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McKinsey on Organization

McKinsey on Organization

Read or download our guides examining how your organization can realize its full potential.

Agility and organization design

Agility and organization design

Download our guide to designing effective, nimble organizations.
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Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Organizing for the future
– Platform-based talent markets help put the emphasis in human-capital management back where it belongs—on humans.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Agility: It rhymes with stability
– Companies can become more agile by designing their organizations both to drive speed and create stability.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Why agility pays
– New research shows that the trick for companies is to combine speed with stability.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Getting organizational redesign right
– Companies will better integrate their people, processes, and structures by following nine golden rules.

CHROs and talent management

CHROs and talent management

Download our guide to talent management, learning, leadership, and the role of the chief human resources officer.
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Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Learning at the speed of business
– What digital means for the next generation of corporate academies.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Ahead of the curve: The future of performance management
– What happens after companies jettison traditional year-end evaluations?
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Getting beyond bureaucracy in human resources
– By becoming more strategic and operating with an edge, corporate HR departments can boost their effectiveness and shed their bureaucratic... reputation.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Power to the new people analytics
– Techniques used to mine consumer and industry data may also let HR tackle employee retention and dissatisfaction.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Decoding leadership: What really matters
– New research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior.

Culture and change

Culture and change

Download our guide to actions that can be taken to influence employee mindsets and behavior.
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Article - McKinsey Quarterly

The four building blocks of change
– Four key actions influence employee mind-sets and behavior. Here’s why they matter.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Winning hearts and minds in the 21st century
– Leaders must consider new ways to change the attitudes and behavior of employees.
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Digital transformation: The three steps to success
– The hardest part of a successful digital transformation is the cultural piece. Like the proverbial journey of a thousand miles,... it begins with small steps.
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Changing change management
– Research tells us that most change efforts fail. Yet change methodologies are stuck in a predigital era. It’s high time... to start catching up.