Watching Your 1’s and 0’s

The recent announcement by Marriott that the Starwood reservation system appears to have been compromised for about 4 years serves as a useful reminder that, as unexciting as it may seem, you need to get your people to take cybersecurity and data protection seriously. Whether it’s doing online security training, installing updates, or following the […]

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Collecting Lessons

The Designing Leaders team has some exciting development programs we are taking on the road to Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, and Singapore in the next couple weeks. We are going to step back from the blog for a moment while we do those sessions, learn some things from the participants and the discussions we have […]

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The Business Value of CSR

Retaining employees

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a pretty common element among medium and large companies, especially those who have, or who aspire to have, a global presence. A 2017 KPMG study found that, in every industry they examined, at least 60% of companies surveyed included CSR information in the corporate reports. Why? A view expressed […]

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Kick It Off Right

Sometime in January or February, you may be planning to have your kickoff meeting for the new year. If you’re part of a big MNC you may have leaders visiting from outside the country, and if you’re smaller it may just be a team where everyone knows everyone. Whatever your situation, a kickoff session can […]

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What’s In a Number?

Online learning

People often say “age is just a number,” but these days, some of those numbers are getting farther and farther apart. For years now we have had 4 generations active in the workforce. The World War II generation has largely retired, but you will still see some of the youngest ones working. The Baby Boomers […]

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