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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

In a recent McKinsey Global Survey on the future of workforce needs, nearly nine in ten executives and managers say their organizations either face skills gap already or expect gaps to develop within the next five years. According to McKinsey, AI and automation will displace between 400 million and 800 million individuals by 2030.

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Job Hunting Success Tips

Coaching Tip

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. Acquaintances, in short, represent a source of social capital, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are. . Apparently not. “We

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Position Yourself for a Stretch Assignment

Harvard Business Review

I once hired a McKinsey consultant into a country manager role in a developing region. You will fit more easily into the culture, retain part of your social capital, and have larger chances to recover if you fail. Two years later, despite great success, he told me he wanted to find a job at another company in his home country.

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How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women

Harvard Business Review

A study by McKinsey projects that in a “full potential” scenario in which women participate in the economy identically to men, $28 trillion dollars (26%) would be added to the annual global GDP when compared to the current business-as-usual scenario. What’s at stake? The solution is more interaction and learning, not less.

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Reimagining Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

That's why the MIX is eager to announce the third leg of the Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Innovation — the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge. With this challenge, we hope to accelerate the shift toward a more principled, patient, and socially accountable capitalism — one that's truly fit for the long term.