Financial institutions and nonfinancial risk: How corporates build resilience

As nonfinancial companies move from enterprise risk management to a resilience-based approach, their experience in nonfinancial risk can provide a model for banks.
Financial institutions and nonfinancial risk: How corporates build resilience

The rebirth of workspace design: An interview with Gensler co-CEO Diane Hoskins

As offices consider how to reopen after two years of disruption from COVID-19, Hoskins sees an opportunity to create better, more human-centric workspaces.
The rebirth of workspace design: An interview with Gensler co-CEO Diane Hoskins

How CEO Alain Bejjani, an emerging-markets leader, models resilience

To manage through the pandemic, the CEO of Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim has leaned on servant leadership, multistakeholder engagement, and his long-term goals.
How CEO Alain Bejjani, an emerging-markets leader, models resilience

Five ways to ADAPT pricing to inflation

Price adjustments due to inflation call for nuanced approaches that, when done well, can strengthen customer relationships and overall margins.
Five ways to ADAPT pricing to inflation

How telcos can succeed in launching new businesses beyond connectivity

A quarter of operators’ new ventures struggle. Understanding what underpins the success of different business archetypes and selecting the right business-building approach can help ensure that more flourish.
How telcos can succeed in launching new businesses beyond connectivity

It’s not easy buying green: How to win at sustainable sourcing

Green steel, recycled plastic, and other materials with low emissions intensity are already scarce—and will get even harder to find. Here’s how smart companies are preparing for the squeeze.
It’s not easy buying green: How to win at sustainable sourcing

How AI is helping revolutionize telco service operations

Solutions that enable advanced retail experiences, smarter scheduling, self-healing, and better coaching can reduce complexity, lower costs, and make both customers and employees happier.
How AI is helping revolutionize telco service operations

Five things to know about the Chinese logistics market heading into 2022

Insights to guide decision making for private-equity players, logistics companies, and shippers worldwide.
Five things to know about the Chinese logistics market heading into 2022

Talent at a turning point: How people analytics can help

Rising resignations. Hybrid work. The diversity imperative. Leaders are navigating a talent market in flux. Here’s how people analytics can help.
Talent at a turning point: How people analytics can help

Unlocking the value of personalization at scale for operators

In saturated, competitive telecom markets, harnessing the full potential of analytics-driven customer value management will be the key driver of future growth. Five elements will be essential to the task.
Unlocking the value of personalization at scale for operators

Author Talks: All along the S-curve

Nurture individual growth and team development within your company.
Author Talks: All along the S-curve

Forward Thinking on pandemic paradoxes, labor market myths, and ‘cowboy capitalism’ with David Autor

A leading US economist talks about what has changed in the pandemic, the rise of China, the globalization of trade, and spreading automation.
Forward Thinking on pandemic paradoxes, labor market myths, and ‘cowboy capitalism’ with David Autor

The new B2B growth equation

Customers want an always-on, personalized, omnichannel experience. The world’s best sellers are giving it to them.
The new B2B growth equation

Leadership lessons from the world’s best CEOs

The authors of the new book CEO Excellence, who interviewed dozens of the top-performing chief executives, share their most memorable encounters and stories.
Leadership lessons from the world’s best CEOs

Power to move: Accelerating the electric transport transition in sub-Saharan Africa

How governments, development partners, and private-sector stakeholders can build an enabling ecosystem for electric vehicles in the region.
Power to move: Accelerating the electric transport transition in sub-Saharan Africa

Patients love telehealth—physicians are not so sure

During the pandemic, patients have said that they like telehealth, especially for behavioral-health treatment. But physicians say they are concerned about telehealth’s long-term sustainability.
Patients love telehealth—physicians are not so sure

Why business must heed customer reviews

COVID-19 has made e-commerce more competitive than ever. Paying attention to customer reviews will give organizations a necessary edge.
Why business must heed customer reviews

Going global: A conversation with Revolut’s CFO Mikko Salovaara

While other fintechs seek to establish a beachhead in a specific region or category, UK-based Revolut is looking to build a global ecosystem from the start.
Going global: A conversation with Revolut’s CFO Mikko Salovaara

How to navigate mining’s cash-flow conundrum

Commodity prices in the mining industry have been on an upswing. An analysis of how the industry has managed cash flows in recent years could help leaders maximize value.
How to navigate mining’s cash-flow conundrum

Outlook for China tourism in 2022: Trends to watch in uncertain times

McKinsey conducted five rounds of surveys to understand Chinese travelers’ sentiments—the latest results indicate an emerging pattern of periods of suppressed travel demand followed by a quick recovery.
Outlook for China tourism in 2022: Trends to watch in uncertain times

Reaching excellence in software procurement

Rapid software advances are creating new opportunities for product differentiation and faster time to market—for companies with the right procurement skills. What sets the leaders apart?
Reaching excellence in software procurement

How good are your internal operations—really?

When evaluating operational processes, human observation goes only so far. New data and analytics technologies can yield insights that are much more objective—and powerful.
How good are your internal operations—really?

Three keys to a resilient postpandemic recovery

The path to sustainable, inclusive growth lies in building resilience now.
Three keys to a resilient postpandemic recovery

The US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Reinvesting in water

The legislation represents a transformative shift in the amount of funds available to improve the country’s water infrastructure.
The US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Reinvesting in water

Reversal of fortune: How European software can play to its strengths

A relative lack of top software companies threatens Europe’s economic competitiveness. To turn that tide, the private sector has to stop trying to play catch-up and take an altogether new approach.
Reversal of fortune: How European software can play to its strengths

Surveyed nurses consider leaving direct patient care at elevated rates

Nurses and other healthcare professionals shed light on why they are considering leaving, as well as what might make them stay.
Surveyed nurses consider leaving direct patient care at elevated rates

M&A and Asia: Learning from the best

M&A activity is climbing sharply in Asia and worldwide. Here’s how Asian companies can use the lessons of the world’s most effective acquirers to boost their odds for successful deals.
M&A and Asia: Learning from the best

Five digital and analytics battlegrounds for B2B aftermarket growth

A differentiated commercial engine focused on just a few digital and analytics levers can more than double aftermarket revenues for industrial companies.
Five digital and analytics battlegrounds for B2B aftermarket growth

Creating good packaging for packaged goods

The e-commerce boom, widespread concerns about sustainability, and the digitization trend are spurring innovation in the packaging industry. Many consumer products will soon be in packages that are stronger, sustainable, and smart.
Creating good packaging for packaged goods

US wealth management: A growth agenda for the coming decade

Mounting hopes of postpandemic recovery signal an imperative to prepare for the changes in technology, consumer needs, and society that will shape the future of the wealth management ecosystem.
US wealth management: A growth agenda for the coming decade

Fostering an inclusive urban-transit system

How can we make traveling in cities safer and more comfortable for members of at-risk groups?
Fostering an inclusive urban-transit system

Author Talks: Don’t call it diverse

Workplace inclusion efforts can undermine inclusivity by labeling people who are not white, cisgender, or male as “diverse.” Ruchika Tulshyan urges businesses to recenter on the experiences of women of color.
Author Talks: Don’t call it diverse

Addressing the state of behavioral health in New York City

The city’s economic disparities and diverse populations pose unique challenges for behavioral-health access.
Addressing the state of behavioral health in New York City

AI-driven operations forecasting in data-light environments

Too many companies still rely on manual forecasting because they think AI requires better-quality data than they have available. Nowadays, that’s a costly mistake.
AI-driven operations forecasting in data-light environments

A changing material-handling market: How to ensure continuous success

While the segment remains fragmented, a wide variety of here-to-stay macroeconomic trends are shifting the market landscape, requiring manufacturers to adapt to an increasingly blended market.
A changing material-handling market: How to ensure continuous success

Getting business process outsourcing right in a digital future

Outsourcing the management of business process is becoming much more digital—and potentially much more powerful for buyers and providers willing to engage more strategically and collaboratively.
Getting business process outsourcing right in a digital future

Creating value, finding focus: Global Insurance Report 2022

The insurance industry struggles to create economic profit. But amid COVID-19’s enduring changes, opportunities await.
Creating value, finding focus: Global Insurance Report 2022

Unlocking opportunities in women’s healthcare

Advances in women’s healthcare are accelerating, with implications for investors and stakeholders across the value chain and beyond.
Unlocking opportunities in women’s healthcare

The dawn of the FemTech revolution

As opportunities in women’s health accelerate, FemTech is helping to match capital and talent to unmet needs—with promising early results.
The dawn of the FemTech revolution

Supporting employees in the work-life balancing act

Work-life balance often feels elusive. But same-gender working couples take different approaches to dividing responsibilities—have they cracked the code?
Supporting employees in the work-life balancing act

Ransomware prevention: How organizations can fight back

Ransomware has rapidly become one of the top cybersecurity nightmares. Strategies for prevention, preparation, response, and recovery can help.
Ransomware prevention: How organizations can fight back

Lockheed Martin’s Joe Landon on the emerging space economy

We may be approaching an age in which companies conduct business in orbit or on the moon, says Lockheed Martin executive Joe Landon.
Lockheed Martin’s Joe Landon on the emerging space economy

Consumer prices are rising fast, and healthcare isn’t far behind

To grapple with the consequences of healthcare inflation, providers and services organizations should refocus efforts to ensure rigorous execution and resilience.
Consumer prices are rising fast, and healthcare isn’t far behind

New variant, new challenges: How are we coping with Omicron?

The Omicron variant continues to disrupt the healthcare system, schools, and work. How can business continue to adapt?
New variant, new challenges: How are we coping with Omicron?

How AI-driven nudges can transform an operation’s performance

The right advice at just the right moment can make all the difference to employee satisfaction and performance. New AI-driven approaches are making truly personalized, real-time coaching a reality.
How AI-driven nudges can transform an operation’s performance

Logistics disruptors: A shared digital platform for US–Mexico logistics

The inaugural installment of the Logistics Disruptors series spotlights Nuvocargo founder Deepak Chhugani, whose digital platform syncs up the disparate fragments of the US–Mexico trade route.
Logistics disruptors: A shared digital platform for US–Mexico logistics

Facing the future: Net zero and the UK electricity sector

The United Kingdom’s Balanced Net Zero Pathway requires an unprecedented shift in the energy sector. Delivering on the aspirations of this plan will call for significant action from all stakeholders.
Facing the future: Net zero and the UK electricity sector

Author Talks: Hacking into humanity

In the next decade, Amy Webb predicts that synthetic biology will be as common as artificial intelligence.
Author Talks: Hacking into humanity

To improve your supply chain, modernize your supply-chain IT

Global distribution issues and increasingly complex supply chains are forcing companies to modernize the tools they use for forecasting demand and planning how to meet it.
To improve your supply chain, modernize your supply-chain IT

The Global Shortage in Semiconductor Chips

The Global Shortage in Semiconductor Chips

The rise of commerce media: The opportunity for CPGs

Consumer packaged goods advertisers can take four actions to maximize marketing impact on retail media networks.
The rise of commerce media: The opportunity for CPGs

Five agility myths in energy and heavy industries

Agile working practices in energy heavy industries can make them faster, more efficient, and more resilient. Here are five myths and their realities.
Five agility myths in energy and heavy industries

The rise of the inclusive consumer

Social values are shaping purchase decisions more than ever—and retailers that act now stand to attract consumers’ loyalty and spending.
The rise of the inclusive consumer

Turning on the revenue tap: How US airports could make the most of additional liquidity

Facing a still uncertain future, airports could consider new ways to diversify their revenue streams and sustain their operations for the long term.
Turning on the revenue tap: How US airports could make the most of additional liquidity

Decarbonizing Asia’s supply chains

The need to address the looming climate crisis seems to be grasped more broadly than ever before. How then, can corporates make tangible steps forward? Vivid Economics Directors, Thomas Kansy and Robin Smale, discuss the climate challenges Asia faces, and what companies can do to tackle them.
Decarbonizing Asia’s supply chains

Sustainability in packaging: Global regulatory development across 30 countries

Sustainability regulations for packaging have become increasingly ambitious. A detailed understanding of the diverse regulatory landscape will be essential for companies to remain compliant.
Sustainability in packaging: Global regulatory development across 30 countries

Five agility myths in energy and heavy industries

Agile working practices in energy heavy industries can make them faster, more efficient, and more resilient. Here are five myths and their realities.
Five agility myths in energy and heavy industries

Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, January 2022

Industry and trade in goods grow on strong consumer demand; the pandemic wave, inflation, and geopolitical tensions present risks to faster growth in 2022.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, January 2022

Product sustainability: Back to the drawing board

Up to four-fifths of a product’s lifetime emissions are determined by decisions made at the design stage. By building on proven cost-optimization techniques, companies can get those choices right.
Product sustainability: Back to the drawing board

What will be in Asia’s news headlines in 2022?

What will lead the headlines in the year ahead? To find out, we asked some of Asia’s most influential journalists for their views on the stories that will shape our region. From COVID-19 to cryptocurrency and from climate risk to China’s economy, their perspectives shed light on the themes we will be seeing in the news.
What will be in Asia’s news headlines in 2022?

Climate risk and the opportunity for real estate

Real-estate leaders should revalue assets, decarbonize, and create new business opportunities. Here’s how.
Climate risk and the opportunity for real estate

‘Measure and improve; measure and improve’: An interview with Public’s CTO

Andy Richardson, Public’s chief technology officer, discusses why digitization is so difficult for governments—and why the potential for impact is so immense.
‘Measure and improve; measure and improve’: An interview with Public’s CTO

Building a better planet with satellite data

Spire CEO Peter Platzer says the answers to some of Earth’s biggest problems can be found in space.
Building a better planet with satellite data

Author Talks: Building consumer trust with Google’s Neil Hoyne

Without effective leadership and a clear strategy, software can only solve so much.
Author Talks: Building consumer trust with Google’s Neil Hoyne

The labor market is upside down. Here’s what CEOs can do about it

Business leaders can play a key role in easing labor market pressure and helping to make sustainable and inclusive growth a reality.
The labor market is upside down. Here’s what CEOs can do about it

Unleashing the next wave of productivity in corporate business functions

A how-to guide for maximizing the ROI of enterprise platform transformations in the consumer packaged goods industry
Unleashing the next wave of productivity in corporate business functions

Why private equity sees life and annuities as an enticing form of permanent capital

Private acquisitions of in-force books are growing. Here’s a playbook for those considering market entry, those already in, and insurers wondering how to respond.
Why private equity sees life and annuities as an enticing form of permanent capital

Building the US public-health workforce of the future

State and local health departments have an imperative to invest in their workforces as they build toward endemic COVID-19 and improving other health outcomes. Here are six strategies to act on now.
Building the US public-health workforce of the future

Changing project delivery to meet net-zero targets

As construction increasingly adopts climate targets, owners and contractors can help change how projects are delivered. Doing so will likely require expert analytical and technical skills.
Changing project delivery to meet net-zero targets

Transforming capital projects to deliver net-zero emissions

Net-zero capital expenditures will greatly exceed the current capacity of the projects sector. Collaborative transformation can help players deliver the net-zero project portfolio.
Transforming capital projects to deliver net-zero emissions

Asia-Pacific should use its increasing wealth more productively

More investment in intangible assets will help recalibrate the region's economy, write Jonathan Woetzel and Joydeep Sengupta in Nikkei Asia. 
Asia-Pacific should use its increasing wealth more productively

What it will cost to get to net-zero

In economic and social terms, Gautam Kumra and Jonathan Woetzel explain how achieving this goal will impact everyone globally in The Business Times. 
What it will cost to get to net-zero

From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025

Up to $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift to the home by 2025.
From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025

Toward smart production: Machine intelligence in business operations

A detailed study of machine intelligence in industrial and manufacturing operations reveals the surprisingly different paths companies can take. But a group of leaders shares similar characteristics.
Toward smart production: Machine intelligence in business operations