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Nov 24, 2020
A more thoughtful balance between homegrown capabilities and outsourcing can help companies generate more value from an often-overlooked opportunity.
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Nov 23, 2020
In a new survey, leaders say the pandemic has alerted them to the urgency of getting learning programs right. Yet companies are falling short in delivering outcomes, and executives can do more to support capability-building efforts.
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Nov 23, 2020
In a new survey, leaders say the pandemic has alerted them to the urgent need to get learning right. Yet companies are struggling to deliver outcomes, and executives have bigger roles to play.
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Nov 23, 2020
Public and private organizations rapidly set up data ecosystems to help fight COVID-19. Even in the absence of a crisis, companies can fast-track ecosystem development.
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Nov 23, 2020
Optimizing advanced process controls can create significant value for critical industrial processes. Maximizing that value requires a comprehensive approach across people, processes, and technologies.
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Nov 23, 2020
Hybrid models of remote work are likely to persist in the wake of the pandemic, mostly for a highly educated, well-paid minority of the workforce.
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Nov 23, 2020
Recent news on vaccine and antibody trials has raised hopes worldwide. When will vaccines be available? And is the end of COVID-19 nearer? Here we update our September 21 outlook.
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Nov 20, 2020
Holistic healthcare, virtual care, and the integration of mental-health care and primary care are among the trends the COVID-19 crisis moved ahead of schedule. Annie Lamont is keeping tabs on them all.
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Nov 20, 2020
A large spotlight is shining on corporate actions these days, and all stakeholders have growing expectations. A board's involvement in defining purpose helps meet those expectations.
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Nov 20, 2020
The vice chairman for consumer and business banking at the fifth-largest bank in the United States describes how setting an environment of mission, purpose, and individual generosity is central to building capabilities that achieve strategic outcomes.
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Nov 20, 2020
Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Lisa Wieland discusses why the contactless passenger journey is here to stay and how she's building agility and flexibility for her organization.
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Nov 20, 2020
The move to sustainable aviation is now an imperative.
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Nov 20, 2020
Japanese working practices may help or hinder the adaptation of agile approaches that can increase an organization's speed and customer centricity. Addressing five main areas can allow leaders to master the transition to enterprise agility.
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Nov 20, 2020
Consumers, longing for normalcy and eager for something to celebrate, plan to spend money during the holidays—but differently from the way they have in the past.
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Nov 19, 2020
To reimagine their organizations for the future, leaders must address three critical questions.
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Nov 19, 2020
One of the leading researchers in corporate financial health discusses what executives can do to help their companies endure the financial stresses of crisis times.
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Nov 19, 2020
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala reflects on Asia's imperative, and his own, to find inclusive and creative solutions to complex and uncertain challenges.
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Nov 19, 2020
Many in the property and casualty insurance industry have underestimated the immediacy of physical—and systemic—effects from climate change. Business models must adapt.
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Nov 19, 2020
Now is not the time to slow down. Growth initiatives are critical for value creation, even survival, throughout an economic cycle.
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Nov 19, 2020
The most critical tools in successful e-commerce expansion are customer-centricity and a test-and-learn mindset.
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Nov 18, 2020
Our 2020 AI survey shows artificial intelligence has become more of a revenue driver. Companies earning the most from AI plan to invest in it more in response to COVID-19.
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Nov 18, 2020
Amrita Ahuja, the CFO of Square, explains how the company's payment platform and services have helped small enterprises stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Nov 18, 2020
New consumer behaviors require CMOs to rethink their media-spend plans.
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Nov 18, 2020
Can organizations be transformed while employees are working remotely? Four real-life stories suggest that they can.
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Nov 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way companies across Asia operate, notably by enabling their employees to work remotely. In Hong Kong, where the culture of "presenteeism" has traditionally run deep, top executives have realized that working from home does not necessarily mean a decline in productivity.
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Nov 17, 2020
How the shift from campaigning to transitioning is managed can set the foundation for an administration.
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Nov 17, 2020
The world is changing in fundamental ways, leading to dramatic shifts in the landscape of risks faced by businesses.
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Nov 17, 2020
Airlines are using a wealth of new data sources in 2020. Strategy should now replace adrenaline as the fuel for decisions around data adoption and usage.
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Nov 17, 2020
Over the past decade, finance departments reduced costs by almost 30 percent. The next decade's focus: achieving even higher levels of effectiveness.
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Nov 17, 2020
New global research shows that despite companies' recent efforts, diverse employees need more. Businesses should ask themselves new questions for a changed workplace.
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Nov 17, 2020
Expect digital to further blur industry lines, supercharge scalability, and loosen geographical restraints for professional services, says Jessica Tan.
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Nov 16, 2020
In about 75 percent of cases, it pays for an organisation to reskill an employee—yet few do this systematically. Here's why, and what companies should do differently.
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Nov 16, 2020
COVID-19 and commodity-related trends are likely to depress medium-term demand, but companies that can leverage deep market insights will have the opportunity to outperform in the postcrisis economy.
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Nov 13, 2020
Building capabilities that durably change workforce behaviors has never been easy, and the pandemic has made it harder. But some organizations have found approaches to thrive in recovery and beyond.
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Nov 13, 2020
Retailers in consumer discretionary categories were already struggling in the US before COVID-19. Better supply-chain management could be critical to their recovery.
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Nov 13, 2020
Using the tools it has today, China can transform its aging population into a vital social and economic force supporting the country's growth, writes Jonathan Woetzel in China Daily.
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Nov 13, 2020
When external shocks rock the business, a chief restructuring officer brings a specialized skill set to restructure the balance sheet.
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Nov 12, 2020
Consumers and society at large are expecting more from business. Embracing these responsibilities can help shareholders, too.
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Nov 12, 2020
European consumers are emerging from lockdown at their own pace—and with new priorities that include personal safety and social values.
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Nov 12, 2020
American capitalism has evolved time and again, and we may be poised for another such shift. Will the future of capitalism involve tweaks, reforms, or wholesale change?
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Nov 12, 2020
The upcoming government transition presents public-sector leaders with the opportunity to establish processes for successfully scaling digital technologies.
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Nov 12, 2020
Many university boards have not revised their governance models in decades and struggle to deliver on their mission. To update their current operating model, boards can focus on three best practices.
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Nov 12, 2020
Government leaders can challenge the norms of how their organizations work and dramatically increase their decision-making speed and agility.
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Nov 12, 2020
Leaders should consider the lessons and achievements of the COVID-19 crisis in forging new innovation aspirations—and the mechanisms needed to execute them.
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Nov 11, 2020
Research shows that active, efficient reallocation of resources creates better returns for companies than simply standing pat does. Here's how to make portfolio decisions faster.
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Nov 11, 2020
Transformation success required thoughtful mastery of multiple disciplines and coordination of many moving parts.
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Nov 11, 2020
Why assessing the cultural fit cannot be an afterthought in deal making
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Nov 11, 2020
Customer and community expectations for the US electric grid are evolving. Utilities must adapt by pursuing integrated modernization plans.
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Nov 11, 2020
The Czech Republic has reduced GHG emissions significantly after 1990, but it remains fourth-largest GHG emitter per capita in the EU.
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Nov 11, 2020
Five fundamental themes are reshaping Asia's payments landscape, requiring a swift response—and in some cases, self-reinvention—from players across the value chain.
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Nov 10, 2020
The industrials sector is vital to global economic health. What factors help top companies stand out from the pack and generate the greatest value?
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Nov 10, 2020
Three trends may change the future of the chemical industry.
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Nov 10, 2020
Voluntary carbon markets help companies supplement their emissions-reduction efforts and finance climate action. The Taskforce for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets offers a draft blueprint for them.
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Nov 10, 2020
With many industries operating remotely, companies that can implement new processes to harness fluctuations in the temporary-labor market may achieve greater flexibility in the recovery.
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Nov 10, 2020
New digital offerings hold the key for industrial companies to counteract the effects of disruption and better serve their customers.
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Nov 10, 2020
Despite market complexity, many opportunities exist for private equity players to create value in insurance. We studied the US industry and offer a set of investment recommendations to guide PE firms' decisions.
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Nov 10, 2020
Customers increasingly prefer digital and remote engagement, so industrial companies must build these capabilities quickly.
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Nov 10, 2020
Transfers of power are complex—in times of crises, especially so. Here are seven lessons for leaders at all levels of government transitioning into new roles.
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Nov 09, 2020
Economic recovery is sustained by manufacturing, trade, and the consumer sector; public health has been restored in China while European countries impose new restrictions amid rising COVID-19 levels.
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Nov 09, 2020
Crisis-fueled experimentation has become a primary source of organic growth during the pandemic. But you've got to escape pilot purgatory first.
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Nov 09, 2020
Consumers, one of the key drivers powering China's economic rebound, have regained confidence and are spending at levels seen before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nov 09, 2020
Auto financing's future will be dynamic, disruptive, and different. Here's our perspective on the European market.
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Nov 09, 2020
Five analytics-driven go-to-market strategies can give organizations valuable insights to boost revenues.
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Nov 09, 2020
Even when digital capabilities aren't the centerpiece of a deal, they still can provide significant deal value with the right due diligence and integration planning.
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Nov 09, 2020
How can senior managers get better, faster business decisions from the meetings they attend or lead? Planning is key.
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Nov 09, 2020
To thrive and grow in the next normal, industrial companies will need to drive transformations enabled by new technologies and sustained by capabilities.
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Nov 06, 2020
Price and demand pressures in the oil and gas sector make the potential value embedded in advanced connectivity for exploration and production more important than ever.
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Nov 05, 2020
Your company's purpose strengthens resilience and creates value—if it's genuine. A new framework highlights a detailed approach to embedding purpose throughout your organization.
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Nov 05, 2020
UK small and medium-size enterprises are facing the recovery with a new set of needs. Insurers that can adapt their offerings could seize a sterling opportunity.
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Nov 05, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and its economic impact increases, the productivity and reallocation imperative for sales, general, and administrative (SG&A) activities continues to sharpen.
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Nov 05, 2020
The crisis has widened consumer appetite for choice and introduced unexpected shifts in consumer behavior—this year's holiday shopping is up for grabs.
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Nov 05, 2020
COVID-19 is reshaping the emotional needs of Australian consumers and, subsequently, their purchasing behaviour.
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Nov 05, 2020
As deficits mount, governments can use their real estate holdings to create breathing room.
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Nov 05, 2020
Connecting traffic has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19. We believe the hub model will remain relevant postcrisis, but airlines will need to update their operations and network strategies.
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Nov 04, 2020
Our latest perspectives on the coronavirus outbreak, the twin threats to lives and livelihoods, and how organizations can prepare for the next normal.
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Nov 04, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended norms about retail, brand loyalty, and consumer behavior. That's creating both a massive challenge and a rare opportunity for bold players to accelerate growth.
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Nov 04, 2020
Quantifying the actions that differentiate top sales reps from the less productive can help managers identify skills that need upgrading.
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Nov 03, 2020
Reckitt Benckiser's CEO reflects on his experience transitioning into the leadership role and driving strategic change during the global pandemic.
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Nov 03, 2020
The age of the insular R&D organization is over. To serve as a company's innovation engine, R&D strategy needs to be equipped for today's fast-moving world.
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Nov 03, 2020
As customer expectations evolve and cost pressures rise, automotive retail strategies must also change rapidly.
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Nov 03, 2020
Almost 41 percent of Americans struggle with mental-health issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but many companies remain ill equipped to address the problem.
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Nov 03, 2020
LiveRamp President and CFO Warren Jenson explains how all the up-front work companies do on communications, planning, and analysis can boost the odds of success in separations.
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Nov 03, 2020
Electric-power and gas companies are especially vulnerable to cyberattacks, but a structured approach that applies communication, organizational, and process frameworks can significantly reduce cyber-related risks.
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Nov 02, 2020
With M&A activity rising, how can unconventionals producers ensure that their strategic moves create value?
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Nov 02, 2020
In this uniquely severe global crisis, leaders need new operating models to respond quickly to the rapidly shifting environment and sustain their organizations through the trials ahead.
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Nov 02, 2020
Companies that are successful in sourcing and managing the consumption of cloud adopt a more dynamic, analytical, and demand-driven mindset.
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Nov 02, 2020
Parametric analysis can help finance chiefs expand their views of important variables for planning and decision making.
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Nov 02, 2020
Seven big moves that could help insurers navigate the crisis and thrive in the long term.
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Nov 02, 2020
Getting value from tech relies on tackling multiple interdependent programs at once.
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Nov 02, 2020
Small capital markets businesses have been insulated against many of the troubles affecting their larger competitors. Now things are getting tougher.
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Nov 02, 2020
Many of the costliest risk and integrity failures have cultural weaknesses at their core. Here is how leading institutions are strengthening their culture and sustaining the change.
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Oct 30, 2020
Start-ups fail for all sorts of reasons, but those that succeed constantly think about the customer journey, use technology to remove friction, and find new ways to delight their customers, according to an investor with a legendary venture-capital firm.
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Oct 30, 2020
Perspectives from the United Nations on the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.
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Oct 30, 2020
The construction technology ecosystem is shifting toward integrated software platforms that better serve customer needs. Significant opportunities exist for strategic and financial investors.
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Oct 30, 2020
The agility of Romanian companies is relatively low, according to our Organizational Agility Index. This is a call to action—enterprise agility has been a desirable option in recent years, but during the pandemic it has become essential.
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Oct 30, 2020
How companies outperform on growth during downturns and the subsequent recovery
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Oct 30, 2020
Automation will leave few roles untouched—and not everyone will be reskilled or redeployed successfully. Here's what leaders can do now to give their talent, and their organizations, the best opportunity to thrive in an uncertain future.
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Oct 30, 2020
Consumers have recently been snapping up private-label goods at grocery and mass retailers. Will this trend last? Only if retailers develop a compelling private-label strategy and operating model.
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Oct 30, 2020
McKinsey senior partners Brendan Gaffey and Lareina Yee share their perspectives on how the COVID-19 crisis has changed the technology sector—and how tech companies can thrive in the next normal. A transcript of their remarks follows below.
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Oct 30, 2020
McKinsey's Philipp Nattermann and Karolina Sauer-Sidor reflect on how the COVID-19 crisis has changed the telecom sector—and what lies ahead for telcos. A transcript of their remarks follows below.
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