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Organizational Transformation Requires Leadership at all Levels

Great Leadership By Dan

Per the 2014 McKinsey research study of 1323 companies involved in organization redesign, less than a quarter of those transformation efforts succeeded. Subramanian is author of the new book, Transforming Business with Program Management : Integrating Strategy, People, Process, Technology, Structure and Measurement.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

A recent survey conducted by McKinsey found that 42% of millennial and Gen Z consumers cited purpose as the primary reason they switched brands. Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. We can still see that purpose reflected in everything Apple does today.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

A recent survey conducted by McKinsey found that 42% of millennial and Gen Z consumers cited purpose as the primary reason they switched brands. Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. We can still see that purpose reflected in everything Apple does today.

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There’s No Good Alternative to Investing in R&D

Harvard Business Review

Sarah Williamson is the CEO of FCLTGlobal (formerly Focusing Capital on the Long Term), an organization cofounded in 2016 by BlackRock, CPPIB, Dow Chemical, McKinsey, and Tata Sons to encourage a longer-term focus in business and investment decision making. This means in an industry of 100 firms, you can expect a new firm every 17 years.

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Taming Your Company's Most Elusive Beast

Harvard Business Review

R&D investments have been made, stage/gate processes have been built, creativity training courses have been run, and yet the outputs — exciting new products and services — don't seem to be falling into place. Consider, for example, the UK software company, Red Gate. So a more focused approach may be more worthwhile.