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Apparel brands finally shift to deeper supplier relationships

McKensey

Brands recognize the value of partnering with suppliers but have been slow to act. Our latest survey finds that brands are finally shifting to transform the apparel industry.

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Tailored workplace management for modern organisations

Workplace Insight

Workplace management used to be a secondary concern for organisations in the past, but it has now become a top priority. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process of digital transformation, leading to the implementation of new processes and technologies that focus on facilitating remote and at-home work. As a result of these changes, organisations have recognized the importance of finding a balance in their work environments.

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Why business needs “Ignition Schools”

Work Life

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.

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Carbon removals: How to scale a new gigaton industry

McKensey

CO2 removal (CDR) capacity is far from the gigaton scale needed to round out businesses’ net-zero efforts by 2050. We explore a mature CDR market’s potential and possible first-mover advantages.

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Think your annual performance review is a waste? Ask your boss this question

Work Life

Most organizations do some kind of annual performance review as part of the HR process. Sadly, at many organizations, this review has little value for either the employer or the employee. The review may not provide much valuable feedback to support growth, and it’s often used to justify whatever change in compensation of title the organization wants to bestow on a particular employee for the next year.

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Ep 248: Cathy Rong – Chief of Staff for Questlove

Go Burrows

Cathy Rong is Chief of Staff for the multi-hyphenate Questlove where she manages the artist’s day-to-day professional and personal life. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Cathy talks about building community, managing up, advocating for yourself, and the difference between an EA vs a Chief of Staff. Be sure to check out my first conversation with Cathy in episode 117 of the podcast.

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The pandemic made time management harder. Here are 5 tips to take back control of your time

Work Life

We’ve all heard catchphrases like “work smarter, not harder,” and “don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” But the reality is, many of us struggle with time management. And we need more than catchphrases to solve this problem. Ever since the pandemic transformed the way we experience life and work, many workers feel that their sense of time has become distorted.

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How to overcome proximity bias in today’s remote workforce

Work Life

With the expansion of remote work to varying degrees in almost every industry, the world of work—along with employee expectations—has drastically shifted over the last few years. Employees now prize the flexibility and work-life balance remote work affords. These moves away from traditional work environments do have a downside: They put younger workers at a disadvantage for mentorship largely because of their lack of proximity.

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Managers are failing at this one critical aspect of hybrid and remote work. Here’s how to approach it

Work Life

Managers are faltering in this new landscape of hybrid/remote work, primarily when it comes to communication. According to a recent report by FlexOS, employees gave their managers a mediocre 7 out of 10 on effectively managing hybrid and remote teams. Worse, 30% are frustrated by unclear communication from their bosses. Another survey by Fishbowl found that just half of all professionals understand their company’s hybrid work plan, indicating very poor communication about this critical to

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The 3 most common unforced errors that CEOs make

Work Life

Leaders are set to face choppy waters in 2024. Some CEOs will sense opportunity in the chaos but unfortunately, many will not. Their failings will likely not be due to some factor outside their control. It will come from within. They will make unforced errors which are completely avoidable. I have counseled corporations and governments through numerous inflection points, including during the passage of NAFTA, the bursting of the dot-com bubble, the post-9/11 environment, the 2008 global financia

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40+ Interview Questions That Are Actually Fun To Answer

Work Life

Job interviews are exciting and anxiety-inducing at the very same time: Landing one means you’ve made it past the initial application stage, but it also means preparing for those all-too-familiar interview questions about your strengths, your weaknesses—yeah, you know the drill. Related: 7 Ways To Talk About Your Athletic Experience On A Job Interview But what if the hiring manager surprises you with an unexpectedly interesting question—a fun interview question that ene