A data-driven look at the link between the strategic moves of new CEOs and the performance of their companies highlights the importance of quick action and of adopting an outsider’s perspective. Source: McKinsey How new CEOs can boost their odds of success
Managers play a huge role in their employees’ personal lives, which in turn affects productivity, morale, and turnover at work. Professor Scott Behson, author of The Working Dad’s Survival Guide, gives practical tips for being a leader who is flexible, fair, and effective. Source: Ideacast 525: Be a Work/Life-Friendly Boss
Software has an obvious home in the world of IT, and US tech firms are the most visible. Yet it’s increasingly critical to production and manufacturing—which gives Europe the opportunity to be a global software contender. Source: McKinsey Sleeping giant: Europe as a global software competitor
Indonesia’s economic and demographic evolution is leading to a dramatic rise in noncommunicable diseases. How big is the problem? What approaches are other countries taking that could inform Indonesia’s response? Source: McKinsey Tackling Indonesia’s diabetes challenge: Eight approaches from around the world
Most big infrastructure projects run late and over budget. Here’s how to do better. Source: McKinsey Managing big projects: The lessons of experience
Gisbert Rühl, CEO of German metals company Klöckner, embedded himself in Berlin’s start-up scene, creating two platforms to overhaul the organization’s supply chain and make steel prices more transparent. Source: McKinsey How a steel company embraced digital disruption
Incumbents needn’t be victims of disruption if they recognize the crucial thresholds in their life cycle, and act in time. Source: McKinsey An incumbent’s guide to digital disruption
What do you think of the content that your competitors publish? My guess? It’s not great. It’s easy to judge others but tough to evaluate ourselves. I guarantee that all your competitors think the same thing—that most content in your niche is junk. And yet…they believe that theirs is the exception. No doubt you Read more about Is Your Content Good Enough? 6 Questions to Find the Answer[…]
There’s no silver bullet, but success requires being able to identify technologies, understand their implications, and deploy them in an effective, structured way in your organization. Source: McKinsey Becoming a better business technologist
Health systems in developing countries have a big opportunity to improve the provision of services by strengthening the capabilities of their frontline managers. Source: McKinsey Unlocking the potential of frontline managers in global health