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Now more than ever, business and government have a crucial role to play in protecting people’s health, bolstering the economy, and developing both practical solutions and game-changing innovations. At BCG, we’re working with companies and public-sector organizations around the world to manage the impact of the coronavirus, with actions ranging from rapid responses to more fundamental, strategic shifts. We’re also helping leaders look much further ahead and envision how the crisis will continue to affect the competitive environment and what society will need in the coming months and years. This page is updated frequently with the latest COVID-19 information and insights.
The economic impact of the coronavirus calls on leaders to step up on multiple fronts: attending to people’s immediate needs, ensuring the health of the business, scanning the continually changing business and societal landscape, and positioning the enterprise to thrive in a new normal.
Emergence from the pandemic will depend on human behavior, people feeling safe in the world and in the workplace, and workers becoming healthier and more productive. This is largely a project for the private sector.
We gained firsthand insights from 17 board chairs on how their organizations weathered the pandemic, trends that will emerge during the coming recovery, and how leaders can prepare for the next crisis.
Competing home responsibilities, barriers to inclusion, and social isolation are everyone’s problem. It’s time for businesses to fight back.
A systematic approach to postpandemic ways of working can capture the upsides of these models while mitigating the risks.
BCG Executive Perspectives offer insights on global topics that matter most to leaders in the public and private sectors.
Edition 27: Achieving Supply Chain Resilience in a Volatile World
Keep resilience on the transformation agenda. Change programs that prioritize growth, debt reduction, and operational flexibility realize the full value of resilience and build advantage for the next crisis.
Leaders now need to refocus on the long term and attend to five key imperatives.
Some struggling organizations had transformations underway when the pandemic hit. Instead of scaling back their aspirations, they redoubled their efforts and emerged from the crisis far stronger.
As the post-COVID world emerges, leaders must shift their attention back to broader challenges. By addressing three key themes, they can position their businesses to succeed in and help shape the new reality.
Beyond Great
How to build sustainable business advantage in a world where great is no longer good enough.
Although anxiety over health and finances is high, attitudes remain surprisingly resilient. And some behavioral changes—including greater use of digital commerce and tools—are sticking.
For brands hoping to lure value-conscious consumers, pricing is crucial. But a BCG survey shows that offering the lowest price isn’t always the winning move.
Surging demand for online fitness classes and do-it-yourself hair styling proved fleeting. But other behavioral shifts—such as increased use of digital and of healthier products—are enduring.
A nuanced understanding of what really drives buying decisions in the post-COVID-19 world is crucial to maximizing share in a target market.
What has worked, what can be improved, and what needs to be reimagined so that we are better prepared for the next pandemic and better able to improve health in the world’s poorest nations?
Ecosystems have the power to reshape the health care industry and end the tradeoff between access, quality, and cost. Here’s how.
Concerns about Black hesitancy during the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine have distracted health officials from the real issue: equitable access.
Protecting the health-vulnerable population first can shave months off a country’s reopening.
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