Top Ten Newsletter | Second Quarter 2014

1. Change leader, change thyself

Anyone who pulls the organization in new directions must look inward as well as outward. more

2. The seven traits of effective digital enterprises

To stay competitive, companies must stop experimenting with digital and commit to transforming themselves into full digital businesses. Here are seven traits that successful digital enterprises share. more

3. Strategic principles for competing in the digital age

Digitization is rewriting the rules of competition, with incumbent companies most at risk of being left behind. Read about six critical decisions CEOs must make to address the strategic challenge posed by the digital revolution. more

4. Lead at your best

Five simple exercises can help you recognize, and start to shift, the mind-sets that limit your potential as a leader. more

5. Digitizing the consumer decision journey

In a world where physical and virtual environments are rapidly converging, companies need to meet customer needs anytime, anywhere. Here’s how. more

6. High-performing boards: What’s on their agenda?

Directors report that they have a greater impact as they move beyond the basics. more

7. Can strategic planning pay off?

In this classic McKinsey Quarterly article, Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., proposes four guidelines to help strategic planners make the crucial leap from plans to decisions. more

8. Grow fast or die slow

Software and online-services companies can quickly become billion-dollar giants, but the recipe for sustained growth remains elusive. more

9. Disruptive entrepreneurs: An interview with Eric Ries

Companies are all too aware of the disruptive power of technology. In this video interview, the author of The Lean Startup argues that the competitive reaction of many organizations remains fatally flawed. more

10. Global flows in a digital age

The movement of goods and services, finance, and people has reached previously unimagined levels, and a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute says they could double or even triple in the next decade. A related slideshow tracks the expanding network of global flows. more

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