Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2012

On the contrary, they may become the most powerful tools yet developed to raise the productivity of high-skill knowledge workers — the kind of workers who help drive innovation and growth, and who are going to be in increasingly short supply. With consumers spending gobs of time in online communities ( more than 1.5 trillion annually.

Media 15

Media Productivity Products Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

Social entrepreneurs are stultified by traditional forms of financing. They have virtually no access to capital markets and little flexibility to experiment at various stages of growth. We live in a world awash with capital — some $200 trillion in financial assets according to McKinsey & Company.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Bond Finance 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute explores this new era of digital globalization. We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8 trillion in 2014 alone. Sharpen product strategies for a more digitally connected world.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Break up a strategic function in response to underperformance in the wake of severe market disruptions? What would the capital markets look like today if a similar tack had been taken when the CFO role was ripe for transformation? Finance Human resources' And HR’s credibility deficit doesn’t help the matter.

CFO 9

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Digital leaders stand out from their competitors in two ways: how they put digital to work, especially in engaging with clients and suppliers, and how intensively their employees use digital tools in every aspect of their daily activities. economy and found a large and growing gap between sectors, and between companies within those sectors.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

First, the global goals campaign represents a significant new opportunity for companies that view emerging and frontier markets as their source of long-term growth. According to estimates from McKinsey, consumers in these markets could be worth $30 trillion by 2025 — a significant step up from the 2010 value of $12 trillion.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Typically when firms are evaluating investments they look for large addressable markets. That’s quite a mismatch.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

We isolated seven performance factors correlated to strong organizational performance as well as leadership strengths through IBM Watson’s content analysis tools as well as historical performance reviews of these leaders and their direct reports. In comparative rankings they were generally at or near the bottom of the list.

Execution 8

Execution Supply Chain Analysis Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2014

Defining the roles, recruiting talented practitioners, setting up center of competence structures, establishing data governance across business units, and tying advanced data and analytics (AD&A) to the results of those businesses is lagging the deployment of tools and the collection of the data. The Talent Gap in Big Data.

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Technology McKinsey Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Google Trends is fast becoming an indispensable tool for many analysts who believe — as Brin does — that the wisdom (and/or delusions) of googling crowds can successfully inform investment strategies worldwide. That's as true for a Walmart or a JCPenney as it is for a McKinsey & Co. or a PricewaterhouseCoopers. More >>.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 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.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Politics Budgeting Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Well, Angelia, according to a recent study by McKinsey, over $1.3 Almost half of the respondents say that they are requesting tools to manage work. What they realize is that they’ve always treated finance and financial management as a tier-one asset. And then you think about how new entrants come into the market.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8