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Leadership lessons

Lead on Purpose

Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Thanks a million!

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Women on Boards: America Is Falling Behind

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 McKinsey study finds that across all industry sectors, companies with the most women on their boards of directors significantly and consistently outperform those with no female representation: by 41 percent in terms of return on equity and by 56 percent in terms of operating results. As of 2010, women held just 15.7

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

No wonder that a 2008 McKinsey survey found that only 20% of senior executives believe that their corporate philanthropy is effective in achieving social goals. The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. Fostering innovation.

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

According to estimates by McKinsey , if France (for example) were to shift into a higher gear and equal the UK’s digital state, its hypothetical economic gain could be about €100 billion. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. Innovation Hubs Will Fragment. billion as compared to $4.4

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

Fifteen European countries have been losing momentum since 2008 in terms of their state of digital evolution – this is what we mean by a digital recession – with the Netherlands coming in dead last in our momentum rankings. and China take the lead in tech innovation. Investing in innovation capacity.

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