KPN dials up a new digital strategy The leader of digital IT at the Netherlands-based telecommunications company explains how KPN reintegrated previously outsourced expertise and shifted to agile ways of working. The leader of digital IT at the Netherlands-based telecommunications company explains how KPN reintegrated previously outsourced expertise and shifted to agile ways of working. Read more about KPN dials up a new digital strategy[…]
566: Reduce Organizational Drag Michael Mankins, Bain & Company partner and head of the firm’s Organization practice, explains how organizations unintentionally fail to manage their employees’ time and energy. He also lays out what managers can do to reduce what he calls organizational drag. Mankins is a coauthor of “Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag Read more about 566: Reduce Organizational Drag[…]
From one well to thousands: The innovation multiplier in unconventionals Steve Schlotterbeck, CEO of EQT Corporation, comments on the opportunities and challenges of leading one of the largest producers in the world-class Marcellus Shale region. Steve Schlotterbeck, CEO of EQT Corporation, comments on the opportunities and challenges of leading one of the largest producers in Read more about From one well to thousands: The innovation multiplier in unconventionals[…]
Agility in US national security Even the world’s largest bureaucracy can learn to dance. This excerpt from a new book published by Aspen Strategy Group suggests how. Even the world’s largest bureaucracy can learn to dance. This excerpt from a new book published by Aspen Strategy Group suggests how. Source: McKinsey Agility in US Read more about Agility in US national security[…]
Connecting talent with opportunity in the digital age Online talent platforms are increasingly connecting people to the right work opportunities. By 2025 they could add $2.7 trillion to global GDP, and begin to ameliorate many of the persistent problems in the world’s labor markets, write James Manyika, Susan Lund, Kelsey Robinson, John Valentino, and Richard Read more about Connecting talent with opportunity in the digital age[…]
A disconnected Middle East Our new report, Global Flows in a Digital Age: How Trade, Finance, People, and Data Connect the World Economy, features an index of “connectedness” that measures cross-border flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data and communications. In addition to allowing country-by-country comparisons, it includes regional rankings. The MENA average ranks Read more about A disconnected Middle East[…]
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Innovation is not enough Techno-optimists ignore the importance of economy-wide effects on productivity, writes Dani Rodrik in Innovation & Technology. Techno-optimists ignore the importance of economy-wide effects on productivity, writes Dani Rodrik in Innovation & Technology. Source: McKinsey Innovation is not enough
Putting profits in perspective High corporate profits can result in market concentration, indicating decreased competition in various sectors. However, it would be incorrect to conclude that weakening competition is driving these economic trends. There are several swiftly changing sectoral dynamics involved, write James Manyika and Laura Tyson in Project Syndicate. High corporate profits can result Read more about Putting profits in perspective[…]
5 Clever Facebook Video Ad Hacks That Will Lower Your CPM by 81% Scroll through your Facebook feed, and you can’t help but see video ads. Quite a few of them actually. You may have even seen my video ads, which I’m using to promote my businesses. I’m doing this, of course, because Facebook Video Read more about 5 Clever Facebook Video Ad Hacks That Will Lower Your CPM by 81%[…]