Suzanne Heywood

Preparing your organization for growth

December 3, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by  Martin Dewhurst, Suzanne Heywood, and Kirk Rieckhoff for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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Putting organizational complexity in its place

January 26, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Julian Birkinshaw and Suzanne Heywood for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information,…

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Reorg: A book review by Bob Morris

November 15, 2016

Reorg: How to Get It Right Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood Harvard Business Review Press (November 2016) How to unlock latent value, especially in a rapidly changing competitive environment I recall reading somewhere that the TI-class supertanker ships must travel…

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How to attack what Jim O’Toole characterizes as “the ideology of comfort and the tyranny for custom”

October 27, 2016

In Reorg, Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood introduce and then thoroughly explain a five-step process by which to complete organizational transformation. I agree with them that, in order to get it right, those involved should have a solid business rationale…

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The past and future of global organizations

December 9, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Wouter Aghina, Aaron De Smet, and Suzanne Heywood for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They note that, after more than 50 years of trying, the search for an…

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McKinsey & Company: Leading in the 21st century

April 25, 2013

In the statement that follows, Dominic Barton, Global managing director, McKinsey & Company, introduces one of the most valuable issues of The McKinsey Quarterly published thus far. To read the issue and check out other resources, please click here. *…

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How to encourage your people to take the long view

September 25, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Toby Gibbs, Suzanne Heywood, and Matthew Pettigrew explain how and why employees and managers should be measured as much on their…

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The global company’s challenge

June 13, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another terrific article featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Martin Dewhurst, Jonathan Harris, and Suzanne Heywood explain why, as the economic spotlight shifts to developing markets, global…

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