559: Voices from the January-February 2017 Issue Roger Martin of Rotman School of Management, Paul Zak of Claremont Graduate University, Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, and HBR Editor-in-Chief Adi Ignatius respectively discuss customer loyalty, the neuroscience of trust, entrepreneurship in Africa, the source of innovation, and the new, hefty magazine. For Read more about 559: Voices from the January-February 2017 Issue[…]

Harnessing automation for a future that works Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight. A new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s full potential requires people and technology to work hand in hand. Source: McKinsey Harnessing automation for a future that works

The alliance shuffle and consolidation: Implications for shippers McKinsey was invited to give a keynote speech at the October 2016 TPM Asia conference, in Shenzhen. Steve Saxon spoke to an audience of shippers and shipping lines on their sector’s recent changes. Source: McKinsey The alliance shuffle and consolidation: Implications for shippers

11 Advanced Techniques for Repurposing Old Content When it comes to content marketing “hacks,” this is one of my absolute favorites. So many marketers finish a piece of content and never touch it again. But why do that when you can get so much mileage out of one piece of content? That’s the power of Read more about 11 Advanced Techniques for Repurposing Old Content[…]

How to win in the age of analytics There’s greater potential in big data. What’s ahead as the field matures? Source: McKinsey How to win in the age of analytics

Using talent management to create value You’ve got great people—but are you realizing their potential? CEO.works founder Sandy Ogg explains why companies must link talent to value, and what that means for the role of HR. Source: McKinsey Using talent management to create value

Engineering the switch to digital The CIO of ING Bank discusses the importance of top engineering talent and agile ways of working when it comes to digitizing products and processes. Source: McKinsey Engineering the switch to digital

ING’s agile transformation Two senior executives from the global bank describe their recent journey. Source: McKinsey ING’s agile transformation

Courage RIS (No Brett): Tasting The continuation of my Christmas eve tradition of drinking homebrewed Courage Russian Imperial Stout was beginning to look in doubt. After 2015 I was down to three bottles, so February 2016 I rebrewed a tweaked 10 gallon batch (recipe). Originally the plan was to give half the wort to my friend Read more about Courage RIS (No Brett): Tasting[…]

How to successfully launch a rare disease drug in a patient-centric world While all drug launches are complex, launches of rare disease treatments are particularly so. Our experience suggests that companies that launch rare disease treatments must excel in four areas. Source: McKinsey How to successfully launch a rare disease drug in a patient-centric world