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From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise

McKensey

CPG organizations could see the greatest impact from technology, given the potential for gen AI and other automation tools to optimize these companies’ manufacturing and supply chains. Manufacturing jobs are often concentrated in fewer, larger locations, such as plants or warehouses, and do not have any customer-facing exposure.

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Why the best leaders embrace both ‘agile’ and ‘waterfall’ thinking

Work Life

In our coaching work, we’ve seen that the same push and pull between waterfall and agile playing out in leadership styles and company cultures. Assess your own leadership style In our coaching conversations with leaders, we often start by asking them to reflect on whether they naturally lean toward structure or spontaneity.

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Cutting Ties Without Breaking Bonds: How Managers Can Conduct Layoffs and Still Keep Company Culture Thriving

Success

The Future of Jobs Report from the World Economic Forum found that 41% of employers see layoffs in the future due to skills obsolescence, as well. a career coach in the tech space and mental health expert, says that transparency and honesty should be at the forefront for managersbefore, during and after layoffs.

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Thrift Shopping: Finding Deals (and Sustainability) in Uncertain Economic Times

Success

Amid rising prices, manufacturing disruptions and a fluctuating economy, one aspect of retail still seems to be thriving: the secondhand market. According to a 2025 resale report by ThredUP , the secondhand apparel market should reach $367 billion globally by 2029. is worth an estimated $50 billion, up 30% from 2023.

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Cut Costs & Boost Efficiency: Change Management Strategies for Leaders

Great Place to Work

The result meant their HR team could spend less time on admin and had more time on developing and coaching their people. Stryker , a biotechnology manufacturer, calculated that it has impacted over 130 million patients annually using a methodology developed by a cross-functional team of experts a figure that fills employees with pride!

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Six Grants for Female Entrepreneurs to Apply to in September

Success

According to the 2024 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses Report , women entrepreneurs generate $2.7 There are several grants available that were specifically created to help female entrepreneurs access capital and other opportunities like coaching, mentoring and education. trillion and represent 39.1%

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Lessons on work-life balance from Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and others

Work Life

We gathered 10 business leaders from executive coaches to CEOs, and asked them all the same question: “Which work-life lessons have you gleaned from major companies?” Dove’s Real Beauty campaign As a work-life balance coach for women leaders, self-worth and value are key to the conversation and the work of change.

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