Heidrick & Struggles on the changing nature of leadership
By McKinsey & Company
Tracy Wolstencroft, CEO of the global executive-search firm, explains the importance of authentic leadership, listening, and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
The Most Important Questions Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves
By Insead Knowledge
Before starting a business, there are four characteristics an entrepreneur should have, or look for in their partners.
When to change how you lead
By McKinsey Quarterly
It’s fashionable to say we live in fast-changing times. Does that mean leadership itself must change?
Read more: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/leading_in_the_21st_century/when_to_change_how_you_lead?cid=other-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1506
Three myths about growth in consumer packaged goods
By McKinsey & Company
Imagine, if you will, that over the next decade the world will gain an additional 81 Procter & Gambles or 458 equivalents of Kellogg’s. This is the sort of growth that will happen in the global consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) sector, which will nearly double in size—to $14 trillion—by 2025, from $8 trillion in 2014.
Dividing Team Tasks: Is There a Better Way?
By Insead Knowledge
Self-managed teams may sometimes adopt task divisions that are all wrong for the project. Managerial intervention can help avoid this.
Why capital expenditures need more CFO attention
By McKinsey & Company
Companies in capital-intensive industries need to get more out of their capital budgets. CFOs can play a critical role.