Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Indeed, a 2008 issue of the McKinsey Quarterly noted that women tend to make deeper emotional connections with colleagues and business partners. It’s time for all leaders and their organizations to realize that we are moving into an age where meeting people’s social needs for connectedness will be the key to success.

Self-aware 72

Self-aware Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 72

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2014

Both cite a McKinsey survey which, ironically, found that “Organizations’ efforts to go digital. If you read the business press, you could easily assume that proficiency in social media or online data analytics now determine business success. are picking up steam.” This is a caricature, but not by much.

Media 11

Media ROI McKinsey Survey 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

The next most-represented originating organizations--the San Francisco Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Americorps, the White House Fellow program, McKinsey and Company, and the United States Department of Education--each appeared in the work history of a founder of two (or about 4%) of these organizations.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Education McKinsey Sample 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

France introduced quotas in January 2011, and in one year, the number of women on boards took a grand jeté of 10 percentage points to 22%. Meanwhile, according to a recent article in The Financial Times , where a minimum threshold was adopted, there has been a marked improvement in gender balance. since 2010.

Diversity 15

Diversity McKinsey Incentives Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. New research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute makes it clear that Africa faces real economic headwinds including declining investment and savings, and rising government indebtedness.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 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.

Minto 14

Minto How To McKinsey Software 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Brimming with confidence after their recent success in China's biggest cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, both foreign and local marketers have expanded into many smaller cities across the country. A successful pioneer, the company has invested heavily in understanding consumers' needs and developing products for them.

Marketing 13

Marketing Franchising Retail Budgeting 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

A McKinsey study released in May 2011 stated that, by using Big Data to the fullest, retailers stood to increase their operating margins by up to 60% — this, in an industry where net profit margins are often less than 2%. Retail has entered the era of Big Data.

Retail 15

Retail Brand Marketing Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 1, 2014

Rahul and Noelle both made the transition into public service through Fuse Corps—a social sector start-up launched in 2011 with the support of companies like McKinsey, GE, and Starbucks to provide a pathway for talented professionals who wish to contribute to the public sector but don’t know where to begin. Just think about the U.S.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Politics Policies Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

That's a concern for many companies, as a recent McKinsey survey highlights. In 2010, 20% of China's urban consumers spent more money than they did the previous year because they were first-time buyers; that figure dropped to just 5% in 2011, according to our survey.

Productivity 15

Productivity Products McKinsey Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

population growth between 2011 and 2050. Successful customized training sessions that are embedded and sustained over time involve cohort-based experiences, immersion opportunities, coaching, book clubs, and small study groups that convene for at least a quarter or, at best, a year or longer.

Management 8

Management Diversity Self-aware Long-term 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

They explored data across 28 different industries in 17 countries over a period spanning 1970 to 2011, during which 71 economic recoveries occurred. Most of those with successful deployments revealed that their leaders understood the TCO for automation projects very well.

TCO 73

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 73

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

Given these challenges, it’s surprising to see younger firms trying to grow by tapping the same R&D resources that fueled their initial successes. To be sure, a number of highly successful American companies have managed to pivot to new directions while keeping their R&D close to home.

Globalization 8

Globalization Engineering Technology Innovation 8