First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Once again and to its great credit, The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey and Company, has created online access the Top Ten articles for third quarter (2011) as selected by its readers. In case you missed them, you can now check them out and join the conversation. Here are brief descriptions [.].

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McKinsey Article Company Planning 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 1, 2011

In case you missed them, these articles have been most popular with the McKinsey Quarterly‘s readers in the first quarter of this year. STRATEGY Have you tested your strategy lately? Ten timeless tests can help you kick the tires on your strategy, and kick up the level of strategic dialogue throughout your company. Click [.].

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McKinsey Article Strategy Company 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 3, 2012

For more than half a century, The McKinsey Quarterly has shaped and informed the top management agenda. According to the Quarterly‘s readers, these are the five best articles published in 2011.

McKinsey 85

McKinsey Article Commitment Globalization 85

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. Involve More People. The Transpersonal Touchstone Explored.

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McKinsey Emotional Intelligence Crisis Self-aware 298

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 1, 2011

In case you missed them, see which articles have been most popular with The McKinsey Quarterly‘s readers in the second quarter of this year. To learn which articles ranked #6-10 and read any/all of the ten articles, please click here. * * * 1. Here are the first five.

McKinsey 75

McKinsey Creativity Article Strategy 75

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this context, I read a fantastic article by McKinsey titled “ Future proof: Solving the ‘adaptability paradox’ for the long term ” with great interest (HT to Helen Bevan for sharing it). I encourage you to read the full article for insights that definitely need more attention in organizations today.

Short-term 172

Short-term Tactics McKinsey Long-term 172

CEO Insider

JUNE 6, 2023

A recent McKinsey article titled “Actions the Best CEO’s are taking in 2023,” showed a renewed focus by CEO’s on performance, citing clear intent to automate work and reduce administrative burden in the hopes of making work easier to do.

Productivity 83

Productivity Products McKinsey Magazine 83

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 24, 2011

Here is an excerpt from article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly online (January 2011).

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McKinsey Survey Strategy Globalization 89

Great Results Team Building

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Way back in January 2014, in an issue of McKinsey Quarterly , a group of researchers attempted to answer this question: “Why do so many leadership development programs fail?” And the McKinsey article has been validated by other research… . Here is a short synopsis of those four reasons they identified: 1.

Leadership Development 147

Leadership Development Development Leadership McKinsey 147

CEO Insider

APRIL 23, 2021

From 2015 to 2020, the proportion of women in senior VP positions grew from 23% to 28%, according to McKinsey (Women in The Workplace 2020). License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article SHE IS SO ESSENTIAL are those of the author Megan Meany alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine. But … facts … […].

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McKinsey Licensing Magazine Article 98

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this context, I read a fantastic article by McKinsey titled “ Future proof: Solving the ‘adaptability paradox’ for the long term ” with great interest (HT to Helen Bevan for sharing it). I encourage you to read the full article for insights that definitely need more attention in organizations today.

Short-term 91

Short-term Tactics McKinsey Long-term 91

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 10, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from another outstanding article from The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which co-authors Scott Keller and Colin Price explain why organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time to sustain high performance, To read the complete article, check out other resources, register (..)

Competitive Advantage 80

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Hamel Price 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 4, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Roland Deiser and Sylvain Newton for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why organizational social-media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage.

Media 117

Media Competitive Advantage Skills McKinsey 117

Women on Business

JULY 18, 2012

A study from McKinsey & Co reveals some possible reasons why the careers of most business women stall at middle management. Vikram Malhotra, McKinsey’s chairman of the Americas, says, ‘Middle-management women get promoted on performance, while middle-management men get promoted on potential.’

Middle Management 184

Middle Management McKinsey Management Committee 184

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 2, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Joanna Barsh and Lareina Yee for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register to receive email alerts, please click here.

McKinsey 70

McKinsey Company Blog Article 70

Leading Blog

MAY 31, 2018

via @McKinsey. Breaking the Illusion of Progress by Scott Mabry @soul2work You’ll progress more by trying 1 or 2 of the 10 recommendations from that Supercharged Leader post even if you don’t read another article the rest of the month. Why Everyone Won't Finish With You by @shawnlovejoy. Global Leadership Forecast 2018 via @DDIworld.

Emotional Intelligence 162

Emotional Intelligence McKinsey Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 162

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 19, 2012

Here is an excerpt from still another outstanding article, written by Oliver Alexy and Markus Reitzig, featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly (January 2012), and published by McKinsey & Company.

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McKinsey Innovation Management Article 114

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article featured in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Susan Lund, James Manyika, and Sree Ramaswamy [.].

Ramaswamy 99

Ramaswamy McKinsey Skills Article 99

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 30, 2023

A global survey of nurses undertaken by the consultancy firm McKinsey in the summer of 2022 highlighted the perilous state of the sector. Read the original article. Seldom has the state of the NHS workforce been more in the public consciousness.

Participative 115

Participative McKinsey Engineering Survey 115

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Alan Mulally by Rik Kirkland for the Insights & Publications practice at McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, and register to receive email updates and direct access to free resources, please click here.

BPR 75

BPR McKinsey Review Blog 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 17, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Granted, this article appeared several years ago but what it reveals and explains is, if anything, even more relevant — and more valuable – now [.]. Komm, and Emily Lawson.

Talent Management 97

Talent Management McKinsey Management Article 97

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from Hervé de Barbeyrac and Ruben Verhoeven’s interview of Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, CEO of Solvay, for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about McKinsey […].

Globalization 75

Globalization CEO McKinsey Agility 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Olivier Leclerc and Mihnea Moldoveanu explain how and why tricky problems must be shaped before they can be solved. To re3ad [.].

McKinsey 80

McKinsey Innovation Blog Company 80

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 9, 2020

That’s the question headlining a recent article in Harvard Business Review. ” A study co-authored by Disney Institute and McKinsey & Company reports that “companies offering an exceptional customer experience can exceed their peers’ gross margin by more than 26 percent.

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McKinsey Human Resources Insurance Cost 124

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 19, 2013

Here is an exerpt from article rated by readers as one of the most popular ever in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and co-authored by Mehrdad Baghai, Sven Smit, and S. Sven Smit The Granularity of Growth The McKinsey Quarterly' Patrick Viguerie.

McKinsey 89

McKinsey Blog Company Marketing 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Richard Dobbs, Jaana Remes, Sven Smit, James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, and Yaw Agyenim-Boateng, featured online by McKinsey & Company. Emerging markets are changing where and how the world does business.

Globalization 75

Globalization McKinsey CEO Blog 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 16, 2011

Here is an article co-authored by Marla M. Capozzi, Renée Dye, and Amy Howe and featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly (April 20110), the business journal of McKinsey & Company.

McKinsey 113

McKinsey Creativity Team Article 113

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 19, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Paul Willmott explains why Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers. Although many (most?)

Technology 75

Technology McKinsey Industry Strategy 75

Women on Business

JULY 13, 2012

A McKinsey & Company study, for example, found that the increase in women’s overall share of labor in the United States—women went from holding 37 percent of all jobs to 47 percent over the past 40 years—has accounted for about a quarter of current GDP.”

Diversity 216

Diversity GDP Human Capital McKinsey 216

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Derek Thompson for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email […]. To read the complete article, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email […].

McKinsey 80

McKinsey Company Agility Globalization 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by ‘Tunde Olanrewaju and Paul Willmott for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company.

McKinsey 75

McKinsey Industry Technology Blog 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 9, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article that appeared a few years ago in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, but one whose key insights remain even more relevant today. The workplace environment may change but human nature doesn’t.

Motivation 75

Motivation McKinsey Short-term Long-term 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 27, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cynthia A. It is featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out the wealth [.].

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McKinsey Article Company Execution 85

QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Views from a McKinsey article titled “ Why leadership-development programs fail ” concur with the reasons stated above. According to this McKinsey article, Focusing on context inevitably means equipping leaders with a small number of competencies (two to three) that will make a significant difference to performance.

Training 172

Training Development McKinsey Long-term 172

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 29, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by John Browne and Robin Nuttall for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why traditional [.]. Obviously, companies must incorporate interaction with stakeholders into decision making at every level of the organization.

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McKinsey Article Company Organization 80

Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

The McKinsey Podcast Great for business and management insights from leading experts at McKinsey McKinsey’s podcast features conversations with experts from the consulting-management firm on leadership, change management, operations and more.

Emotional Intelligence 52

Emotional Intelligence Blanchard Leadership McKinsey 52

Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 2, 2023

McKinsey & Company reported that in 2020 the global market for EDI-related efforts was estimated at $7.5bn, yet at the current rate, it will take another 151 years to close the global economic gender gap. Confirm your registration Login below to confirm your details and access this article.

Metrics 52

Metrics KPI Diversity Long-term 52