Why the World Needs Generative Leaders
Today more than ever, we are relying on our leaders to deliver. We’re asking more of them than we have in decades.
Today more than ever, we are relying on our leaders to deliver. We’re asking more of them than we have in decades.
Business leaders have the opportunity and imperative to intentionally design the future of work to unleash a new wave of productivity.
Pay, promotion, and benefits have been the traditional carrots for hiring & retaining employees. Gabi Novacek explains how these elements are changing.
A systematic approach to postpandemic ways of working can capture the upsides of these models while mitigating the risks.
The pandemic has caused unprecedented organizational disruption. But it also has offered valuable lessons about the way we work—and created significant opportunities.
Learn how your company can hold onto the valuable productivity gains made during the pandemic.
Companies with bold DEI initiatives won’t just be doing the right thing; they’ll also be equipping themselves with a powerful foundation for long-term strategic advantage.
BCG’s Allison Bailey, Debbie Lovich, and Karalee Close shared their thoughts on the future of work at a recent Bloomberg Live event. They explained why leaders should take advantage of the current clean-sheet opportunity to broadly, intentionally, and boldly rethink what work is and how we do it.
How to Care for Your Workforce in a Crisis
Competing home responsibilities, barriers to inclusion, and social isolation are everyone’s problem. It’s time for businesses to fight back.
Ulrike Schwarz-Runer, a managing director and senior partner and BCG's general counsel, shares her reflections on the value of having a mentor, though she believes this term to be inadequate.
Today more than ever, we are relying on our leaders to deliver. We’re asking more of them than we have in decades.
Five key practices can unify leaders up, down, and across the organization—and spark concerted action.
A joint study by BCG and the World Federation of People Management Associations, based on a global survey, focuses on three priority areas for HR action.
To take DEI to the next level, look beyond broad categories of race, gender, and sexual orientation to discover what truly shapes employees’ experiences at work.
What do leaders really need to do—what really needs to change—as they transform their companies to become bionic in the post-COVID world?
Cell phones, social media, messaging software, and multitasking are robbing our attention, as our monkey minds jump from one notification to another. Mickey McManus, a BCG senior advisor and leadership coach, explains how these distractions strip our cognitive capacity and even our ability to make ethical decisions. Is this the price of “progress,” or is there something to be done? McManus offers tips for everyone from the board and C-suite to the front line to enable companies and employees to regain control of our cognition.
A flood of new solutions is vying to help companies manage their workforce. In this crowded market, players can pursue three strategies to win share.
Companies take three key actions to find talent in new and hidden places.
With problems intensified by COVID-19, companies are using digital platforms to hire gig workers ad hoc with the capabilities they require. Now is the time to get strategic.
The rapidly changing workplace presents an imperative—and an opportunity—for employees to reenergize their learning and capabilities.
Dynamic, innovation-led economies require lots of digital technology experts. Here are measures policymakers can take to attract both digital talent and companies needing their services.
A growing global skills mismatch offers tremendous opportunities for institutions and businesses to step up, upskilling and reskilling today’s workforce.
Companies that build advanced continuous-learning organizations can attract and keep the best talent—and create lasting competitive advantage.
Revolutionary tech advances, the changing paradigm of training, and the rise of the bionic company demand radical rethinking of the corporate L&D function.
Digital might sometimes seem like an enemy in the workplace, but you can make it an ally as you build an enterprise-wide learning ecosystem.
Companies compete on their capacity to learn quickly—and building an effective learning ecosystem is essential to gaining advantage in this critical area.
Organizations can move out of their state of suspended animation and build a new compact based on trust with their employees.
The experience of work during a time of pandemic has revealed a hidden driver of organizational performance: relational productivity.
The crisis is changing the way we work at lightning speed. To survive and thrive in the years ahead, companies will have to adapt and respond—and get started immediately.
Effective people-centric solutions—in areas such as workforce flexibility, corporate purpose, and digital readiness—can play a big role in helping companies find their way through the crisis.
