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Leadership and innovation
The McKinsey Quarterly, January 2008
McKinsey research reveals a wide gap between the aspirations of executives to innovate and their ability to execute. Organizational structures and processes are not the solution.
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Deal making in 2007: Is the M&A boom over?
The McKinsey Quarterly, Dec 2007
Reports of the demise of the M&A boom may be greatly exaggerated. But to keep it going, companies must work even harder to ensure that deals create value.
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Innovative management: A conversation with Gary Hamel and Lowell Bryan
The McKinsey Quarterly, November 2007
Forward-looking executives must respond to the growing need for a new managerial model.
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Harnessing the power of informal employee networks
The McKinsey Quarterly, November 2007
Formalizing a company's ad hoc peer groups can spur collaboration and unlock value.
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Bringing best practice to China
The McKinsey Quarterly, November 2007
As the country merges into the world economy, best practice in China will become best practice globally, products developed in China will become global products, and industrial processes developed in China will become global processes.
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Strategy's strategist: An interview with Richard Rumelt
The McKinsey Quarterly, November 2007
A giant in the field of strategy ruminates on strategic planning, diversification and focus, and the role of the CEO.
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Crafting a message that sticks: An interview with Chip Heath
The McKinsey Quarterly, November 2007
The key to effective communication: make it simple, make it concrete, and make it surprising.
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CEOs on strategy and social issues
The McKinsey Quarterly, October 2007
Business leaders are now more inclined to incorporate society's expectations into their core strategies but face many challenges when they do.
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Better strategy for business units: A McKinsey Global Survey
The McKinsey Quarterly, July 2007
Executives are most positive about the outcomes of strategy formulation for their companies' business units when they work at companies that use a collaborative approach. And while they say following best practices yields better results, they use those practices less often than they think they should.
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The Granularity of Growth
The McKinsey Quarterly, May 2007
A fine-grained approach to growth is essential for making the right choices about where to compete.
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The elusive goal of corporate outperformance
The McKinsey Quarterly, April 2007
Few large global companies outperform their competitors on both revenue growth and profitability over a decade. Do those that do have anything else in common?
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