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Leading a corporate transformation

January 30, 2017

There are valuable lessons to be learned about leading a corporate transformation from an executive who has done so three times in the past dozen years. Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Davor Tomašković for the McKinsey…

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Risk: Seeing around the corners

January 23, 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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Innovation lessons from Pixar: An interview with Oscar-winning director Brad Bird

January 20, 2017

What does stimulating the creativity of animators have in common with developing new product ideas or technology breakthroughs? A lot. Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Hayagreeva Rao, Robert Sutton, and Allen P. Webb for the…

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Top 10 from the McKinsey Quarterly: 2016

January 7, 2017

The year’s most popular articles from McKinsey Quarterly in 2016 have just been selected. Here are the first three: 1. Ahead of the curve: The future of performance management What happens after companies jettison traditional year-end evaluations?   2. Getting beyond…

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Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood on How to Get a Reorganization Right: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 4, 2017

Stephen Heidari-Robinson was a leader in McKinsey & Company’s organization practice, heading the firm’s work on energy-sector reorganizations and on the practicalities of implementing reorganizations across all sectors. Stephen was UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s energy and environment adviser. He…

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Marketing’s Holy Grail: Digital personalization at scale

December 20, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Brian Gregg, Hussein Kalaoui, Joel Maynes, and Gustavo Schuler for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood on How to Get a Reorganization Right: Part 1 of a n interview by Bob Morris

December 18, 2016

Stephen Heidari-Robinson was a leader in McKinsey & Company’s organization practice, heading the firm’s work on energy-sector reorganizations and on the practicalities of implementing reorganizations across all sectors. Stephen was UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s energy and environment adviser. He…

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Straight talk about big data

December 17, 2016

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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An incumbent’s guide to digital disruption

December 16, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley and Clayton O’Toole for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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How to set aspirational targets for an organizational transformation

December 15, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Pooya Nikooyeh and Jared Sclove for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…

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