Commentaries

Bill George on developing high-impact leaders

March 15, 2025

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Bill George by Rick Tetzeli for the McKinsey & Company’s Blog . * * * Former Medtronic CEO Bill George guides emerging business leaders through the management transition of a lifetime.…

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Why Great Ideas Die on Managers’ Desks — and How to Save Them

March 15, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Vijaya Venkataramani and Kathryn M. Bartol for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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A Sense of Where You Are: What makes a truly great basketball player?

March 14, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by John McPhee for The New Yorker (January 25, 1965). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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How Is Your Team Spending the Time Saved by Gen AI?

March 13, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article based on various souyfrces for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Michał Bednarski   …

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Break Down Silos for Visibility Into Enterprise Risk

March 12, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Richard Chambers for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  A. Richard…

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A New Machine Learning Approach Answers What-If Questions

March 11, 2025

Causal ML enables managers to explore different options to improve decision-making. The Research The authors worked with companies in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, finance, travel, and media to develop and implement causal ML models for a variety of business functions. The companies…

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Five Traits of Leaders Who Excel at Decision-Making

March 10, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Tuckett for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:    Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR…

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Luka Dončić, Jimmy Butler and the culture question: What so many leaders underestimate

March 8, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rustin Dodd for The Athletic. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Keith Birmingham / MediaNews…

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How Leaders Champion Culture: Six Essential Lessons

March 7, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Donald Sull and Charles Sull for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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Strategy to beat the odds

March 6, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (February 13, 2018). To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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