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Boris Groysberg: An interview by Bob Morris

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Polzer Lockheed''s "Skunk Works" McKinsey & Company Organization Science Talk the Disney animators who created classic films such as Snow White and Bambi The Manhattan Project Xerox PARC' .: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power their Organizations with Michael Slind Jeffrey T.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 7/1/13)

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Bob''s blog entries "Data is Worthless if You Don’t Communicate It" "Finding Your Passion In Work: 20 Awesome Quotes" "Nelson Mandela’s Legend: 7 Leadership Lessons" "One Man’s Opinion: The Best Films About Leadership" "Ten Most Popular Articles (3Q 2013)" "Why Your Company Should Use the Kickstarter Model to Innovate Adam Bryant Blogging on Business (..)

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How to Build a Team of Innovators

Great Leadership By Dan

According to McKinsey , many CEOs struggle to identify people good at innovation -- the “intrapreneurs” within their organizations who possess the rare mix of skills, motivation and attitude to successfully bring new ideas to market. The result of their efforts was “Toy Story,” which set a new standard for animated films. The problem?

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 8/19/13)

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of the Oxford Princeton Program) in “The Corner Office” Compelling People Dave Kerpen HBR Huffington Post Hugh Martin (chief executive of Sensity Systems) in “The Corner Office” Inc.

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17 High-Paying Jobs for Women

HR Digest

A recent Mckinsey & Company survey shows that since 2015, America has seen only a modest growth in women’s well paid jobs representation in the corporate pipeline. A producer handles the business side of content creation, be it films, or television or digital; and a director is in charge of the creative side.

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To Size Up Your Market in India, Look Twice

Harvard Business Review

I quit my comfortable job in NYC with McKinsey & Co. Our goal was to rejuvenate a dying 40-year-old brand so it would appeal to a new generation of Indian children, many being raised on a diet of American cartoon shows and films. in the summer of 2007, and landed back home in Mumbai to start a new venture.

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Morning Advantage: Putting an End to Corruption

Harvard Business Review

You can see what happened in this 10-minute film that eloquently chronicles the human side of globalization. The First Org Chart (McKinsey Quarterly). In reality, all but 86 jobs were shipped to Mexico, turning Fostoria into a ghost town, as a shrinking tax base led to a failing school system and a sea of for-sale signs.