Commentaries

Ten trends redefining enterprise IT infrastructure

December 19, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Arul Elumalai, Kara Sprague, Sid Tandon, and Lareina Yee for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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How to Be a More Patient Person

December 18, 2018

Here is an excerpt from an article by by Anna Goldfarb for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: James Clapham * * * Relax. It’s going to be…

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How digital reinventors are pulling away from the pack

December 17, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from a survey sponsored by McKinsey & Company and published the McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email…

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Is there a recipe for AI success?

December 14, 2018

Here s a brief excerpt from Deloitte’s State of AI in the Enterprise survey (2nd edition) that provides an invaluable update on latest developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). To read the complete article, check out other resources, sign-up…

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Perpetual evolution—the management approach required for digital transformation

December 13, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Oliver Bossert and Jürgen Laartz 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, and…

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Why so many leaders struggle with authenticity

December 12, 2018

In an article that appeared in the January/February 2015 issue of Harvard Business Review, Herminia Ibarra suggests that there are several reasons why so many leaders struggle with authenticity. Here are three. *     *     * “First, we make more-frequent…

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AI, automation, and the future of work: Ten things to solve for

December 12, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika and Kevin Sneader 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, and register…

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Shift Your Perspective at Work by Telling Yourself a Different Story

December 11, 2018

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * We all tell ourselves stories about work, and these stories…

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Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs

December 7, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, Carolyn Dewar, Thomas Meakin, and Kurt Strovink for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…

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Ed Catmull on how to take the creative efforts of groups much further

December 7, 2018

In the Foreword to Questions Are the Answer, Ed Catmull asks a few: What if “we valued the answers we arrive at mainly because of all the new and better questions they lead us to? Put another way, what if instead of seeing questions…

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