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 13

Minto How To McKinsey Software 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

New reports from McKinsey and PwC paint a very bleak picture of C-suite succession practices in today’s corporations. Both consultancies have useful advice to help fix the problem: McKinsey describes how to set up effective integration plans, while PwC describes best practices for CEO transitions.

Succession 8

Succession Human Capital McKinsey Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2011

Meanwhile, committed customers should be encouraged to become members and participate in the customer community, as well as create "networking" opportunities. He is formerly a partner with McKinsey & Company and co-led McKinsey's Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM) practice.

Brand 15

Brand McKinsey Loyalty Competitive Advantage 15

HR Digest

APRIL 4, 2024

Trying to change the work format can cause a lot of discomfort for employers and employees alike, which discourages companies from fully committing to the concept of experimentation. Participate in every stage of the execution process and if things don’t go smoothly, continue to understand the problem and consider your next step.

Innovation 52

Innovation Project McKinsey Learning-by-Doing 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

For all of the books (thousands) written on leadership, individuals (millions) who have participated in leadership seminars and dollars (billions) invested in leadership development, too many leadership experts still fail to distinguish between the practice of leadership and the exercise of bureaucratic power.

How To 8

How To Bureaucracy McKinsey Seminar 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

No wonder that a 2008 McKinsey survey found that only 20% of senior executives believe that their corporate philanthropy is effective in achieving social goals. But Intel doesn't just measure the number of participants to gauge success. Back pet charities, not those with a strong track record.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Workflows and innovation initiatives have been artfully reorganized around "projects" to facilitate faster, cheaper and easier contingent participation. A recent McKinsey & Co. The rise of part time jobs means the absence of full-time commitment. Growing number of employers are increasingly committed to not being committed.

Human Capital 8

Human Capital Real Estate Human Resources Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

We told participants that we would pay them for whatever problems they reported they had solved. At McKinsey, employees are highly familiar with stories about long-time managing director Marvin Bower’s integrity, and at Starbucks, stories are widely told about CEO Howard Schultz’s commitment to employee welfare.

Influence 8

Influence Bottom-up McKinsey Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

More than 190 member countries committed to “eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030, together with 16 other “big, hairy, audacious goals” — to use Jim Collins’ memorable phrase. Third, the goals cannot be realized without business participation.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Creating effective pay structures is a serious responsibility however many businesses still hold back from fully committing to the endeavor. Equitable workplace strategies for fair compensation not only reflect a healthy work culture , they also allow employees to commit better to their roles. percent of the U.S.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2011

They quickly learned that the conventional approach of a few executives (and maybe a handful of outside consultants) drafting a strategy behind closed doors to present to the wider organization would never fly in a company that valued openness and participation as fervently as Red Hat. Red Hat employees generated LOTS of ideas," says Yeaney.

COO 12

COO Learning-by-Doing Bureaucracy Strategy 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

McKinsey, Bain, and BCG are the management models here. But I cannot speak too highly of Steve Levy’s superb Backchannel discussion of how Google has committed to becoming a “machine learning first” enterprise. The Autonomous/Autonomy Advisor. Versions of this are ongoing at companies such as Netflix and Alibaba.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

By 2026, the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that demand for translators in the United States alone may reach two to four million. They need the enthusiasm, commitment, and business savvy to navigate the many technical, political, and organizational roadblocks that can emerge. What does a translator do? An entrepreneurial spirit.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Engineering Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Challenge (the first of three legs of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation) here last week. We announced the winners of the Management 2.0

Management 8

Management How To Innovation Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

One of the driving principles of the Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation is that everyone wins when everyone shares. You have to commit to a big problem to make a big impact. Some ways in to the truly juicy challenges: Look for the intractable tradeoffs. The Management 2.0 Is it Human?

Management 12

Management Short-term How To Strategic Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. Candidates who get invited to the company’s headquarters participate in a multi-day project designed to test their capac­ity to think creatively. And it’s not just your company.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8