Jacqueline Brassey, Aaron De Smet, Ashish Kothari, Johanne Lavoie, Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi, Sasha Zolley
Although resilience and adaptability are linked, they are different in important ways. Resilience often entails responding well to an external event, while adaptability moves us from enduring a challenge to thriving beyond it. We don’t just “bounce back” from difficult situations—we “bounce forward” into new realms, learning to be more adaptable as our circumstances evolve and change.
Content: Quotation | Authors: Aaron De Smet, Ashish Kothari, Jacqueline Brassey, Johanne Lavoie, Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi, Sasha Zolley | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Management
Segmenting the e-market
McKinsey and Media Metrix analyzed on-line behavior using a sample of the most active on-line consumers in the Media Metrix US panel of 50,000 users to categorize six segments: Simplifiers, Surfers, Bargainers, Connectors, Routiners, and Sportsters.
Editor’s Note: This research was done in 2000 so I wonder if it holds up today; nonetheless the categories are interesting and I think of some value.
Content: Article | Authors: Johanne Lavoie, John E. Forsyth, Tim McGuire | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Marketing / Sales
Are you taking your expatriate talent seriously?
To make the most of overseas opportunities, multinational companies must pay closer attention to the problems of executives transferred into them.
Content: Article | Authors: Johanne Lavoie, Robert A. P. Samek, Tsun-Yan Hsieh | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, International