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Global forces: An introduction

First Friday Book Synopsis

Patrick Viguerie for The McKinsey Quarterly (June 2010). To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and watch a video during which McKinsey director Bisson explains why trends matter, the value of tracking global forces, and how [.]

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Scott D. Anthony: An interview by Bob Morris

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Anthony is the managing partner of Innosight, a global strategic innovation consulting and investment firm. Based in the firm’s Singapore offices since 2010, he has led Innosight’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region as well as its venture capital activities (Innosight Ventures).

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The Essential CIO: Insights from IBM’s Global Chief Information Officer Study (2011)

First Friday Book Synopsis

How are technology leaders helping their organizations adapt to the accelerating change and complexity that mark today’s competitive and economic landscape? To find out, IBM interviewed 3,018 CIOs, spanning 71 countries and 18 industries. Public and private sector CIOs described both the challenges and opportunities from increasing complexity.

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Five myths about how to create jobs

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In the article that follows (first published in February, 2010), James Manyika and Byron Auguste identify and then invalidate five myths about how to create jobs that continue to remain remarkably [.].

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The Watchman’s Rattle: A book review by Bob Morris

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Costa Vanguard Press (2010) How and why we must accept “the title of realists-in-search of-a-solution, not doomsayers….” The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction Rebecca D.

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Random information for June (Rebuild Your Life Month)

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Over 100 trillion emails were sent in 2010. • Time to start rebuilding your life. Interesting Facts: • In 1989, there were 1.8 million email accounts. Today, there are more than 3 billion. One in 10 cars on [.].

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The Thought Leader Interview: Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

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Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. Here is an excerpt from an interview of Manfred F.R.

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