Reinventing Work

Why Deskless Workers Are Leaving—and How to Win Them Back

They’ve been called heroes during the pandemic, but many of these workers aren’t satisfied with their jobs. Here’s what leaders can do to change that.

Health Care’s New Promise to Employees

An employee value proposition can help companies keep current employees and attract new ones.

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.

The How-To of Hybrid Work

A systematic approach to postpandemic ways of working can capture the upsides of these models while mitigating the risks.

BCG and Bloomberg on Shifting Work

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 Should We Rethink Work?

How Have Employee Expectations About Work Changed?

What’s the Value at Stake for Businesses in Shifting Work?

What Is Our Advice for Clients About Shifting Work?

Leadership Development and Organizational Culture

The Value of Human Sponsorship

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.

What Business Leaders Do in Times of Global Crisis and Disruption

When the stakes are highest, the best leaders take the time to listen, they make hard decisions to protect people and the business, and they lead from their heart.

When Leaders Say They Are Aligned—But Aren’t

Five key practices can unify leaders up, down, and across the organization—and spark concerted action.

How Do We Develop Generative Leaders?

Jim Hemerling lays out three points to consider in developing generative leaders within your organization.

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Episode 8: Your Brain Is Being Strip-Mined

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.

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The Leadership Series

More Than Ever, Diversity and Inclusion Matter at Eli Lilly and Company

RBC’s Dave McKay on a Future-Focused Culture

BD’s Vincent Forlenza on Transforming in a Rapidly Changing Industry

An Interview with Inga Beale: Leading the Insurance Market to a Digital Future

Talent Development, Reskilling, and Upskilling

In Oil and Gas, the Energy Transition Requires a People Transition

To successfully adapt their HR strategies and operating models for a decarbonizing world, companies must ensure that the new approaches make sense for all parts of the organization.

Shifting Skills, Moving Targets, and Remaking the Workforce

Our analysis of more than 15 million job postings reveals the future of work.

Innovation Without Borders Series

Talent is universal, opportunity is not. BCG’s Innovation Without Borders Series explores how global migration can create opportunities for individuals, companies, and societies.

Internal Talent Mobility Programs Can Advance Gender Equity. Do Yours?

By reshaping the way employees find challenging opportunities, new ITM programs are helping women grow their careers.

Upskilling and Reskilling for the Digital Age

The rapidly changing workplace presents an imperative—and an opportunity—for employees to reenergize their learning and capabilities.

Tapping into Fluid Talent

Companies take three key actions to find talent in new and hidden places.

Learning Programs

Reach the Next Level by Learning How to Learn

Companies that build advanced continuous-learning organizations can attract and keep the best talent—and create lasting competitive advantage.

Why It’s Time to Bring Learning to the C-Suite

Revolutionary tech advances, the changing paradigm of training, and the rise of the bionic company demand radical rethinking of the corporate L&D function.

Higher Ed Must Go All In on Digital

By investing in the cloud, data, and analytics, institutions can improve student success, operational efficiency, and innovation in research and learning.

Three Steps to Turn Your Company into a Learning Powerhouse

Companies compete on their capacity to learn quickly—and building an effective learning ecosystem is essential to gaining advantage in this critical area.