This issue of the Quarterly, available here as a PDF download, explores the paradox of combining speed and stability to achieve agility. Source: McKinsey McKinsey Quarterly 2015 Number 4: Overview and full issue
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The workshop at a large global consumer products company ended in an unfortunate place. After an engaged discussion and the review of the first three years of a product launch, the group concluded that an entire product line should be shut down. What mattered, though, wasn’t the outcome so much as its meaning. Someone Read more about Changing the Story of Innovation: How to Create Happier Outcomes for New Ventures[…]
Corning’s CEO reminds us that big corporate achievements rarely come overnight. Source: McKinsey Creating value from long-term bets
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