Forbes
The Future of Work Is Happening Now
In her column for Forbes, BCG’s Deborah Lovich advises business leaders on how to manage potential pushback when reopening offices. As COVID-19 has changed leadership structures and habits, Lovich says, “the time to listen to and involve employees in shaping the future of work is now.” She gives guidance on how leaders should commit to helping employees learn to work in new ways.
Les Echos
Tribune de Stanislas Nowicki et Rodolphe Charme di Carlo : dirigeants, soyez vos propres activistes !
Les fonds activistes ont trouvé avec les entreprises françaises un nouveau terrain de jeu. Plutôt que s'en alarmer, les dirigeants devraient s'en servir pour questionner davantage leur stratégie et la cohérence de leur gouvernance, écrivent Rodolphe Charme di Carlo (Principal) et Stanislas Nowicki (directeur associé).
L'Usine Nouvelle
Olivier Bouffault : comment la data peut transformer votre planification
Bien anticiper la demande et savoir adapter son offre : la planification a toujours été essentielle pour les entreprises. Depuis longtemps, des outils les aident à estimer ce que veulent les consommateurs, mais aussi à optimiser leur supply chain, en prévoyant et organisant ce qu’elles doivent produire pour répondre à la demande et limiter les stocks.
OCP and BCG
OCP Group and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) team up to provide a unique offer in the field of maintenance and industrial digitization
OCP Maintenance Solutions and BCG GAMMA signed a MOU to jointly provide innovative solutions on industrial digitalization to African and international industrial players. This collaboration brings a very unique offering to companies in their digital transformation journey.
Yahoo! Finance
The Postpandemic Rebound for Business Travel
BCG’s Jason Guggenheim joins Yahoo! Finance Live to discuss how the changing landscape of travel will affect businesses in the coming years. He predicts business travel will return slowly and with structural changes, likely falling as much as 15% from 2019’s levels. Guggenheim references a BCG study looking at the factors that will influence the postpandemic rebound for business travel, including sustainability, efficiency, and the value of human interaction.
Forbes
BCG CEO Rich Lesser Named Top CEO Among Large US Companies by Glassdoor
Forbes reports that BCG CEO Rich Lesser was named the top CEO in 2021 among large US-based companies, thanks to a 99% approval rating from BCG employees. Glassdoor's Employees’ Choice Awards, based on the anonymous input of employees about their leaders and work environments, honors the top-ranking CEOs across North America and parts of Europe.
Financial Times and Forbes
World Financial Wealth Will Grow to Half a Quadrillion Dollars
BCG’s Anna Zakrzewski talks to the Financial Times and Forbes about BCG’s Global Wealth Report 2021: When Clients Take the Lead. The report predicts that wealthy countries, specifically in North America and Asia, will drive the global stock of financial wealth from $250 trillion to $315 trillion in the next five years. In the firm’s report, Zakrzewski urges wealth managers to differentiate clients “by their needs and to use behavioral insights to unlock new sources of value.”
Forbes
Getting Rid of Meetings in Four Steps
In her column for Forbes, BCG’s Deborah Lovich suggests that while pandemic-triggered lockdowns showed the benefits of remote meetings—they also revealed what we are missing from in-person interactions. Lovich proposes five steps for establishing effective and efficient meetings going forward.
The Jakarta Post
Indonesia’s Power Ecosystem Presents Opportunities for Rooftop Solar
BCG’s Alex Dolya and Marko Lackovic write for The Jakarta Post about record-breaking renewable energy expansion in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and the immense economic and environmental opportunities this has for the region. Dolya and Lackovic say “successfully navigating that landscape will deliver remarkable opportunities for power industry operators and consumers alike.”
La Tribune
La biodiversité, grande oubliée des entreprises du CAC40
Alors même que l’érosion de la faune et la flore fait peser sur les grands groupes des risques conséquents, seule une minorité d'entre eux ont hissé la question en haut de leur agenda, avance le Boston Consulting Group et ChangeNow dans une nouvelle étude. Au sein des entreprises du CAC 40, seules 5% d'entre elles estiment que la perte de biodiversité a un « impact élevé » pour les actionnaires et les parties prenantes. Les entreprises ont pourtant tout intérêt à s'y intéresser, avancent les auteurs. Mais sans outil précis de mesure, encore faut-il qu’elles sachent comment s’y prendre.
Compromiso RSC
Claves para redefinir las políticas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión en las empresas
María López, Managing Director and Partner de Boston Consulting Group, comenta las claves que propone un nuevo informe de BCG ‘It’s time to Reimagine Diversity, Equity & Inclusion' para que las organizaciones pueden idear beneficios y políticas más innovadoras que se adapten a la verdadera diversidad del lugar de trabajo.
Harvard Business Review
Why Imagination Is Critical for Innovation
BCG’s Martin Reeves joins Harvard Business Review’s IdeaCast podcast to discuss how to encourage imagination at work. Reeves’ research on successful organizational transformations suggests that imagination is often the missing link in the process of innovation. The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future is his latest book, coauthored with BCG alumnus Jack Fuller.
Capital Corporate
RESILIENCIA ANTE RECESIONES: Lecciones aprendidas de la crisis financiera
En la tribuna ‘Resiliencia ante recesiones. Lecciones aprendidas de la crisis financiera’ Miguel Sánchez Arbeo, Managing Director and Partner, responsable de las áreas de Private Equity, Turnaround & Restructuring y del Center for CFOExcellence de Boston Consulting Group en España y Portugal reflexiona sobre las cinco recomendaciones identificadas en el análisis How Can Spanish Companies Return to a Growth Path After COVID-19? dirigidas a los equipos directivos de cara a preparar sus compañías para navegar futuras recesiones y emerger más fuertes que sus competidores.
Les Echos
Pour Guillaume Charlin, patron du BCG en France, « l'agenda des entreprises est plein d'impératifs »
A l'heure de la reprise, sous réserve d'une nouvelle vague pandémique, les chefs d'entreprise sont confrontés à de multiples impératifs. A ceux spécifiques à leur secteur d'activité, s'ajoutent deux incontournables, dit Guillaume Charlin : retrouver l'engagement des équipes, et mener une double transformation technologique et environnementale.
Hindustan Times
The Priority Sector Lending India Needs
BCG’s Janmejaya Sinha and Ruchin Goyal write in the Hindustan Times about how the pandemic has highlighted the importance of health and education infrastructure, digital access, and securing financing opportunities for vulnerable populations. Sinha and Goyal say India owes it to those lost to COVID-19 to provide citizens with “minimum access to the basic social infrastructure needed for living.”