McKinsey Quarterly 2021 Number 4
‘Great Attrition’ or ‘Great Attraction’? Leaders, the choice is yours
Spotlights why employees are quitting—and offers tips for companies hoping to stem the tide of the Great Resignation; also, strategy for a digital world, making stakeholder capitalism work, and building value through M&A.
THE GREAT ATTRITION
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‘Great Attrition’ or ‘Great Attraction’? The choice is yours
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A record number of employees are quitting or thinking about doing so. Organizations that take the time to learn why—and act thoughtfully—will have an edge in attracting and retaining talent.
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Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave
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Employees expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to their lives. Employers need to help meet this need, or be prepared to lose talent to companies that will.
FEATURES
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Strategy for a digital world
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A winning digital strategy requires new twists to familiar moves.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
A digital-business builder: An interview with the CEO of Allianz Direct
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What does it take to build scalable new businesses inside of an older, more established company? Bart Schlatmann is building one now.
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How one approach to M&A is more likely to create value than all others
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Two decades of research show that, while large deals still have their place, programmatic M&A strategies continue to create gains in excess total returns to shareholders, at lower levels of risk.
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Central Europe’s great gender opportunity
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Growth has slowed in Central and Eastern Europe, where women account for 60 percent of all college graduates and only 45 percent of the labor force. A new McKinsey report shows that closing the gap could reignite economies across the region.
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How many people are really needed in a transformation?
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Deciding how many employees to involve in an organization’s transformation shouldn’t be a guessing game. New research can help.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Shattering the status quo: A conversation with Haier’s Zhang Ruimin
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Having built Haier into a global powerhouse, its CEO now wants to overthrow 100 years of organizational orthodoxy.
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From principle to practice: Making stakeholder capitalism work
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Just as with other business priorities, stakeholder capitalism is a matter of execution. Here are five steps to get it right.