There’s much more to be done to ensure we can deliver against 21st-century demands, according to participants in McKinsey’s Global Infrastructure Initiative. Source: McKinsey Bold ideas to transform infrastructure
Pay transparency is actually a way better system than pay secrecy. David Burkus, professor at Oral Roberts University and author of “Under New Management,” explains why. Source: Ideacast 514: Your Coworkers Should Know Your Salary
The memory segment has been profitable since 2012. Can this continue as new technologies emerge and the competitive landscape evolves? Source: McKinsey Memory: Are challenges ahead?
The cofounder of Analog Devices looks back on his long career and assesses the state of semiconductors today. Source: McKinsey Ray Stata on the evolution of the semiconductor industry
The latest results from the McKinsey refinery capacity additions survey indicate that net refinery capacity additions continue to be high in comparison to history. Source: McKinsey Refining capacity outlook to 2020: 2015 developments
An agile development approach was critical in a European agency’s launch of a new online system for registering businesses. Here’s how the agency moved from paper to pixels. Source: McKinsey Digitizing the delivery of government services
Building anything today—from a soda bottle to a digital transformation—starts with making a model. Alan Trefler, founder of Pegasystems, explains what changes are needed to do it well. Source: McKinsey What it takes to build an environment for agility
Sometimes the timing of a tasting gets away from me. I posted about the raspberry-rum half on this “Double Barrel” sour brown back in 2013; now finally getting around to the half that was aged in a Balcones Single Malt Whisky barrel and then on homegrown sour cherries from Audrey’s parents! Whisky-Cherry Sour Brown Read more about Whisky Barrel Sour Cherry Brown: Tasting[…]
By switching its development methods midstream, the Danish Business Authority was able to launch an online company-registration system faster and achieve better results. Source: McKinsey From waterfall to agile: How a public agency launched new digital services
Webinars…they are known for their insane conversion rates. You might have even heard about them from me. I’ve shared before how Kissmetrics used webinars (when I was still working there) to generate approximately $1,638,000 in revenue from just 77 webinars. And those results are good but not that unusual. A survey of marketers who regularly Read more about 7 Ways to Improve Your Webinars (and Conversion Rate)[…]