The CEO’s essential checklist: Questions every chief executive should be able to answer
Most great CEOs rely on a set of guiding mindsets. This checklist helps them turn mindsets into practices that can steer their companies to great heights.
Content: Article | Authors: Carolyn Dewar, Kurt Strovink, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Corporate Governance
Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra, Kurt Strovink
In a famous social-science experiment conducted in 1946 by psychologist Solomon Asch, participants were given one of two sentences. The first began, “Steve is smart, diligent, critical, impulsive, and jealous.” The second read, “Steve is jealous, impulsive, critical, diligent, and smart.” Although both sentences contained the same information, the first one led with positive traits while the second one started with negatives. When asked to … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Authors: Carolyn Dewar, Kurt Strovink, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Communication, Organizational Behavior
Tying the Knot: IT Systems in a Merger
Two senior J. P. Morgan Chase executives explain how a worldwide team set the stage for transforming the merged firm’s IT organization.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Bradford Brown, Vikram Malhotra | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Finance / Banking | Company: J. P. Morgan Chase