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Friederike Fabritius on The Leading Brain: An interview by Bob Morris

June 7, 2017

Friederike Fabritius is a neuropsychologist and a leading expert in the field of Neuroleadership. After starting at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and then continuing as a management consultant at McKinsey, Friederike now applies her unique expertise in…

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Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion

June 5, 2017

  Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Eric Maskin and Eyal Winter 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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Getting organizational redesign right

May 29, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Steven Aronowitz, Aaron De Smet, and Deirdre McGinty for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They examine how and why companies will better integrate their people, processes, and…

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The Lords of Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

May 26, 2017

The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World Walter Kiechel III Harvard Business Press (2010) A unique aristocracy of iconoclasts Kiechel suggests that understanding what he calls the “strategy revolution” requires getting beyond three common…

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Thinkers50 Management: A book review by Morris

May 23, 2017

Thinkers50 Management: Cutting-Edge Thinking to Engage and Motivate Your Employees for Success Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove McGraw-Hill Education (2014) Which concepts are the central focus of today’s cutting age thinking about management? This is one of the volumes in…

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What’s new with the Internet of Things?

May 18, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Mark Patel, Jason Shangkuan, and Christopher Thomas 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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The six types of successful acquisitions

May 18, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by March Goedhart, Tim Koller, and David Wessels 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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Design for value and growth in a new world

May 17, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Ankur Agrawal, Mark Dziersk, Dave Subburaj, and Kieran West for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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The dark side of transparency

April 25, 2017

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Julian Birkinshaw and Dan Cable for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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What makes a CEO “exceptional”?

April 23, 2017

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, 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…

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