020Amid the chaos created by the coronavirus, emotional and social competence have become essential components of effective leadership. Research also consistently demonstrates that leaders' emotional and social competence produces
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The World Ahead: The future of work
Economist Radio, The Economist, 29 September 2020In celebrating International Podcast Day, The Economist Radio canvasses how COVID-19 has changed work habits, and what lessons can be learned from companies.
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Preventing burnout is about empathetic leadership
Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review, 28 September 2020A new Workforce Institute survey of 3,900 employees and business leaders across 11 countries has found that burnout fatigue is affecting both employees working remotely (43 per cent) and those working physically in the office (43 per cent).About 60 per cent of employees and business leaders said their organisation has taken some steps to...
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The boss factor: Making the world a better place through workplace relationships
Tera Allas & Bill Schaninger, Mckinsey & Company, 22 September 2020Companies looking to contribute to their external environment should look at one essential area where they can create enormous social.
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Who is looking after the mental health of business leaders?
Siobhan Brunwin, Quartz, 22 September 2020With the global reach of COVID-19, business leaders are facing mounting pressures. The last few months have meant that leaders have been forced to shift their entire organisations in very short time frames while also prioritising their employees' emotional well-being. But what about the mental health of business leaders during this crisis? ...
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