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The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business Duff McDonald Simon & Schuster (2013) A remarkably circumspect examination of “the best finishing school in business” After briefly but sufficiently reviewing the historical background to the…
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What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms Charles D. Ellis John S. Wiley & Sons (2013) What sets the world’s greatest professional service firms apart from all the others Although Charles Ellis’ focus is…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by ‘Tunde Olanrewaju and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they discuss the potential impact of digital technology varies widely by industry, but most…
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I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Trust Inc: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Editor Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Michael Birshan, Marja Engel, and Olivier Sibony for the McKinsey Quarterly published by McKinsey & Company. As they explain, these tested ideas can help organizations overcome inertia and implement their…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Chris Bradley, Angus Dawson, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they discuss a systematic scan of the economic-profit performance of nearly 3,000 global companies…
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I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett The Multiplier Effect: Tapping…
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Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Richard Dobbs, Jaana Remes, Sven Smit, James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, and Yaw Agyenim-Boateng, featured online by McKinsey & Company. Emerging markets are changing where and how the world does business. For…
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Mastering the building blocks of strategy
Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Chris Bradley, Angus Dawson, and Antoine Montard for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain how to increase the likelihood of developing effective strategies through…
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