As education transforms, the traditional and highly limited openings for private companies are growing wider. Investors should take note. Source: McKinsey Why US education is ready for investment

I have difficulty when I need to bring beer to an event that isn’t beer-centric. Most of my bottled beers are intended for slow consumption, and are thus strong, sour, weird, or some combination thereof. I usually keg my daily drinkers for consumption within a couple months. If I happen to have a suitable beer Read more about French Blonde Ale Recipe and Tasting[…]

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features. Source: Ideacast 484: The Condensed October 2015 Issue

There are flavors that just naturally work together. It’s no real challenge to add sour cherries to a sour brown, or coffee to a porter (although it can take skill to get these combinations to really sing). However, there are other combinations that take work to make even palatable. Belgian IPA falls into that category Read more about Indië Wit (India White Ale) Recipe[…]

A new McKinsey Global Institute report finds that a 30-year period of unprecedented corporate-profit growth could be drawing to a close. Competition is intensifying as emerging-market companies go global and technology and technology-enabled firms make rapid moves into new sectors. Source: McKinsey The new global competition for corporate profits

By looking at performance through the lens of economic profit, retailers can better understand the effectiveness of their business strategies. Source: McKinsey Is your company a value creator or a value destroyer?

As airports become congested, five trends emerge. When airlines understand those trends, they’re better prepared to respond. Source: McKinsey Gridlock on the ground: How airlines can respond to airport congestion

Digitization affects almost everything in today’s organizations, which makes capturing its benefits uniquely complex. Here are the most important aspects that winning companies consider. Source: McKinsey Six building blocks for creating a high-performing digital enterprise

What books does McKinsey’s James Kaplan put on his must-read list for business technologists? You may be surprised. Source: McKinsey Ten books to make you a better business technologist

Kate Smaje of McKinsey explains how it’s about more than being tech-savvy. Source: Ideacast 483: What's Your Digital Quotient?