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How The Home Depot Uses Nudges To Scale World-Class Leadership Development (May, 2023) 

Michael Cabe, Senior Manager of Learning Strategy, describes how action learning combined with automated email nudges help the company deliver leadership development that gets results.

Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age (February, 2022)

A study of 1,500 executives in more than 90 countries confirmed that adaptability, creativity, curiosity, and comfort with ambiguity are critical traits for success in today’s organizations.  Read this thought-provoking article to learn more about how to develop those skills.

Don’t leave points on the table: An interview with Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill (2022)

McKinsey sits down with Hill, an executive vice president at the aerospace giant, to discuss the new and emerging challenges of leadership and technology, as well as the importance of work–life balance. If you don’t strive to figure out just what you’re capable of, you’ll never reach your potential,” says Stephanie Hill.