Month: January 2011
Here is another outstanding interview in the McKinsey Conversations with Global Leaders series. To watch the conversation in a video interactive, or download a PDF of the transcript, please click here. * * * Unilever’s chief executive reflects on lessons…
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Here’s Terry Bacon’s response: 1. The value of versatility. “Throughout her life, Angelou has explored many facets of herself and has been able to integrate her perspectives to form a truly unique view of life and human experience. The lesson…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Gregory B. Maffei, president and…
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The most valuable business insights never become out-of-date. They retain their relevance from one generation to the next. For example, consider this brief excerpt from an article written by Daniel Goleman for Harvard Business Review (June 1996) in which he…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nicholas G. Carr for strategy+business magazine (Summer, 2007, Issue 47). To read the complete article and check out other online resources, please click here. * * * The open source model…
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Here is a blog post by Amy Harcourt, founder and CEO of Definitive Marketing. As she explains, “It’s been an amazing career path because I love helping people make a difference. If my ideas on pricing strategy help you make more…
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Unwritten Rules: What Women Need to Know About Leading in Today’s Organizations Lynn Harris BookSurge Publishing (2010) The question “Where are all the women?” is not being asked by anyone familiar with enrollment statistics for colleges, universities, and graduate schools…
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The Washington Post‘s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a…
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Here are the first four of eleven Big Ideas selected by the editors of Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. 1. Rethinking Retail Online retailers have always competed by offering convenience and low prices, but they’ve…
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Have you tested your strategy lately?
Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly online (January 2011). To Read the complete article, please click here. Source: Strategy Practice Ten timeless tests can help you…
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