Things are going to go sideways…so how do you respond? No strategy survives contact with the enemy. That’s a timeless truth that, while written for a military crowd, is valid in all parts of life. If you don’t like that one, how about this one: “Man plans…God laughs.” In other words, no matter how much […]
Focus need not be only about doing less. Focus is a frequent theme in our work. Often, action-oriented teams do what they do, which is to take on more and more “things” until the collection of things is basically overwhelming. When organizations place one management layer of achievers on top of another management layer of […]
The hardest part about giving excellent advice is the hardest part about being an executive. One of the real disasters of the consulting profession is the consultant who really, sincerely, thinks he has it all figured out. He’s the guy for whom no problem is unsolvable. Usually, the advice on complex topics is distilled into […]
In an age where you can automate anything, is anything off limits?
Your sources of revenue (and income) say plenty…mind them closely. The New York Times released an article this week on McKinsey’s work with authoritarian and otherwise dangerous regimes across the world. The article raises some questions on McKinsey’s choices on whom to serve and how such choices align with McKinsey’s Firm values. There have been […]
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