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The social side of strategy

March 28, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article, co-authored by Arne Gast and Michele Zanini and featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and…

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The people problem in talent management

March 26, 2017

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Matthew Guthridge, Asmus B. Komm, and Emily Lawson. Granted, this article appeared several years ago but what it…

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The people power of transformations

March 12, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Dana Maor , Angelika Reich, and Lara Yocarini for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss a new survey whose results such suggests that, for their transformations…

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Risk: Seeing around the corners

March 5, 2017

Risk-assessment processes typically expose only the most direct threats facing a company and neglect indirect ones that can have an equal or greater impact. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Eric Lamar and Martin Pergler for…

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Innovative management: A conversation with Gary Hamel

February 26, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding interview of Gary Hamel featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and conducted by Joanna Barsh. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and…

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The case for digital reinvention

February 22, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin, Laura LaBerge, and Anette Mellbye for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why digital technology, despite its seeming ubiquity, has only begun…

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Using rivalry to spur innovation

February 14, 2017

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Bernard T. Ferrari and Jessica Goethals for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (2010). They explain how productive rivalry stimulated artistic innovation during the Renaissance, and according…

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Seven steps to better brainstorming

February 12, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Kevin P. Coyne and Shawn T. Coyne for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (2011). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Straight talk about big data

February 11, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Nicolaus Henke, Ari Libarikian, and Bill Wiseman 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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Finding hidden leaders

February 10, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Kevin Lane, Alexia Larmaraud, and Emily Yueh for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why organizations should learn to hunt, fish, and trawl for…

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