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The global company’s challenge

June 2012—As the economic spotlight shifts to developing markets, global companies need new ways to manage their strategies, people, costs, and risks.more

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Why top management eludes women in Latin America: McKinsey Global Survey results

August 2013—Executives in the region say gender diversity has moved up on their companies’ agendas, but they still report few women at the top. Women and men disagree on the reasons why.more

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Bullish on digital: McKinsey Global Survey results

August 2013—CEOs and other senior executives are increasingly engaged as their companies step up efforts to build digital enterprises.more

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Leaders everywhere: A conversation with Gary Hamel

May 2013—The management writer and academic explains why he believes companies that empower and train people at all levels to lead can create competitive advantage.more

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The do-or-die questions boards should ask about technology

June 2013—Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers.more

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Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture

April 2013—By encouraging employees to both seek and provide help, rewarding givers, and screening out takers, companies can reap significant and lasting benefits.more

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Creating a business-integrated services company: An interview with UniCredit’s Paolo Cederle

September 2013—Paolo Cederle, CEO of Milan-based UniCredit’s new multiservices company, is pushing to make IT and operations work in tandem with the bank’s business divisions to improve the customer experience.more

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Making internal collaboration work: An interview with Don Tapscott

January 2013—The author and strategist describes why effective knowledge management within enterprises requires replacing e-mail with social media.more

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Big data in the age of the telegraph

March 2013—Daniel McCallum’s 1854 organizational design for the New York and Erie Railroad resembles a tree rather than a pyramid. It empowered frontline managers by clarifying data flows.more

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Board governance depends on where you sit

February 2013—William George, former CEO of Medtronic and a veteran of ten corporate boards, reflects on common governance pitfalls and how to overcome them.more

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Increasing the ‘meaning quotient’ of work

January 2013—Through a few simple techniques, executives can boost workplace “MQ” and inspire employees to perform at their peak.more

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Leadership and the art of plate spinning

November 2012—Senior executives will better balance people and priorities by embracing the paradoxes of organizational life.more

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Six social-media skills every leader needs

February 2013—Organizational social-media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage. Learn, through the lens of executives at General Electric, how you and your leaders can keep up.more

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Making time management the organization’s priority

January 2013—To stop wasting a finite resource, companies should tackle time problems systematically rather than leave them to individuals.more

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Organizational health: The ultimate competitive advantage

June 2011—To sustain high performance, organizations must build the capacity to learn and keep changing over time.more

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Leading in the 21st century

June 2012—Six global leaders confront the personal and professional challenges of a new era of uncertainty.more

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Enduring Ideas: The 7-S Framework

March 2008—In this interactive presentation—one in a series of multimedia frameworks—Lowell Bryan, a director in McKinsey's New York office, examines 7-S, a framework introduced to address the critical role of coordination, rather than structure, in organizational effectiveness.more

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