Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

” A 10-year McKinsey study on flow found that top executives are up to 500% more productive when they’re in a state of flow. Traveling, often long-distance, to meet people face-to-face, when a phone call would suffice. Flow refers to the state of full immersion in an activity, and you might know it best as “the zone.”

Outsourcing 15

Outsourcing Stress Productivity Products 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

For the most part, I've traveled an entrepreneurial career path. After two years at McKinsey, I co-founded a venture capital firm in Canada, moved on to a couple startups here in the Valley, and then ended up at Google. Since I work in technology, staying relevant is hard, since so much technology is started by 25-30 year olds.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur McKinsey Technology Career 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

As I''ve written in my previous two blog posts, our first inclination is usually to play down the potential impact of a new technology. At a minimum, this Apple TV could change education, hospitality, work, and travel. Let''s think about the travel industry. Once we have traveled by Apple TV, we won''t go back.

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Previous McKinsey research has highlighted a strong correlation between leadership performance and organizational health, itself a strong predictor of a robust bottom line. At McKinsey, we’ve been working on this issue with our own colleagues as well as with business leaders. Look at policies covering travel, email (e.g.,

Leadership 8

Leadership McKinsey Stress Creativity 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. Unexpected changes in technology, customer preferences, and regulation can disrupt even the best-run operation. That’s quite a mismatch.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2017

Jane is a marketing director at a technology firm, where she manages a small team, works late, and travels once per quarter. A 2015 study from McKinsey and LeanIn.org found that “women in senior management are seven times more likely than men at the same level to say they do more than half of the housework.”

Delegation 8

Delegation Outsourcing Insurance Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

British Cycling learned from the Royal Ballet to improve how they tour and McLaren to use technology better. As they can be more easily corrected if they go wrong, and are more difficult to imitate as they’re harder to see — such as traveling with your own pillow, to get a better night’s sleep.

Organization 12

Organization Learning-by-Doing Open-book McKinsey 12