Strategizing Amid Uncertainty

In an interview with PBS News Hour , BCG’s Global Chair, Rich Lesser , explains how business leaders are responding to intensifying trade tensions and policy uncertainty. Confronted with shifting tariffs, workforce shortages, and supply chain shocks, companies are pausing major investments as they reassess how best to adapt. “You might want to invest, but it makes it harder to know how and when to invest, whether it's doing deals or adding manufacturing assets or building infrastructure,” Lesser states.