The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In The Ecosystem Economy , McKinsey’s Venkat Atluri and Miklos Dietz paint a picture of the future of education that will see the ways in which we learn transformed.

Education 117

Education Learning-by-Doing Skills McKinsey 117

HR Digest

APRIL 17, 2023

But with the pandemic forcing many agencies to adopt remote work policies, telework has become a new norm for many federal workers. According to a study by McKinsey & Company, remote workers are more likely to experience communication breakdowns and misunderstandings than in-office workers. Telework is not without its challenges.

McKinsey 52

McKinsey Document Morale Tools 52

HR Digest

MAY 24, 2023

McKinsey predicts 9 out of 10 organizations will be combining remote and on site working in the coming years. As hybrid working becomes the permanent way of working, HR and business leaders need to set clear principles for success, rather than mandate policies.

Succession 64

Succession Software Guidelines Human Resources 64

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2019

Rumelt succinctly describes ‘a strategy is a coherent set of analyses, concepts, policies, arguments and actions that respond to a high stakes challenge.’ McLean is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey and Company and led the Australian and New Zealand McKinsey practice for eight years.

Process 73

Process Strategy Disaggregation Agility 73

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 19, 2022

As a general thesis, it’s one that was supported by research from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, which found that we’re spending more and more on research and innovation and getting less and less in return for that investment.

Diversity 137

Diversity Entrepreneur Innovation Gordon 137

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

Indeed, McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. The existential difficulties posed by Covid were also reflected, with 43.8%

Company 128

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 128

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Exit interviews are a key way to identify why an employee wasn’t able to settle into an organization so it can be addressed in the next round of hiring Ensuring a job description accurately represents a role can help ensure candidates know what they are signing up for Explain company policies, probation criteria, salaries, etc.

Process 59

Process Attrition Trends Training 59

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article, featured in The McKinsey Quarterly published by McKinsey & Company. It includes an excerpt from Daniel Kahneman‘s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Kahneman 75

Kahneman McKinsey Article Resources 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 2, 2011

Once again, McKinsey & Company offers (at no cost) an exceptionally valuable resource, in this instance Eric Schmidt‘s conversation with McKinsey director James Manyika about business culture, technology, and social issues.

Technology 85

Technology McKinsey Execution Education 85

HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A recent McKinsey study estimated that as many as half of current jobs could be automated, and predicted 400 million jobs worldwide will be automated into nothingness by 2030. will find more representation based on the biases of the inputer of data; ethics; and transparency depending on the company’s policies.

McKinsey 59

McKinsey Class Short-term Human Resources 59

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 1, 2019

The alarming nature of the statistic understandably triggered considerable discussion, with various other bodies, from the OECD to McKinsey producing similar research complete with their own predictions for the future of work. Mobility support would also help people move to where jobs are. go over relatively old ground one more time.

Technology 71

Technology Short-term Osborne Long-term 71

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to Mckinsey & Company , “Leaders have an essential role to play in developing solutions to tackle these challenges.” Learn to address the lacuna observed in the preceding year and align the organization’s needs with that of the employees and the organization’s shifts in policies. Training Remote Managers.

Efficiency 105

Efficiency Operations Training Diversity 105

Coaching Tip

JUNE 21, 2012

percent, according to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute. information about work and jobs is relatively hard to come by for someone seeking employment,” says James Manyika, a director of the McKinsey Global Institute. The unemployment rate for graduates ages 21 to 24 averaged 9.4 Apparently not. “We We find that in the U.S.,

Tips 128

Tips Succession Social Capital McKinsey 128

Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2019

There are a number of reasons why organizations “harvest” their future leaders by assuming that the best candidates will naturally achieve success with some development (such as challenging assignments or coaching) and can then be picked up and placed into leadership roles, according to a recent McKinsey article.

Benchmarking 57

Benchmarking Leadership Bottom-up Leadership Pipeline 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2018

Chamber of Commerce supports companies in developing circular economies (CEs), and China — like Europe — has developed policies and legislation around CEs.

Policies 8

Policies Asset Management Cost Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The station, KTBS, apparently has a policy against any response to social media complaints other than to direct the complainant to phone the station and leave a message. Gawker raises some key questions about this case ("At what point does a company's 'stay mum' social media policy become injurious to an employee's sense of dignity?

Policies 8

Policies Media Management McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

One particular reported fact is of interest from the perspective of corporate sleep health policy: the Metro North train driver, William Rockefeller, changed from the afternoon shift to the day shift two weeks ago. The recognition of sleep’s importance as a matter of corporate policy won’t happen overnight, but it must happen.

Policies 8

Policies Training Transportation McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

McKinsey has a new study out on an important topic — the question of whether corporations systematically take too short a view and do not invest enough for the long term. If they do, as many CEOs believe, this is a serious indictment of current corporate governance arrangements and has important policy implications.

McKinsey 9

McKinsey Short-term Long-term Comparison 9

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 19, 2013

” If leaders will not be able to keep up with the rapidly changing world, detailed policy manuals don’t have a chance! Did the old Bell System, complete with its shelves of policy manuals, work? New policy manuals had to be written. A classic example was the old Bell System. .” Pretty well! What would happen?

Follow-up 147

Follow-up Learning-by-Doing Wireless Drucker 147

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

McKinsey reported that working mothers were 1.5 McKinsey ’s survey also showed that working mothers were 6 percent more likely to be dealing with mental health concerns than their male counterparts. times more likely to spend 3 additional hours on their household responsibilities than working fathers.

GDP 98

GDP McKinsey Participative Report 98

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

John Browne : When it comes to relationships with external stakeholders, research conducted by McKinsey shows that on average, 30 percent of a company’s value is at stake. They unwittingly caused a fierce social media backlash when they changed their Privacy Policy. Another example is the music streaming service Spotify.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2018

McKinsey has been studying what kind of work is most adaptable to automation. “The companies that have those technologies make the social policies and set those social policies that change the workforce.” ” The point of technology, she argues, is to boost productivity, not cut the workforce.

Creativity 15

Creativity Strategy Venture Capitalist McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. It’s clear why pain in the domestic supplier base matters from a policy perspective. Even when large U.S. These costs are significantly higher for U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The management consulting firm Eden McCallum, from London, does strategy work much like McKinsey, the Boston Consulting Group, and Bain – but with one important exception: none of its roughly 500 consultants are on the payroll. Talent management Employee retention Personnel policies' All of them work on a freelance basis.

McCallum 13

McCallum Competitive Advantage McKinsey Consultative 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030. Some have chosen a wait-and-see approach, opting to watch mobility trends and develop policy responses as needed as trends play out.

Transportation 11

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

Many governments are currently rethinking their policies regarding cross-border data flows. Although cross-border data flows grew 45x between 2005 and 2014, according to a McKinsey analysis , events since 2014 have pushed the pendulum to swing away from unconstrained data globalization. What Policy Makers Should Consider.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Globalization GAAP Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Its policy of never, ever settling with patent trolls was vindicated when the appeals court agreed that Soverain's patents were not valid (nullifying previous judgements in Soverain's favor). Conjuring Up the Perfect Team (McKinsey Quarterly). WHAT MAKES TEAMS TICK.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Retail Politics Sports 8

HR Digest

DECEMBER 1, 2023

McKinsey reports that 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies have employee resource groups and most DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) strategies will tell you should be prioritizing them too. But what are employee resource groups? What do employee resource groups do?

Resources 52

Resources Policies Participative Goal 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that this change alone can improve employee productivity by up to 25%. McKinsey estimates that only 6% of companies have truly integrated Enterprise 2.0 McKinsey has found that the typical ROI of any social technology becomes positive when 15% to 25% of employees are using it extensively.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2015

Greece was seen as an exemplar of a country under assault, victim of the waning European sense of cohesion and social justice, and of ineffectual, neoliberal policies. It is too easy to view the Greek mess as a case of austerity policies gone berserk. Framing this as a case of a small country defying the bullies misses the point.

Crisis 8

Crisis Policies Short-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Previous McKinsey research has highlighted a strong correlation between leadership performance and organizational health, itself a strong predictor of a robust bottom line. At McKinsey, we’ve been working on this issue with our own colleagues as well as with business leaders. Look at policies covering travel, email (e.g.,

Leadership 8

Leadership McKinsey Stress Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2011

After the country's annual policy planning meeting, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming announced that Beijing would soon reduce tariffs and cut red tape on luxury goods imports. Max Magni is the head of McKinsey & Company's consumer practice in Greater China, and Yuval Atsmon is a partner in the firm's Shanghai office.

Deming 13

Deming McKinsey Fashion Survey 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

companies can’t fill their open positions, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study that found that analytical, engineering, and management roles are the hardest to fill. Adaptable Processes Identify and modify key business processes, policies, and procedures to align with the new ways of operating.

Content 9

Content Katz Forrester Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

And the seven policy changes Stew Friedman recommends would benefit all working Americans. 7 Policy Changes America Needs So People Can Work and Have Kids. The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families. Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

David Skilling , a former New Zealand government official and McKinsey consultant who now advises small-country governments and companies from a base in Singapore, has spent as much time thinking and writing about the strengths and weaknesses of small states as anybody. Surely the Scots could figure it out eventually.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Politics Globalization GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

However, policies that allow more than six months for mothers only, and do not permit the same to fathers, appear to exacerbate the gender divide in terms of career progression. When Accenture doubled leave from eight weeks to 16, its turnover rate for new mothers fell by 40%. What About Dads?

Career 13

Career Company Pharmaceuticals Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

.” Since our research (which was done with support from MasterCard) on the Digital Evolution Index was published, we have spoken with many entrepreneurs, executives, and policy makers interested in accelerating their countries’ digital evolution. must take action, then set individual targets or commitments accordingly.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Policies Globalization Long-term 8