Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st century teams. Their new book is BULLETPROOF PROBLEM SOLVING: The One Skill That Changes Everything. New Skills Required. Would you share a little about the evolution of managerial skills and what skills are needed in the current era? Bulletproof Problem Solving.

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Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 81

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

With nervous, but mostly eager, anticipation I walked up to the C-suite floor to meet with a senior manager at Merrill Lynch. When I'd initially met him two years earlier, he'd seemed quite supportive of my career as a sell-side analyst. I hoped he would offer to sponsor me on my five-to-ten year quest. He may have been right.

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Disaggregation Long-term Career Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

What set of skills should companies invest in? Pilots are a critical pool of talent for an airline; there must be a sufficient supply with appropriate skills to operate the airline. This is the reason airlines invest in elongated career paths for pilots. But this is a segment where “good enough” suffices.

Airlines 8

Airlines Disaggregation Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Work is being disaggregated from jobs and reorganized into a variety of alternative arrangements, such as consulting projects, freelance assignments, and contract opportunities. Workers with specialized skills, deep expertise, or in-demand experience win in the gig economy. All of that is changing.

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Disaggregation Insurance Retail Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

A disaggregated laptop that is lighter and more versatile, since I can use the screen by itself as an e-reader and the keyboard with other devices. Boeing refers to its global "value webs," an approach that turns managers into systems integrators. I recently bought an iPad. After using it for a few days I bought a wireless keyboard.

Storytelling 15

Storytelling Disaggregation Supply Chain Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

When the students in the MBA course I teach on the gig economy ask me for the best thing they can do to prepare for their future careers, I tell them: “Stop looking for a job.” The best preparation I can offer students is to help them cultivate the mindset, skills, and toolkit to succeed in this new world of independent work.

Katz 8

Katz Disaggregation McKinsey Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Work is being disaggregated into tasks that can be dispersed inside and outside of the organization — the “uberization” of work. IBM has been building a talent system that both aligns with and accelerates this phenomenon of the external disaggregation of work. How talent management is changing. Insight Center.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Disaggregation Development Leadership 8