McKensey

JUNE 10, 2025

Skip to main content From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise June 10, 2025 | Article New analysis helps quantify the impact of technological disruption and shows how consumer companies can turn automation’s potential into value.

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Insperity

JULY 2, 2020

Supply remote employees with a stay-safe kit that includes a cloth mask, hand sanitizer, gloves, etc. and incorporate their personal perks when rewarding them such as sending a food delivery from their favorite restaurants and grocery stores or merchant gift cards from their favorite stores for online shopping or home office supplies.

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Office Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Companies also need to reevaluate their leadership strategies. We’ll also discuss practical solutions for hybrid leadership. Provide employees with all the technological tools and apps they need to succeed. Beyond digital tools, check if your employees need office supplies to work remotely.

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Insperity

APRIL 25, 2019

Make sure they know where facilities, amenities and supplies are located. Those workplace harassment modules and office supply request trainings can wait until later in the onboarding process. Technology is one area that can be overlooked or taken for granted. Remote workers should still get the red-carpet treatment.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Technology has clearly paid a huge part in this, but the biggest driver of change in how organizations are run is the ceaseless quest for improvement; to manage more efficiently and effectively to better achieve business results.

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Insperity

APRIL 9, 2019

Broadly speaking, there are three key options to choose from: hire an HR director and build an in-house team; hire a small handful of HR managers who utilize an array of HR technology tools; or outsource your HR needs to a professional employer organization (PEO). The technology option. The in-house team.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The company decided to apply their groundbreaking logistics tracking technology to the collection and analysis of body temperature data, because fever is often an early symptom of COVID-19 infection. We want to be in a position to track anything in the supply chain. Start with your area of expertise. Rally your resources to the task.

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Insperity

MAY 22, 2018

Even as technology continues to evolve , there will likely always be a need for résumés – or some futuristic adaptation of them. And some old-fashioned principles will never go out of style, no matter how technologically advanced the recruiting world becomes. That means no formatting errors, inconsistencies or typos.

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Work Life

JUNE 11, 2025

This shift isn’t just technological—it’s operational and cultural It’s not about replacing humans; it’s about augmenting them. The implications for leadership are profound. Rethinking leadership in this new environment From what we’ve observed, organizations may benefit from shifting how they think about their workforce.

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Work Life

MARCH 24, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. At different times during its 130-year run, [GE] had been a leader in technological innovation and entrepreneurial drive, writes Puck cofounder William D. and Fast Company.

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Work Life

JUNE 10, 2024

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. Last week, GS1 US, a member of the GS1 standards-setting organization, convened its annual supply chain conference. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! and Fast Company.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 11, 2020

Over the past few years, technology has probably already reduced the number of tasks on your plate; but projects are fundamentally different. Technology can help organize your projects, and it can even help execute certain elements of your projects, but it can’t manage your projects for you. And that’s just the beginning!

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Great Place to Work

MAY 19, 2025

The session was part of the Executive Leadership Experience, a new addition to the annual weeklong conference. So far, investors have been focused largely on the creators of AI, tech companies involved in developing the technology, and the energy companies supplying the megawatts required to power large language models at scale.

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Work Life

AUGUST 16, 2024

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. Give us technology that makes our lives easier, such as Google ’s latest Pixel phones, which are chock full of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered photo editing features.

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Sonic Boom Wellness

JANUARY 10, 2023

With the rise of technology, AI, remote and hybrid setups, and the undercurrent of the global pandemic, the ability to communicate effectively and manage emotions at work is vital. The evolution of AI and technology makes human connection more valuable as well. Humility within leadership is a soft skill too! . What’s more?

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All Work

JUNE 5, 2023

Data from needs assessment focus groups will inform size, quantity, and a host of attributes: degree/type of enclosure, provisioning for surface, storage, seating components, technologies. We will always advocate that we meet with people in person through focus groups representing a given team.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

With today’s fast-paced, technologically complicated, global, and intertwined business world, it is hard for executives to stay on top of it all. Executive Assistants who fit this profile are in high demand and low supply. The need for talented Executive Assistants to help with this overload has increased, not diminished.

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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A first-mover competitive advantage means that you lead the market with a new product, technology, or service. Finding means to reduce production, supply chain, and delivery costs also assist your cost advantage. But as our leadership knew, it’s good to be reminded daily. Become a first-mover. You’ve heard it before.

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Success

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Now, reading the news an essential aspect of leadership. Here’s how leaders are changing their habits and adjusting to their new norms of paying more attention to the news to best adapt their leadership to uncertain times. He watches the news closely with an eye on making plans around the most current events.

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As you move forward in your life and career, you’ll find that the benefits of leadership touch all aspects of life. You are never too old or too young to embark on a journey of leadership development. Maxwell's "5 Levels of Leadership" theory. Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts.

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Work Life

JUNE 30, 2024

Now Just Walk Out technology and smart shopping carts threaten to reduce the need for cashiers once more. The question that remains is what technology these workers will be using, and how it will impact their lives. Smell definitely seems like one of those senses technology can’t replace yet.

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Great Place to Work

APRIL 11, 2017

For others, it might come down to the challenges of the industry – with regulatory uncertainty, new technology, rising operating costs and more. Share Resources That You Already Have on Hand It’s hard to beat bulk-pricing on everyday supplies. For many, the answers might be resources. It’s a lot to balance.

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Work Life

JANUARY 17, 2024

Astrology is a technology. Call it AI for the Age of Aquarius—or Spiritual Technology (#SpiritTech) as I like to say. Spiritual technology fills the “empathy gap” that machine learning never will. Astrology is not a belief system or a substitute for religion. It’s ChatGPT with a soul.

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Work Life

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ongoing impacts of the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and other challenges were testing and transformative through 2023, demanding adaptive leadership and strategic foresight. Success depends on the approach you take.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In Hay Group’s new book, “ Leadership 2030: The Six Megatrends You Need to Understand to Lead Your Company into the Future “, we’ve identified six ‘megatrends’ that are transforming societies and the global business environment as we know it. Learning To Connect To Boost Employee Engagement.

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As global supply chains become more complex and businesses strive for greater efficiency, sustainability, and agility, the future of procurement is set to change even more dramatically. Impact: The adoption of digital technologies will lead to faster procurement cycles, reduced errors, and significant cost savings.

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McKensey

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A new compendium explores European defense and security in the current geopolitical context, with articles on talent, supply chains, innovation, and climate change.

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Work Life

JUNE 11, 2024

So, Mahon set her sights on emissions from the company’s supply chain. Recently, ELC became the first beauty company to join the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LOCT) , which helps suppliers understand and cut their emissions. In 2023, the company launched its “ Responsible Store Design Program.”

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Workplace Insight

MAY 15, 2024

With this, we are seeing an increase in investment in technology resilience, with a recent UK government survey actually revealing that approximately 15 percent of businesses in the UK had adopted at least one form of AI technology by January 2022. It is not enough simply to read about GenAI.

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Fellow

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Ensuring they have the necessary technology support: In a perfect world, technology, external keyboards, mice, and headphones all take mere minutes to set up. When a new remote hire has problems with their technology, it can be challenging to offer them the support they need from afar. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

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Great Place to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The benefits of strong core values in the workplace By defining your companys core values, you ensure that employee behaviors, leadership decisions, and your overall business strategy are aligned. Building trust and engagement: Employees are more likely to trust leadership and feel engaged when they see company values lived out daily.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 13, 2023

This is just the tip of the iceberg, and the challenge for many senior leadership teams is understanding and knowing how and what to do to improve productivity. Furthermore, organisations of all sizes rely heavily on contract supply chains. ’ Similarly in the oil and gas sector, it’s circa 15 percent of project value.

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Success

MAY 18, 2022

It can make sense to share technology for greater gains in the market overall. VSP and Luxottica, the parent company of Pearle, compete across the supply chain—both companies have vision insurance and eyeglass manufacturing. To brainstorm ways to align yourself with competitors, consider these strategies: Share resources.

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A seasoned jet-setter, Harper had worked in leadership roles at The Limited as vice president of merchandising and design, Gymboree as chair and CEO, and Belk as CEO. An ethnobotanical garden thriving with native plants and a biodiverse arroyo garden supply produce to the hotel’s restaurants (Botánica, CENTRO Café and KAHAL).

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Success

AUGUST 14, 2024

Since its inception, the B Corp movement has grown exponentially, with more than 8,900 certified businesses in more than 101 countries, spanning 162 industries from retail and manufacturing to finance and technology. Everything is rigorously audited: I’m talking from our CEO to office supplies and where our energy comes from,” she stresses.

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Workplace Psychology

MAY 10, 2020

The traditional, physical office is not going away any time soon despite advances in technology allowing people to work remotely , either at a home office, coworking space, virtual office, or another remote location (such as a coffee shop, library, or bookstore). 96% of employees in the U.S.

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Work Life

MAY 22, 2024

higher education and vocational training institutions) to supply candidates with the requisite skill set. Other examples are even grander: Under the leadership of its intrepid president, Michael Crow, Arizona State University, the nation’s largest public university, has embarked on a mission to rethink the role of higher education.

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