The McKinsey Quarterly

Measuring the full impact of digital capital

September 15, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Jacques Bughin and James Manyika and featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they explain why, although largely uncounted, intangible digital assets may hold an…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/9/13)

September 15, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you:   BOOK REVIEWS Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play Marc Ostrofsky The Necessity…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/19/13)

August 25, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Business of Belief: How the World’s Best Marketers, Designers, Salespeople, Coaches, Fundraisers, Educators, Entrepreneurs and Other Leaders Get Us to…

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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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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 7/1/13)

July 7, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Worthless, Impossible, and Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value Daniel Isenberg Craving: Why We Can’t Seem to…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/10/13)

June 16, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Stiletto Network: Inside the Women’s Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business Pamela Ryckman Leadership Sustainability: Seven Disciplines…

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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 5/13/13)

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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