Monthly Highlights, December 2024

Monthly Highlights, December 2024

Geopolitical tensions are no longer a distant threat; they’re a daily reality affecting business decisions. CEOs today view geopolitical tensions as the biggest risk to economic growth, write McKinsey’s Cindy Levy, Shubham Singhal, and Matt Watters in this month’s featured story. A proactive approach can help companies both safeguard existing operations and capture emerging opportunities in various geographical and industry segments. Other highlights include the following topics:

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how CEOs can safely steer their organizations’ performance to new heights

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what’s ahead for the fashion industry

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the four drivers of the personal operating model

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how insurers can capture profitable growth as they navigate a shifting landscape

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A proactive approach to navigating geopolitics is essential to thrive

Business leaders must go beyond mitigating geopolitical risks to seizing the opportunities presented by the new world order. Here’s how.

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THIS MONTH’s HIGHLIGHTS

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The CEO’s essential checklist: Questions every chief executive should be able to answer

Most great CEOs rely on a set of guiding mindsets. This checklist helps them turn mindsets into practices that can steer their companies to great heights.
Turn mindsets into practices

The State of Fashion 2025: Challenges at every turn

The global fashion industry faces economic uncertainty, a dynamic market, and consumer behavior shifts. Finding pockets of growth means navigating a complex maze.
Identify the bright spots

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Warning: Upgrade your personal operating model

Effective leaders continually adapt their priorities, roles, time, and energy practices to stay ahead of new realities. Here’s why you need to do the same.
4 drivers

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Global Insurance Report 2025: The pursuit of growth

Finding profitable growth is an imperative for the world’s personal and commercial property and casualty insurers, while life carriers must adjust to changing consumer needs.
Embrace a changing landscape

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Digital twins: The key to unlocking end-to-end supply chain growth

Complexity, COVID-19, and competition have upended supply chain organizations. They can reignite revenue growth and deepen resilience by deploying AI-powered digital twins.
5 key tenets for success

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Why being in HR is getting tougher—and how to break through

You’re not imagining it: the past five years have taken a toll on human resources. Here’s how leaders can help.
Boost morale

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Harnessing AI to reshape consumer experiences in healthcare

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What an AI-powered finance function of the future looks like

How leaders can tap the power of vulnerability

How banks can supercharge technology speed and productivity

The cybersecurity provider’s next opportunity: Making AI safer

Key considerations for CEOs in the oil and gas sector

Capital expenditure efficiency in chemicals: An opportunity for CFOs

AI for IT modernization: Faster, cheaper, better

Aviation value chain: Strong recovery brings profitability into view

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