Thu.Dec 19, 2024

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Toward security in sustainable battery raw material supply

McKensey

Fast-increasing demand for battery raw materials and imbalanced regional supply and demand are challenging battery and automotive producers efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

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Mody Motors Offices – Hyderabad

Office Snapshots

NM office is set in a prime location for a renowned South Indian automobile dealership, is envisioned as a family office that reflects the companys rich legacy while fostering an environment conducive to modern business needs. With a deep-rooted history in the automobile industry, the dealership has been a significant player in the market, making this space both a symbol of its established presence and a launchpad for future growth.

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Green-steel hubs: A pathway to decarbonize the steel industry

McKensey

In the green transition, the steel industry needs to find ways to lower emissions. One way forward could be rethinking not only how but where steel manufacturing happens across the globe.

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Klarna CEO Stops Hiring, Says ‘AI Can Already Do All of the Jobs That We as Humans Do’

Success

The workplace is undergoing a radical transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) poised to replace traditional roles in many industries. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been capturing headlines with his assertion that AI can already perform the majority of tasks handled by human employees. While the fintech giant behind buy now, pay later services isnt entirely replacing its workforce with machines, it has halted hiring for nonessential roles, embracing AI to streamline operation

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What it takes to make separations a competitive difference-maker

McKensey

Companies that are effective at separations can significantly outperform their peers. Our latest survey highlights the opportunities, and complexities, of achieving a successful separation.

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Strategic Recognition- How Leaders Can Drive Business Outcomes Through Recognition

Vantage Circle

With Expert Inputs from : Saurabh Deshpande - People Culture Expert In the competitive arena of global leadership, the way we recognize achievements can make all the difference between ordinary outcomes and extraordinary successes. Strategic recognition isn’t just about celebrating victories; it’s about leveraging acknowledgment to fuel innovation, strengthen alliances, and drive sustainable growth.

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Replaying a full year of The McKinsey Podcast—in just ten minutes

McKensey

As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the best insights from McKinsey thought leaders.

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Four emerging themes in business travel

McKensey

As business travel regains momentum, opportunities could arise for companies that can offer tech solutions for evolving challenges.

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Setting Realistic Expectations When Hiring an Executive Assistant: Why 24/7 Availability Isn’t the Answer

C-Suite Assistants

Do you need a rockstar EA available around the clock to help you manage your impossible workload and achieve your long-term goals? You may think that 24/7 availability is a good thing. However, serious problems can arise with an ‘always on’ assistantwork-life imbalance, a high risk of burnout, and poor performance. That’s why realistic expectations for hiring an executive assistant are essential.

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This is How Organizations Can Learn From Failure

I/O at Work

Organizations can effectively retain knowledge from failures by focusing on the complexity of the failure, taking accountability, and embedding lessons into routine practices. This may prevent the loss of critical insights over time.

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Optimize Energy and Space with Smart Building Solutions

fm:systems

Discover how facility managers can drive meaningful change with FM:Systems latest innovation, the NetZero Advisor Integration.

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Tariffs on the move? A guide for CEOs for 2025 and beyond

McKensey

Tariffs are top of mind for executivesand are likely to stay there. Understanding various tariff scenarios can position leaders to seize opportunities in the coming years.

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2025 Workplace Trends: Stability, Sustainability & AI Insights

fm:systems

Discover how 2025 workplace strategies transform office attendance, sustainability, and AI-driven efficiencies for a more stable and productive year.

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Workspace Design Show reveals first names for must-visit talks programme

Workplace Insight

Now a firm fixture on the design event calendar, Workspace Design Show has revealed the first raft of names who will make up its speaker programme for the upcoming edition in February 2025. Once again bringing the commercial interior design industrys most inspiring and creative leaders together, the Workspace Design Talks programme features senior figures from architecture and design such as Alessandro Ranaldi, Partner, Head of Workplace Consultancy, Foster + Partners; Helen Berresford, Head of

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Space Management Savings Calculator

fm:systems

Determine your office space vacancy savings with space management calculator; estimate costs, space requirements and vacancy reduction cost savings.

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Neptune Energy Offices – The Hague

Office Snapshots

The Parella Group provided design services to the oil and gas group Neptune Energy for the creation of new workspaces in The Hague. The Parella Group teams, have devised a range of innovative workspaces, including open areas, communal spaces, quiet booths, meeting rooms and informal areas, which reflect the company’s unique culture and aspirations.

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Exclusive survey: In response to Amazon’s RTO policy, nearly half its office workers are looking for new jobs

Work Life

In September, Amazon made an announcement that came as a surprise to many corporate employees, along with tech observers who might have assumed hybrid work was a given among the industrys major players. Starting in January, the tech giant would require that all employees come back to the office five days a week, in a rebuke of the hybrid policy that is common across tech.

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Otovo Offices – Oslo

Office Snapshots

Our interior design for Otovo, a solar panel company, draws inspiration from its connection to the sun, shaping a vibrant workspace centered around energy and collaboration. The office is divided into thematic zones to support both focused work and dynamic social interactions. At the heart of the design are The Sun, The Space Station, and The Milky Way.

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Video: Origins of Mental Disturbance in a ‘Normal’ Family – Like Mine – Peter Sterling

Mad in America

ABSMC Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentation by Neuroscientist Peter Sterling, PhD on December 2, 2024. In this video, Peter Sterling talks of his family experiences and it follows on from a previous discussion where Peter explained that mental disorders are not brain disorders. To view the video, click here. The video is free to watch after filling in name and email address.

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Emotional intelligence is so 2020. Leaders need to take these 2 steps in 2025

Work Life

Regardless of your political affiliation, this years presidential election results showcased one powerful commonality: People are starving to be seen, acknowledged, and witnessed. While the 2024 electionlike several before itproved to be divisive and riddled with conflict, it offers an important lesson for businesses and leaders seeking to overcome inevitable friction within their own teams.

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Time to think big to close America’s small business productivity gap

McKensey

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, employing nearly 60% of workers and contributing almost 40% to the nation's value-added output. Accounting for 34,752,434 companies, 99.9% of all American companies are small businesses. However, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the U.S. are only half as productive as large companies, a stark contrast to the 60% productivity ratio seen in other advanced economies, according to research by my colleagues at the McKinse

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3 key principles that set the highest-performing companies apart

Work Life

In the business world, theres a rare breed of companies that consistently outshine their peers. These organizations dont just outperformthey redefine exceptional performance. With operating margins that run 50% to 150% higher than the competition, and market capitalizations up to six times their revenue, the highest-performing companies have mastered the art of sustained success.

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Mental Illness Prophecies Society’s Spiritual Sickness

Mad in America

W hat psychiatrists call mental illness has become very common in todays society. We have names for a wide variety of emotional distress; we have depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, and many others; the list has become endless. If anyone walks into a psychiatrists office and expresses some form of dissatisfaction with their circumstances or with the world around them, it is almost certain that they will walk out of that office with some kind of psychiatric diagnosis designated to them.

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What Is the Future of Editorial Jobs?

Success

Its no secret that the career industries of journalism and editorial are currently highly unstable. News of job cuts in these fields breaks every week. Hearst Magazines laid off around 200 employees in late November, and this gutting was quickly followed by major cuts from Cond Nast and Vox Media in early December. In 2024, per Press Gazette , at least 2,500 media jobs had been slashed in the U.S., Canada and the UKa number that is less than 2023s whopping 8,000 job cuts in the field of journali