| Monthly Highlights, July 2021 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified existing trends, surfacing challenges to many long-held beliefs about how organizations should operate. This month, our featured stories look at the key trends shaping the postpandemic recovery and the factors that organizations should keep in mind as they prepare for the future—as well as the digital trends that are lowering the barriers to disruption and paving the way for innovation. Other highlights in this month’s issue explore the following topics:- what’s next for global economic growth
- finding purpose at work
- the key focus areas for HR leaders
- building a more inclusive economy
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| Which technologies have the most momentum in an accelerating world? We identified the trends that matter most. |
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| Kevin Sneader discusses the new ideas and business models transforming industry landscapes. |
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| Can the world economy regain more than it lost? Dive deeper |
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| Companies that master the deployment of intangibles investment will be well positioned to outperform their peers. What do ‘top growers’ do? |
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| Chief human-resource officers in Europe say a shift to employee-centric policies is long overdue. The pandemic is a big factor in their thinking, but process fatigue has been building for some time. Shape your organization's future |
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| Millions of US workers without four-year college degrees are unemployed. Novel data analytics reveal opportunities for them to attain better jobs than they had before the pandemic if there’s action to build a more inclusive economy. 4 key insights |
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| A record number of women have left the US workforce during the COVID-19 crisis. A policy expert and former HR executive discuss the long-term effects—and their own experiences. Read the interview |
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| FROM THE NEW AT MCKINSEY BLOG |
| In a new interview, our 13th global managing partner lays out his priorities and vision for the firm. Read more |
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| What does diversity look like at work? And what is it like to be a part of that diversity? Colleagues discuss the complexity of convergent identities, and how allies everywhere can offer support. Hear their voices |
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| Our latest social responsibility report lays out how our 34,000 colleagues joined together through acts big and small to deliver on our purpose in 2020. Create enduring change |
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| Check out interviews with authors of must-read books on business and beyond. Listen |
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| Join McKinsey experts for half-hour sessions on responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Engage |
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| Here’s what organizations can do to help employees get more sleep—and why ignoring the issue is a serious mistake. Rewind |
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| Stay up to date with essential reading on the topics that matter. Catch up |
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| — Curated by Eleni Kostopoulos, a digital publishing manager in McKinsey Global Publishing based in New York |
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