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How “social intelligence” can guide decisions

November 15, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Martin Harrysson, Estelle Metayer, and Hugo Sarrazin, in which they explain why, by offering decision makers rich real-time data, social…

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Designing products for value

November 7, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Ananth Narayanan, Asutosh Padhi, and Jim Williams, in which they explain how leading companies combine insights about customers, competitors, and…

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Winning the $30 trillion decathlon: How to succeed in emerging markets

October 25, 2012

Here is an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Yuval Atsmon, Peter Child, Richard Dobbs, and Laxman Narasimhan, in which they explazin how and why annual consumption in emerging markets will rise to…

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How to Make Your Big Idea Really Happen

October 19, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Hagel III and John Seely Brown  for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here.…

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Organizational health: The ultimate competitive advantage

October 1, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Scott Keller and Colin Price explain why organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time to sustain high performance, To read the…

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Organizational health: The ultimate competitive advantage

September 26, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Scott Keller and Colin Price explain why organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time to sustain…

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How to encourage your people to take the long view

September 25, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Toby Gibbs, Suzanne Heywood, and Matthew Pettigrew explain how and why employees and managers should be measured as much on their…

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Passion & Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2012

Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest of Young Business Leaders John Coleman, Daniel Gulati, and W. Oliver Segovia Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world. Indeed,…

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Leading in the 21st century: Another Outstanding McKinsey Situation Analysis

August 20, 2012

Here is an article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and written by Dominic Barton, Andrew Grant, and Michelle Horn, in which six global leaders confront the personal and professional challenges of a new era of uncertainty. To read the complete article, check…

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The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies

July 29, 2012

Here is the executive summary of a recent report featured online by The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI),  the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. MGI was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy.…

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