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1.What's next for global banks (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
Banking giants in emerging markets will probably do well in any likely economic scenario. Other banks face a more challenging future. An accompanying interactive lets readers scope out how banks will perform under two possible scenarios, and a podcast ...
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2.The factory in the center (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Old time factories had a linear layout, because there was just one steam engine driving one drive shaft. Every machine in the shop had to line up under the shaft (connected by a pulley) in order to get power. That...
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3.Interview with HP's CFO: Thinking longer term during a crisis (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
Cathie Lesjak reflects on the company’s response to the recent global financial crisis—and the long-term effects it will have on performance.
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5.Losing Andrew Carnegie (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Carnegie apparently said, "Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors......Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a new and better factory." Is there a...
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6.Spring reading list--big ideas for idea people (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Readers have told me that they enjoy my off-the-wall book lists. Here's another. Science fiction, Tom Peters, Krista Tippett and even a book for touring musicians. Enjoy them. And don't forget it's okay to share books. They don't wear out.
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7.Pulitzer Prizefighting (sethgodin.typepad.com)
People are drawn to existing competitions like moths to a flame. It's precisely the wrong way to succeed. Lots of journalists take significant detours in their careers and their writing in order to win a Pulitzer. Maybe not to actually...
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8.Where the US will find growth and jobs (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
Policy makers everywhere should focus on the competitiveness of individual sectors.
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9.On self determination (sethgodin.typepad.com)
I posted this eight years ago (!) but a reader asked for an encore. ...are we stuck in High School? I had two brushes with higher education this week. The first was at a speech I gave in New York....
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10.Making the emotional case for change: An interview with Chip Heath (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
In conversation and in excerpts from his recent book, a leading expert on organizational behavior explains why change often stalls and how top executives can use psychology to keep it going.
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11.Schumpeter: The trouble with tandems (www.economist.com)
Despite a few recent appointments, there are good reasons why joint bosses are a rarityAS ANYONE who has tried knows only too well, riding a tandem bicycle, with two seats and two sets of pedals, takes some getting used to. Even a small misunderstandin...
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12.Open buying and open selling (sethgodin.typepad.com)
If I can sell you something without a sales call or expensive ad campaign, I can sell it cheaper. If you want to buy a business development relationship but you're not willing to negotiate, do contracts and invest a lot...
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13.Try different (sethgodin.typepad.com)
The usual mantra is to 'try harder'. Trying harder is impossible when you're already trying as hard as you can. But you can always try different. Years ago, I was creating trivia questions for a product we built for Prodigy....
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14."Be what losers call a loser." (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Think about that for a minute or two... Sort of turns the whole idea of 'cool' upside down. From an interview with David Horvath. And my favorite new blog in ages (from an old friend and sage): Alan Webber.
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15.Sprezzatura (sethgodin.typepad.com)
This is an Italian word for being able to do your craft without a lot of visible effort. It's a combination of elan and grace and class, sort of the opposite of loud grunts while you play tennis or a...
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16.The Internet of Things (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
More objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks.
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17.Survey results: Building organizational capabilities (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
Building organizational capabilities, such as leadership development or lean operations, is a top priority for most companies. However, many of them have not yet figured out how to do so effectively. The odds improve at companies where senior leaders a...
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18.I don't feel like it (sethgodin.typepad.com)
What's it? Why do you need to feel like something in order to do the work? They call it work because it's difficult, not because it's something you need to feel like. Very few people wake up in the morning...
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19.Capturing the promise of mobile banking in emerging markets (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
Very poor people in emerging economies not only have a surprising degree of interest in financial services but also, when possible, use them enthusiastically.
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20.Everyone's model of work is a job (sethgodin.typepad.com)
That's the conclusion of a very long essay on startups by Paul Graham, and it's an insightful quote. The reason you feel most comfortable with a job (unless, like me, you're in the minority--a job would destroy my psyche) is...
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21.Genius is misunderstood as a bolt of lightning (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Genius is the act of solving a problem in a way no one has solved it before. It has nothing to do with winning a Nobel prize in physics or certain levels of schooling. It's about using human insight and...
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22.It's easier to teach compliance than initiative (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat. Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school...
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23.Two quotes and two links for a snow day (sethgodin.typepad.com)
Arianna Huffington: "Self expression is the new entertainment, We never used to question why people sit on the couch for seven hours a day watching bad TV. Nobody ever asked, 'Why are they doing that for free?' We need to...
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24.Survey results: How companies manage the front line today (rss.mckinseyquarterly.com)
Most companies don’t offer sufficient training for frontline managers or structure their roles to create the most value. Aggravating the problem, senior leaders are often unaware of the issues that hinder frontline performance. Companies with eff...
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25.Why are you apologizing? (sethgodin.typepad.com)
I don't understand blog posts, emails and other messages that begin with an apology. If you're sorry to interrupt me with that spam, don't send it. If you know that yet another blog post on a topic that's not of...
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