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Winning the resource revolution

April 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers 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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Ed Catmull on “Building a sense of purpose at Pixar”

April 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration in which Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, recalls how a serious organizational rift led him to a new…

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Disruptive entrepreneurs: An interview with Eric Ries

April 15, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Eric Ries conducted by Michael Chui for McKinsey & Company. As Ries indicates, companies are all too aware of the disruptive power of technology. The author of The Lean Startup argues that…

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Lead at your best

April 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie 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 resource scarcity is driving the third Industrial Revolution

April 9, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The authors of the new book Resource Revolution argue that high resource prices are spurring innovations…

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Ten tips for leading companies out of crisis

April 7, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Doug Yakola 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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Change leader, change thyself

April 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Nate Boaz and Erica Ariel Fox for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they suggest that anyone who pulls the organization in new directions must look…

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(Still) learning from Toyota

March 10, 2014

In an article written for McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, Deryl Sturdevant (a retired Toyota executive) describes how to overcome common management challenges associated with applying lean, and reflects on the ways that Toyota continues to push the…

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Next frontiers for lean

March 9, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Ewan Duncan and Ron Ritter for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they note that lean-production techniques have been revolutionizing operations for 50 years. Advances in…

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The strength of “weak signals”

March 2, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored 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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