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What every executive needs to know about design

January 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Prashant Agarwal, Mahin Samadani, and Hugo Sarrazin for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why meeting ever-increasing consumer expectations requires senior executives to place…

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How Your State of Mind Affects Your Performance

January 5, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Alexander Caillet, Jeremy Hirshberg, and Stefano Petti that readers selected as the most popular that appeared in the McKinsey Quarterly during the Fourth Quarter of 2014, published by McKinsey &…

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The strength of “weak signals”

December 18, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Martin Harrysson, Estelle Métayer, and Hugo Sarrazin for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, snippets of information, often hidden in social-media streams, offer companies a…

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Three ways companies can make co-creation pay off

December 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Jacques Bughin, McKinsey Quarterly, McKinsey & Company. He suggests three ways companies can make co-creation pay off. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the…

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Is there a payoff from top-team diversity?

December 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Thomas Barta, Markus Kleiner, and Tilo Neumann for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They acknowledge that, between 2008 and 2010, companies with more diverse top teams were…

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Building a world-class team

December 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from another classic article written by David Kirk 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…

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The Case for Female Executives

December 6, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Philippa Waller that is featured by LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * There’s no doubt about it – it really…

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Three steps to building a better top team

December 6, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michiel Kruyt, Judy Malan, and Rachel Tuffield 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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From bottom to top: Turning around the top team

November 28, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Pieter Nota by Udo Kopka and Michiel Kruyt for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It serves as a case study of change at Philips, one that illustrates the…

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A CEO’s guide to reenergizing the senior team

November 26, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Derek Dean for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In today’s tough and fast-changing environment, CEOs must help their top leaders to work through fear and denial and to…

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