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How to make a city great

September 14, 2013

By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. That could mean great things for economic growth — if the cities handle their expansion wisely. Here is an introduction to resources provided by McKinsey & Company that…

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Adam Grant on “Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture”

August 20, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Adam Grant for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, Grant explains how and why, by encouraging employees to both seek and provide help, rewarding givers, and…

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Boris Groysberg: An interview by Bob Morris

August 6, 2013

Boris Groysberg is a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School. Currently, he teaches courses on talent management and leadership in the school’s MBA and Executive Education programs. He has won numerous awards…

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The do-or-die questions boards should ask about technology

June 14, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Paul Willmott explains why Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers.…

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Motivating people: Getting beyond money

June 4, 2013

The workplace environment may change but human nature doesn’t. Here is a brief excerpt from an article that appeared a few years ago in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, but one whose key insights remain even more…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 5/20/13)

May 27, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas John Butman What You’re Really Meant to Do: A…

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Leaders everywhere: A conversation with Gary Hamel

May 23, 2013

The management writer and academic explains why he believes companies that empower and train people at all levels to lead can create competitive advantage. The latest M-Prize challenge, cosponsored by Gary Hamel’s Management Innovation eXchange (MIX), Harvard Business Review, and…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 5/13/13)

May 19, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Lean Practitioner’s Handbook Mark Eaton HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing HBR Editors and various contributors Weaving the Web:…

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Charting technology’s new directions: A conversation with MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson

May 17, 2013

Erik Brynjolfsson is a leading expert on the new relationship between man and machine and the challenges that emerge when innovation is decoupled from growth in jobs and incomes. He discusses that relationship during this conversation with McKinsey Publishing’s Rik…

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Several expert perspectives on data analytics

May 15, 2013

I know of no other business subject that receives more attention now than data analytics does. (Innovation may be a close second.) McKinsey & Company has produced several videos featuring the firm’s experts on several different dimensions of data analytics.…

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