The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In The Ecosystem Economy , McKinsey’s Venkat Atluri and Miklos Dietz paint a picture of the future of education that will see the ways in which we learn transformed. As the labor market loosens, however, there is a growing call for recruitment to be based more on skills than on credentials.

Education 111

Education Learning-by-Doing Skills McKinsey 111

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 19, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Lean Practitioner’s Handbook Mark Eaton HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing HBR Editors and various contributors Weaving the Web: the Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee Untapped […].

McKinsey 80

McKinsey Blog Kaplan Charisma 80

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The transformation of Silicon Valley from farmland into the center of the technological universe has been attracting envious looks from around the world for a generation or more. Consulting giant McKinsey recently argued that the talk about Asian economic hegemony has been largely underestimated. Digital dominance.

Marketing 40

Marketing McKinsey Innovation GDP 40

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. Most organizations reward employees for their ability to manage. The problem? Why is that?

Innovation 227

Innovation Team How To Uncertainty 227

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Training Remote Managers. According to Mckinsey & Company , “Leaders have an essential role to play in developing solutions to tackle these challenges.” Managers will increasingly need to take up more innovative roles to manage disparate and dispersed teams. The labor market is skewed in favor of the employee.

Efficiency 105

Efficiency Operations Training Diversity 105

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

Indeed, McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. The importance of organizational agility was reaffirmed in a second report , from the Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) Future Readiness Centre.

Company 104

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 104

Strategy Driven

JULY 8, 2019

How is Ecommerce Transforming Logistics and Transportation Management? The latest trend in last mile delivery management focuses on the localization of distribution, where the goal is to leverage the existing infrastructure and optimize it through technology. It is changing the entire logistics industry and the world we live in.

Transportation 50

Transportation Parcell Supply Chain Management 50

ExactHire - Leadership

MAY 5, 2021

In 2015, McKinsey and Company found that companies with a diverse workforce performed 15 to 35 percent better than the national industry median. McKinsey followed up with a 2018 report that echoed the finding of the first: diversity is good for the bottom line. Technology may help you avoid implicit bias in your candidate selection.

Diversity 111

Diversity Compliance McKinsey Bottom-up 111

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to speak with Charles Conn and Robert McLean, two McKinsey alums who share a seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving that will work in any field or industry. Technology change is speeding business up and providing an edge for disruptive innovators. 7 Steps to Problem Solving. 2: Disaggregate.

Disaggregation 79

Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 79

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin walked us through the lessons she learned as she responded to then President-elect Trump’s tweet to the American public that he felt F-35 costs were out of control, which wiped of $4 billion of market cap in a day, it was both gripping and profound.

CEO 104

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 104

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The number of women in high paying jobs and entering the job market has risen progressively through the years, but there are many hurdles in their journey up the ladder. . For every 100 men promoted to manager, only 85 women were promoted. . Computer and information systems managers. Human Resource Managers.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S. Analyze hiring practices by competitors and see what benefits they offer Keep an eye on research reports that are put out by organizations like Deloitte, McKinsey, SHRM, etc.

Process 59

Process Attrition Trends Training 59

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 22, 2014

Only 52 percent of companies spend their time in a way that aligns with their strategic goals, according to a McKinsey survey of 1,500 executives from businesses of all sizes around the world. Calendar Management. The most essential time management technology for increasing your productivity is calendar scheduling software.

Tools 133

Tools Productivity Products Company 133

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Most hiring managers would agree a currently employed candidate is more appealing than a jobless candidate. Quality of Direct Manager. A diverse workforce is good for your business.

Company 98

Company Diversity Career Quality 98

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 14, 2022

When Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin walked us through the lessons she learned as she responded to then President-elect Trump’s tweet to the American public that he felt F-35 costs were out of control, which wiped of $4 billion of market cap in a day, it was both gripping and profound.

CEO 94

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 94

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 23, 2022

When Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin walked us through the lessons she learned as she responded to then President-elect Trump’s tweet to the American public that he felt F-35 costs were out of control, which wiped of $4 billion of market cap in a day, it was both gripping and profound.

CEO 85

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 85

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2023

When Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin walked us through the lessons she learned as she responded to then President-elect Trump’s tweet to the American public that he felt F-35 costs were out of control, which wiped of $4 billion of market cap in a day, it was both gripping and profound.

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2022

When Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin walked us through the lessons she learned as she responded to then President-elect Trump’s tweet to the American public that he felt F-35 costs were out of control, which wiped of $4 billion of market cap in a day, it was both gripping and profound.

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Examines ways to maintain and grow value through mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio management.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Most hiring managers would agree a currently employed candidate is more appealing than a jobless candidate. They witnessed several historical events before entering the job market.

Company 52

Company Diversity Career Quality 52

Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 2, 2013

They can sound geeky, but they are developments that every manager needs to understand. At the C-suite, businesses need not only a data analytics strategy, but a data-analytics culture, researchers from McKinsey have concluded. Ultimately, technology has to serve us, not the other way around. The reason?

Leadership Styles 83

Leadership Styles Human Capital Ethics McKinsey 83

ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2022

According to McKinsey , companies succeeding at diversity are 35 percent more likely to enjoy profit margins above the median for their industry. Most hiring managers would agree a currently employed candidate is more appealing than a jobless candidate. Quality of Direct Manager. A diverse workforce is good for your business.

Company 52

Company Diversity Career Quality 52

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. Authority on new technology and communication. million times.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Nowhere else in the executive suite of a typical corporation are two functions as closely intertwined as sales and marketing. Yet for all the shared responsibility, the marketing and sales relationship has often been a contentious and lopsided one, with sales dominating in B2B sectors while marketing leads in B2C ones.

Marketing 11

Marketing Guidelines B2C Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The job market simply doesn't function the way a market should. Research by the McKinsey Global Institute predicts that by 2020, the U.S. That's why at ManpowerGroup we believe that investment ought to focus on youth, who are now entering the market and who most need training. labor market become more efficient?

Marketing 12

Marketing Restructuring McKinsey Education 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. The right kind of project management — and project manager — really matters. government, excellent project management is extremely rare.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute simulates the potential global macroeconomic impact of five powerful technologies (computer vision, natural language, virtual assistants, robotic process automation, and advanced machine learning). We know that technologies often take a long time to diffuse and to deliver benefits.

GDP 10

GDP McKinsey Long-term Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Historically, companies have decided which markets to focus on and have allocated sales resources based on looking at past results and using gut instincts. But today, "big data" and deep analytical capabilities give sales and marketing leaders a better way to make decisions.

Marketing 8

Marketing Webinar McKinsey Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

The McKinsey Global Institute, in conjunction with FCLT Global, recently released research stating that long-term-oriented companies perform better than those that focus on short-term results. FCLT and McKinsey rely on readily available and machine-readable accounting data to measure myopia. Are all share repurchases myopic?

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. High-potential future leaders.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

We're delighted to announce the finalists for the Management 2.0 Everyone Innovates Every Day — Collaborative Idea Management at Ericsson. Idea Market: A Stock Exchange Metaphor for Empowering Collaborative Innovation. That vision came vividly to life in the more than 140 hacks and stories that poured in over two months.

Management 14

Management Innovation Storytelling Bottom-up 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2017

With unemployment rates in most developed nations at the lowest levels since the Great Recession, and with new skill sets required to keep pace with head-spinning technological advances, it’s no surprise the talent acquisition environment is incredibly competitive. Image courtesy of Korn Ferry.

Content 9

Content Survey Talent Management McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Business Blind Spots (Management Issues). In this piece, James Kerr tells the story of Swiss watchmakers, who invented Quartz technology but didn't think anyone would want it. When the Japanese jumped on the innovation, the Swiss lost 50,000 jobs, and watched as their share of the timepiece market plunged from 65% to 10%.

McKinsey 13

McKinsey Globalization Media Review 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In 2015, there were 7 million jobs that required some level of coding skills , and programming jobs are growing 12% faster than market average. It’s now time for business, particularly technology companies, to harness the power of technology to help turn the tide. Increasing access to job retraining programs for adults.

Company 8

Company Training Technology McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

A lot of companies congratulate themselves on having a "social media presence" — by which they mean a Twitter following and Facebook likes and a marketing plan that uses social networks. But some 70% of the extra profit to be made through social technologies has nothing to do with marketing. Integration. into the core.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Many business models that make extensive use of digital technology have network-type properties. Given these network effects – as many proclaim – markets get “winner takes all properties”: the largest network will win, crowding out the remaining competitors (like MySpace and Google+).

McCallum 13

McCallum Competitive Advantage Business Model Consultative 13