Commentaries

Risk, resilience, and rebalancing in global value chains

August 24, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan Lund, James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, Edward Barriball, Mekala Krishnan, Knut Alicke, Michael Birshan, Katy George, Sven Smit, Daniel Swan, and Kyle Hutzler for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey &…

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The purpose of business

August 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article featured in 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 alerts, please click here.…

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Derisking AI by design: How to build risk management into AI development

August 22, 2020

The compliance and reputational risks of artificial intelligence pose a challenge to traditional risk-management functions. Derisking by design can help. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Juan Aristi Baquero, Roger Burkhardt, Arvind Govindarajan, and Thomas Wallace for…

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The under-appreciated, immense potential power of metacognition

August 21, 2020

J. H. Flavell was probably the first to use the term metacognition when suggesting that it “refers to one’s knowledge concerning one’s own cognitive processes or anything related to them (e.g., the learning-relevant properties of information or data). For example,…

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Doing vs. being: Practical lessons on building an agile culture

August 21, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nikola Jurisic, Michael Lurie, Philippine Risch, and Olli Salo for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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Operations-driven sustainability

August 20, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Curt Mueller, Steve Seber, Jeff Shulman, and Kimberly Stover 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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What’s Your Leadership Origin Story?

August 20, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alyson Meister, Wei Zheng, and Brianna Barker Caza for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…

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Why is Annette Simmons so important?

August 19, 2020

For those who are not as yet familiar with Annette Simmons and her work, here is a brief introduction: “Annette Simmons is a vibrant keynote speaker, consultant and author of four books: The Story Factor named as one of The…

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9 Words and Phrases You’re Probably Using Incorrectly

August 18, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ross and Kathryn Petras 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…

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Delighting in the possible

August 17, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from another “classic” article written by Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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