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Experiential learning: What’s missing in most change programs

August 15, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Claus Benkert and Nick van Dam for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Their thesis is that successful transformations demand new capabilities. To build them, experiential learning leverages…

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Disrupting beliefs: A new approach to business-model innovation

August 13, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Marc de Jong and Menno van Dijk for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why, in a disruptive age, established business models are under…

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What “digital” really means

August 8, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Karel Dörner, and David Edelman for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They focus on the fact that everyone wants to go digital and suggest that the first…

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Changing change management

August 7, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Boris Ewenstein, Wesley Smith, and Ashvin Sologar for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They observe, “Research tells us that most change efforts fail. Yet change methodologies are…

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How to separate learning myths from reality

August 2, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Artin Atabaki, Stacey Dietsch, and Julia M. Sperling for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss misconceptions about the brain that are embedded in corporate training programs…

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Unbundling the corporation

August 1, 2015

Occasionally, I provide an excerpt from a classic article, in this instance one co-authored by John Hagel III and Marc Singer for the McKinsey Quarterly (in 2000), published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why the forces that…

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Big data versus big congestion: Using information to improve transport

July 30, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Carl-Stefan Neumann for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. He explains how and why digitization in infrastructure networks could improve forecasting, promote reliability, and increase efficiency. To read…

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How digital marketing operations can transform business

July 21, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by David Edelman and Jason Heller for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They have much of substantial value to say to business leaders who are struggling to keep…

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The McKinsey Top Ten: Second Quarter (2015)

July 2, 2015

Here are the articles that were most popular with mckinsey.com readers during the second quarter in 2015. To read all of the articles, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email…

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What it takes to build your Digital Quotient

June 30, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Tanguy Catlin conducted by McKinsey Digital and Marketing & Sales practices’ Barr Seitz for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources,…

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