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Global forces: An introduction

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and watch a video during which McKinsey director Bisson explains why trends matter, the value of tracking global forces, and how [.]

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Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction

Harvard Business Review

Extrapolating from past trends is useful but limiting in a world of accelerating technological change. Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age inspired Jeff Bezos to create the Kindle ; Sergey Brin mines Stephenson’s even more famous Snow Crash for insights into virtual reality. Science fiction can help.

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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. AT&T, for example, had to switch its focus from traditional telecom services to wireless services, and this shift required employees with different skill sets.

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

Harvard Business Review

Luckily, this trend is reversible — if we restore antitrust as a primary condition for effective competition. After all, Randall Stephenson was one of President Trump’s “biggest defenders on public policy” and viewed the antitrust case as “a big curve ball.”