Commentaries

“Competitive Intelligence” Shouldn’t Just Be About Your Competitors

August 28, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article by Benjamin Gilad, one of the most popular ever published by Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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Bias Busters: Lifting your head from the sand

August 27, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Eileen Kelly Rinaudo 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 alerts,…

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Rules of engagement: Winning with the basics in digital telecommunications

August 26, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jens Backes, Duarte Begonha, and Ruben Schaubroeck 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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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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