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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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Have You Trained Your Replacement?

Persuasive Powerhouse

He has been a tank platoon leader, a McKinsey consultant, a senior executive, and now runs thoughtLEADERS – a leadership development and training firm. Make it a New Year’s Resolution to identify and groom your replacement. Your team will thank you for doing so after you leave.

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The First Wave of Corporate AI Is Doomed to Fail

Harvard Business Review

A few years later they were caught napping when online upstarts disrupted industries such as music, travel, news, and video, while transforming scores of others. Related Video. Once the dot-com bust happened, these companies shut down or significantly downscaled their online efforts. Could Liberate 50% of Managers' Time.

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Morning Advantage: Putting an End to Corruption

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, the U.N. Wealth Distribution in America in One Mind-Blowing Video (Politizane). The First Org Chart (McKinsey Quarterly). estimates, some $1.5 trillion in bribes wiped out more than 5% of global GDP. BONUS BITS: Worth a Thousand Words for Sure.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Circular Economy?

Harvard Business Review

So in 2010, I started this foundation and coined the "circular economy" term to help frame the concept. So we went to McKinsey in 2010 to ask them to help us and write a report , focused on the European Union, that answered three questions. A circular economy explainer video: When we launched we focused in three areas.

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

While 44% of EU residents shopped online in 2014, a paltry 15% bought from another member state; barely up by six and a half percentage points since 2010, according to the European Commission’s (EC) “Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2015.” ’s digital state, its total economic gain could be to the tune of Eur 100 billion.

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