Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Digitalisierung von oben
Durch die Corona-Pandemie ist die Digitalisierung in Unternehmen erst recht eines der großen Themen. Einer Studie der Boston Consulting Group zufolge sehen 78 Prozent der Manager ihr Unternehmen bei der digitalen Transformation schon auf einem guten Weg.
MARKETING DIRECTO
Nuestro consumidor fiel se ha convertido en un desconocido
Javier Pérez Moiño, Managing Director and Partner de BCG desgrana para Marketing Directo el impacto que ha tenido Covid-19 en el área de Marketing y aquello que más apremia a los CMO en estos momentos: qué diferentes oportunidades para la recuperación se pueden identificar desde la perspectiva de la Data y la Tecnología para volver a conquistar al ‘nuevo desconocido’ en que se ha convertido el consumidor.
CNBC Africa
How East African Businesses Can Survive COVID-19
In an interview with CNBC Africa, BCG’s Mills Schenck asserts that East African firms should be actively managing their liquidity to adapt to the new reality and to ensure near-term continuity. He explains that there are opportunities for all sectors to capitalize on shifting supply-chain dynamics and to invest in digital. According to Schenck, companies need to build flexibility in their business models and future-proof their supply chains to ensure greater resiliency.
HBR
A Guide to Building a More Resilient Business
In their featured article for hbr.org, BCG’s Martin Reeves and Kevin Whitaker explain how businesses can explicitly design for, measure, and manage resilience in our COVID-19 world. They stress the importance of resilience as the business environment is becoming more dynamic and unpredictable. The authors explain that managing for resilience requires a “fundamentally different mental model of business—one that embraces complexity, uncertainty, interdependence, systems thinking, and a multi-timescale perspective.”
Bangkok Post
Accelerating cloud adoption in post-Covid-19 Asia
Even as we recover from COVID-19, some things will change in our new reality. We’ve already seen a massive change in behavior, as companies were forced to transition overnight to remote working. This has accelerated public cloud adoption, which was growing in APAC prior to the pandemic.
The Star
E-wallet Market Race
In an interview with The Star, Diego de Sartiges talks about what we can expect in the digital payments space in Malaysia. With more than 40 e-payment licenses issued, it’s one of the most fragmented markets worldwide in the digital payments space, if not the most. But this is going to change as the field consolidates. A number of independent e-wallets will probably be forced out of the business or they’ll be acquired by larger, financially stronger rivals, and the largest regional players will likely benefit.
Forbes
Pandemic Accentuates Two Problems with Change Management: One Is Change, the Other Is Management
In his column for Forbes, BCG’s Grant Freeland discusses the importance of change readiness in organizations. He consults BCG’s Martin Reeves, who shares that companies’ change programs fail to meet expectations 75% of the time. According to Reeves, the biggest mistake is made when senior leaders try to work out too many details in advance. Reeves believes the most successful companies are those that “constantly learn and adapt to changing realities.”
Auto Futures Podcast
How Businesses Can Succeed in the New Reality
In a podcast interview with Auto Futures, BCG’s Alex Wachtmeister and Michelle Andersen discuss how businesses can rebound postpandemic. They explain how the public and private sectors are rethinking their strategic perspectives as the economy starts to reopen. Andersen notes that “we are actively in this fight stage,” and now that the initial panic is over, we must look forward to the new reality.
Live Mint
The Shape of Organizations in a World Going Virtual
In his coauthored guest column for Live Mint, BCG’s Rajiv Gupta, with contribution from BCG’s Prasanna Santhanam, discusses the opportunities and limitations of businesses going virtual. The article explains that in order to achieve a truly virtual organization, companies need to adjust their business strategy, adapt their workforce and operating models, and determine their technology needs.
Bloomberg
Time for Change: LGBTQ Discrimination and Underrepresentation at Work
Bloomberg and Fortune highlight the findings of a recent BCG report titled, “A New LGBTQ Workforce Has Arrived—Inclusive Cultures Must Follow.” The report states that, although illegal, workplace discrimination is still highly prevalent. The report also indicates that despite the changing makeup of the LGBTQ workforce, white, gay men are still disproportionally represented in leadership compared to other members of the LQBTQ community.
NBC News
COVID-19 Presents Challenges for Luxury
BCG’s Sarah Willersdorf discusses with NBC News the fall of luxury sales since the pandemic. According to a recent report by BCG, global luxury sales could fall around 29% in 2020. Willersdorf explains that if a vaccine takes longer to develop, luxury companies may struggle to regain momentum and consumers may be less willing to purchase premium goods.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Hirn, Herz und Hand
Janina Kugel, 50, hat Volkswirtschaft studiert und zunächst als Beraterin gearbeitet. 2001 kam sie zu Siemens und war von 2015 bis Anfang 2020 im Konzernvorstand für Personal zuständig. Jetzt ist sie freiberuflich für die Beraterfirma BCG tätig.
Spiegel
Wie die Reichen aus der Krise kommen
Mehr als die Hälfte des globalen Finanzvermögens liegt mittlerweile in der Hand von Millionären. Wenn die Coronakrise überstanden ist, dürfte deren Reichtum laut einer neuen Studie der Boston Consulting Group (BCG) bald wieder wachsen.
Financial Times
Wealth Management Sector Faces Challenges from Big Tech
In an interview with the Financial Times, BCG’s Anna Zakrzewski discusses the findings of BCG’s 20th edition of the “Global Wealth Report.” She explains that big tech companies may soon enter the wealth management sector. Zakrzewski advises that smaller banks can overcome this challenge by differentiating their services and building human relationships.
Forbes
In Our COVID-19 World, Fast Execution Needs Fast Strategy
In his column for Forbes, BCG’s Grant Freeland emphasizes the importance that companies embrace “rapid evolution” strategies in the current world. He shares advice from an article by BCG’s Sam Stewart and George Stalk, who explain, “‘The more complex and fast moving the external environment,’ the more important it is to have an agile organization.”