Strategy to beat the odds
The starting point for developing such a benchmark is embracing the fact that business strategy, at its heart, is about beating the market ...
^ADJ: This article was discussed at a recent board meeting, and acknowledged as some of McKinseys best work in the last 10 years, very interesting read ....
Sell Something Bigger Than Your Otherwise Boring Business
“We don’t sell online forms. We make organizations more productive,” he subtly corrects me. “It’s a deceptively small difference.
^ADJ: I think too often we get caught up in what we think we are doing as a company, and not able to look at it from a client or customer perspective ....
1:1 guidance - how to improve the meeting
Managers, have you started to feel like one-on-ones with your reports are an enormous waste of time?
If you answered yes, chances are that they feel the same way. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Done right, one-on-ones can be one of the most valuable and meaningful meetings of the week—for both you and for the person reporting to you. Getting there starts by dropping the formality, and shifting from status updates or harping on small, technical mistakes and instead focusing on collaborative experimentation.
Why money alone can't keep star talent from jumping ship: A lesson from West Point
Psychologist Angela Duckworth conducted the most famous study of quitting. She sought to predict which incoming freshmen would drop out of the U.S. Military Academy’s basic‑training‑cum‑orientation, traditionally known as “Beast Barracks.”
Only 5% of People Wash Their Hands Properly
Misconceptions about hand-washing are as rampant as the germs themselves ...
The 3 Traits of Highly Resilient People
For most of us, the idea of resilience conjures up stories of profound heroism in the face of grave injustice — Viktor Frankl surviving the concentration camps or Rosa Parks sitting wherever she damn well pleased. But resilience isn’t always epic. Sometimes it’s quite ordinary—taking criticism well from our spouse instead of getting defensive, or processing grief in a healthy way instead of running to escape it.