First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb for The McKinsey Quarterly (January 2011). Source: Organization Practice [.]

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Information McKinsey Creativity Article 93

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

January 19th, 2011 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Today’s guest post is from Mike Figliuolo at The thoughtLEADERS Blog. He has been a tank platoon leader, a McKinsey consultant, a senior executive, and now runs thoughtLEADERS – a leadership development and training firm. Mary Jo Asmus : January 19, 2011 at 9:20 pm Gina, thanks.

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Training Blog Greenleaf Maslow 257

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

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Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

After Barbara Minto joined McKinsey as the firm's first ever female consultant, she found that many management consultants had trouble communicating information effectively. She developed the Minto Pyramid Principle to help colleagues structure their writing, and after gaining support within McKinsey, took the framework to other firms.

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