The Receptionist

JUNE 4, 2024

It’s a very special day! Today’s announcement has been years in the works, and we’re so excited to share it with you! The Receptionist for iPad team is proud to announce the launch of a brand new visitor management software solution explicitly designed for global, multi-location enterprise manufacturers: Receptful ! Through our years of experience building amazing visitor experiences with The Receptionist for iPad, we have come to understand the unique needs of the enterprise manufacturing marke

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Manufacturing Software Security Sales 130

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

As generative AI adoption accelerates, survey respondents report measurable benefits and increased mitigation of the risk of inaccuracy. A small group of high performers lead the way.

Reporting 145

Reporting 145

Success

JUNE 4, 2024

As the world becomes more and more data-driven and artificial intelligence increasingly permeates daily life, our power as human beings lies in our ability to make informed decisions. Cassie Kozyrkov is on a mission to increase the quality of those decisions. Kozyrkov was Google’s first chief decision scientist until she left the company to start Data Scientific.

Decision Making 109

Decision Making Controlling Prioritization Salary 109

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

We examined best practices from around the world to identify proven ways to implement e-health successfully. These insights could help other countries unlock their own e-health potential.

Healthcare 133

Healthcare 133

Workplace Insight

JUNE 4, 2024

The London office leasing market kicked off 2024 with a significant downturn, according to a new report from Devono. After a strong end to 2023, leasing activity plummeted by 45 percent in the first quarter, with only 2.3 million sq ft of space leased. This falls short of the 5-year average for Q1 and marks the lowest total since late 2022. The report attributes the decline to a combination of economic factors, including a recent recession and rising inflation.

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Office Lease Reporting Flexibility Flexibility 105

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

To achieve sustainable innovation, companies can embrace failure as a catalyst for driving change. Capability centers can enhance performance and promote learning in high-stakes operations.

Learning 139

Learning Promotion Manufacturing 139

Mad in America

JUNE 4, 2024

I n 1936, at age nineteen, a German woman named Dorothea Buck followed the trail of a star along the mudflats of her North Sea home, Wangerooge Island. Rapt, she spent the night under a dune and was brought home in the morning by local workers. Buck had been experiencing a series of visions. One of these was that her country’s chancellor, Adolf Hitler, would start a war that would become “monstrous.

Insurance 101

Insurance Cleaning Learning Creativity 101

Eat Your Career

JUNE 4, 2024

In the busyness of everyday life, it’s easy to adopt a “do it later” mindset, especially when tasks seem small or insignificant. However, this approach can lead to something called “operational debt,” a buildup of unfinished tasks that can seriously hinder your productivity. I found myself falling into this bad habit recently, so I’m not judging!

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Cleaning Time Management 98

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

European chemical manufacturers are in a difficult position, with overcapacities projected in several key value chains until 2030. Emerging sustainable product markets present a promising solution.

Manufacturing 125

Manufacturing 125

Work Life

JUNE 4, 2024

As graduation season winds down, another cohort of Gen Zers enters a labor market that is being transformed by AI. According to the 2024 Microsoft Work Trend Index, use of generative AI has doubled in the past six months, and 75% of global knowledge workers are now using generative AI as part of their jobs. A global study conducted by the IBM Institute of Business Value found that executives estimate implementing AI will require 40% of their workforce to reskill over the next three years, with t

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Technology Networking Security 98

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

To prepare for a world of lower fuel sales, forecourt retailers can harness advanced analytics and AI to increase revenues from electric vehicle charging and convenience.

Retail 131

Retail Sales 131

Office Snapshots

JUNE 4, 2024

This global management consultant client began the process of exploring options for their Toronto office ahead of their lease expiring in July 2022. With a current hybrid workplace model, their existing Toronto office of 8,500 SF was a larger space than they needed as occupancy studies showed underutilization Monday – Thursday as staff were on site with clients.

Construction 90

Construction Consulting Project Management Decision Making 90

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

The space economy is at an inflection point. Here’s how space is reshaping our day-to-day lives in surprising ways—and how it could help leaders address some of our most pressing business and societal challenges in the future.

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Office Snapshots

JUNE 4, 2024

The Brief: Sculpting a Comfortable and Inspiring Oasis We were approached by our client, Project E Beauty, to create a transformative workplace design that prioritised comfort, inspiration, and sophistication at their Hong Kong operational site. The space accommodates an open plan working environment, a welcoming lounge, pantry, boardroom, meeting room, concealed storage room, and photography space.

Controlling 84

Controlling Planning 84

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

A new study offers early lessons on how generative AI can improve product managers’ productivity, quality, and experience.

Software 124

Software 124

CoreHealth Workplace Wellness

JUNE 4, 2024

When we think of living a healthy life, what comes to mind first for most of us is eating properly and exercising — but many other factors have an impact. Did you know that non-medical markers such as workplace conditions and level of education can also determine your health? This blog explores the social determinants of health and how your organization can address them through wellness programs.

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McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

Five levers can help banks set themselves on a course to more proactive and effective interest rate risk management.

Banking 130

Banking 130

Workplace Insight

JUNE 4, 2024

A new survey commissioned by law firm Winckworth Sherwood suggests there has been a shift in workplace culture, with a majority of both employers (86 percent) and employees (69 percent) agreeing it’s more acceptable to take time off for illness, especially mental health issues. However, the survey also reveals a potential gap between perception and reality, which the report labels ‘wellbeing washing’ While employers say improved productivity is the main reason they offer wellne

Promotion 69

Promotion Flexibility Flexibility Reporting 69

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

A good old-fashioned task force can help boards depersonalize the process of picking new leaders.

Planning 138

Planning Finance Leadership 138

CoreHealth Workplace Wellness

JUNE 4, 2024

Do you want to know about the latest evidence-based behavioral incentive that can unify all your wellness program offerings and technologies and supercharge employee participation?

Technology 87

Technology 87

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

Problem-Solving 89

Problem-Solving 89

Work Life

JUNE 4, 2024

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets. The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, up 12.6%, according to data analyzed for The Associated Press by Equilar.

Retail 75

Retail Banking Security Government 75

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

The petrochemical industry may have reached the bottom of the cycle, but a look forward shows modest improvement in market conditions on the horizon.

Supplies 100

Supplies 100

Office Snapshots

JUNE 4, 2024

Spanning three phases, including an office space, warehouse, and exterior enhancements, this project seamlessly integrates functionality with aesthetics to cater to the diverse needs of the company. By expanding to accommodate their growing business, Nura demonstrated a strategic vision for the future while ensuring a cohesive and branded environment throughout.

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Catering Creativity Prioritization Technology 64

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

Global capability centers are faced with the complexities of a volatile, rapidly changing world. By harnessing the centers’ operational excellence, solutions can be found.

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Work Life

JUNE 4, 2024

As CEO of Yum!, I also had the privilege of touring our restaurants often, meeting frontline workers who were just as smart as I was but who hadn’t had the same opportunities. Because they happened to be washing dishes, working the drive-through, or standing at a grill, people automatically assumed that they didn’t have much to say worth listening to.

Problem-Solving 74

Problem-Solving Training Technology Influencing 74

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

Results from a new McKinsey survey reveal how consumer preferences for vehicles are evolving within China, one of the world’s most important automotive markets.

Automotive 63

Automotive 63

Launch Work Places

JUNE 4, 2024

In the last few years, we’ve seen an interesting trend—more and more large corporations are leaving traditional office suites behind and moving into coworking or flexible office spaces. There are a few reasons behind this shift, and we’ll explore them in this article, but it shows that flexible office spaces for large companies can have a significantly positive impact on business.

Office Lease 52

Office Lease Real Estate Flexibility Flexibility 52

Success

JUNE 4, 2024

The entrepreneurial landscape is ever-evolving, and it takes a specific type of leader to ride the waves of disruption and innovation. These 10 notable entrepreneurs—ranging in expertise from nonprofit heroes to culinary connoisseurs—share resolve, creativity and ambition that inspires a deeper look into their journeys toward success. Meet the aspiring entrepreneurs who are charting their own paths. 1.

Food 52

Food Correspondence Creativity Finance 52

Work Life

JUNE 4, 2024

Ask colleagues, “Do you have anything nice planned for your vacation?” and you’ll probably be met with a range of responses encompassing everything from envy-worthy trips to Rome to quiet weeks at home catching up with friends and family. But increasingly, people are hearing another response. “Oh, I’m actually working. No, not here, I’m doing some odd jobs.

Finance 70

Finance Salary Coaching Communication 70

McKensey

JUNE 4, 2024

Being included in (or excluded from) a stock index does tend to change the stock price. But the effect disappears in a few weeks.

Finance 57

Finance 57

Work Life

JUNE 4, 2024

News stories about Gen Z have grown to a fever pitch. Likely, they are the most editorialized generation in history. We’ve learned that they are the richest generation ever. They are the most over-parented yet least equipped to enter the adult world. They don’t know their gender, won’t get married , and refuse to have kids. They are disillusioned , don’t trust anyone, and are antiestablishment, yet demand that the government provide a universal basic income.

Finance 74

Finance Consulting Banking Equipment 74

Work Life

JUNE 4, 2024

You might have heard of a quote that can be attributed to sociologist Jessica Calarco: “Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women.” That became the animating idea behind Calarco’s new book, Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net , which is out today. Calarco, who is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has spent her career studying the intersection of families and schools, and the inequities that persist along racial an

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Insurance Government Interviewing Retail 98