The closest look yet at Chinese economic engagement in Africa Field interviews with more than 1,000 Chinese companies provide new insights into Africa–China business relationships. Field interviews with more than 1,000 Chinese companies provide new insights into Africa–China business relationships. Source: McKinsey The closest look yet at Chinese economic engagement in Africa
19th Century Guinness Extra Stout One hundred years before I was born, around the time my great-grandmother was leaving Ireland, some guy in Dublin was brewing Guinness Extra Stout. I brewed my own batch based on the recipe in Ron Pattinson’s Home Brewer’s Guide to Vintage Beer. My only tweaks were a slight boost to Read more about 19th Century Guinness Extra Stout[…]
Finding a strategic cybersecurity model Protecting critical and sensitive information is of paramount importance in business and government, but plans must be in place to handle inevitable breaches too. Protecting critical and sensitive information is of paramount importance in business and government, but plans must be in place to handle inevitable breaches too. Source: McKinsey Read more about Finding a strategic cybersecurity model[…]
What CEOs are reading in 2017 Leaders of some of the world’s biggest organizations share which books will keep them occupied in the weeks ahead. Leaders of some of the world’s biggest organizations share which books will keep them occupied in the weeks ahead. Source: McKinsey What CEOs are reading in 2017
The road to renewal: How to rebuild America’s infrastructure America’s approach to planning, financing, building, and maintaining public infrastructure is fragmented and inefficient. Here is how to improve it. America’s approach to planning, financing, building, and maintaining public infrastructure is fragmented and inefficient. Here is how to improve it. Source: McKinsey The road to Read more about The road to renewal: How to rebuild America’s infrastructure[…]
16 Essentials to Creating a Trust-Boosting Twitter Profile I don’t need to tell you how big trust in business and marketing is. Trust is everything. You can pull every clever trick in the book, invest thousands of dollars in slick, sexy advertising and work tirelessly on conversion optimization tactics. But at the end of the Read more about 16 Essentials to Creating a Trust-Boosting Twitter Profile[…]
A machine-learning approach to venture capital In this interview, Hone Capital managing partner Veronica Wu describes how her team uses a data-analytics model to make better investment decisions in early-stage start-ups. In this interview, Hone Capital managing partner Veronica Wu describes how her team uses a data-analytics model to make better investment decisions in early-stage Read more about A machine-learning approach to venture capital[…]
Turning indirect sourcing into a multimillion-dollar profit center Retail is facing massively declining margins and is struggling—and losing—against e-commerce. We highlight the case for change, and offer guidelines on getting next-generation, business-backed not-for-resale sourcing. Retail is facing massively declining margins and is struggling—and losing—against e-commerce. We highlight the case for change, and offer guidelines on Read more about Turning indirect sourcing into a multimillion-dollar profit center[…]
How to Discover Your Customers’ Most-Googled Frustrations (and solve them) Google is a treasure trove for marketers. Currently (2017), it “processes over 40,000 search queries every second!” This “translates to over 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide.” And just look at how much Google use grew between 2000 and 2012: Read more about How to Discover Your Customers’ Most-Googled Frustrations (and solve them)[…]
Sovereign-wealth funds: The future is collaborative New Zealand Super Fund CEO Adrian Orr discusses thematic investing, innovation, and why it pays to be true to foundational principles. New Zealand Super Fund CEO Adrian Orr discusses thematic investing, innovation, and why it pays to be true to foundational principles. Source: McKinsey Sovereign-wealth funds: The future Read more about Sovereign-wealth funds: The future is collaborative[…]