Commentaries

The Flywheel Effect

November 4, 2021

Jim Collins introduced his concept of “The Flywheel Effect” in his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001). No matter how dramatic the end result, good-to-great transformations never happen in one fell swoop. In…

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When to redeploy, upskill, or reskill

November 3, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Matt Fenton,  Emily Field, and Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email…

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What Is It About Peter Thiel?

November 2, 2021

The billionaire Peter Thiel is a venture capitalist who has countless fans and followers. What are they looking for? Here is a brief excerpt from an article about him by Anna Wiener for The New Yorker. To read the complete…

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Your Most Passionate Employees May Not Be Your Top Performers

November 1, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Winnie Jiang for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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The “how” in creating inclusive workplaces

October 28, 2021

Here is a brief article written by Laura London, Drew Goldstein, and Diana Ellsworth for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, creating an inclusive and diverse workplace takes more than just the will to make…

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Personal experience of inclusion: Critical to winning the war for talent

October 27, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Drew Goldstein, David Mendelsohn, and Julia Sperling-Magro for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Seven practices can improve personal experiences of inclusion and help diverse teams thrive.To read the…

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Five technology building blocks to power customer-centric, data-driven growth

October 25, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jason Cherok, Sean Flavin, Richard Li, and Valerie Skinner for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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The Problem with “Greedy Work”

October 23, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gretchen Gavett for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please…

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Which business books to read?

October 22, 2021

Author Talks features insightful conversations with authors on crucial management topics including leading through a crisis, unleashing innovation, achieving work-life balance, fine-tuning communication skills, coping with organizational culture shifts, and more. For this month’s best-selling business books prepared exclusively for McKinsey…

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Who was Clarence Birdseye and why is he significant?

October 21, 2021

When food is frozen slowly, at temperatures near the freezing point, ice crystals form within the animal or vegetable cells; when the food thaws, cellular fluid leaks from the damaged tissue, giving the food a mushy or dry consistency. Rapid…

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