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Four groups of people are most at risk from the pandemic’s economic effects, and each will have to chart a new course to achieve success.
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s+b BlogsJune 29, 2020What COVID-19 is revealing about your customers and employees
Don’t let what you’re learning go to waste — capture it for post-crisis strategy and growth.
June 24, 2020Planning for the unpredictable
When faced with uncertainty, successful companies prepare and act, rather than react.
June 23, 2020The importance of peer feedback in the digital workplace
COVID-19 is accelerating companies’ shift to virtual working, but employers still need people-centric ways to assess employees’ strengths and weaknesses.
s+b BlogsJune 22, 2020Why now is the perfect time for a corporate book club
As COVID-19 continues to isolate people, companies can build employee engagement and community spirit through a shared reading experience.
s+b BlogsJune 16, 2020Responsible AI is even more essential during a crisis
Rolling out innovative technologies carefully and strategically can build trust.
June 10, 2020A lesson in creating successful companies that care
The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting how altruistic businesses adapt, remain flexible, and survive.
June 9, 2020Two-dimensional meetings don’t have to be flat
How to design and pull off effective remote meetings.
s+b BlogsJune 8, 2020Sports, health, and cash flow: A delicate balance ahead
How teams and leagues are finding ways to respond to the challenges of COVID-19.
s+b BlogsJune 4, 2020What PwC is doing to stand up against racism
Leaders of companies must act, using their privilege, platforms, and resources to help solve the most entrenched problems plaguing society.
June 2, 2020Making experiments pay
In The Power of Experiments, Harvard Business School professors Michael Luca and Max Bazerman provide an overview of the applications, promise, and perils of corporate experimentation.
May 27, 2020Why authentic informal leaders are key to an organization’s emotional health
Tapping into the collective wisdom of key employees can help a company build the capacity to weather the worst crises.
s+b BlogsMay 22, 2020COVID-19, the flexibility stigma, and gender equality
The coronavirus pandemic could have a profound effect on gender equality at work and at home — if businesses learn the right lesson.
May 21, 2020Four ways to reflect that help boost performance
Powerful modes of reflection are crucial for leaders and their teams, especially when dealing with a crisis.
May 20, 2020The downside of resilient leadership
Self-sufficiency is a prized trait among executives, especially during times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has drawbacks, too.
s+b BlogsMay 18, 2020Can you handle the truth?
Three ways for leaders to stop missing essential information from across their organization.
s+b BlogsMay 15, 2020As India advances, women’s workforce participation plummets
Many Indian women have stopped working, even though India’s GDP has grown. As COVID-19 brings the economy to a halt, India must critically examine its policies through a gender lens.
s+b BlogsMay 14, 2020Want your employees to behave on social media? Spell out the rules
Many employees are unaware of their firm’s policy on personal social media use, which creates perceptions of unfairness when they cross the line.
s+b BlogsMay 13, 2020To build agility, engage your organization one team at a time
Help your employees respond to COVID-19 and future crises by focusing on the established groups at the core of your business.
s+b BlogsMay 4, 2020Checking in on employee health and well-being
Automatic contact tracing in the workplace can help protect employees from COVID-19 while preserving personal privacy.
s+b BlogsMay 1, 2020Following sports in the time of COVID-19
A lack of professional sporting competitions is affecting fans, reshaping both their behavior and their relationship with teams.
April 30, 2020Forces of nature
Understanding how ecosystems grow, thrive, and regenerate can help leaders steer their organization in the future.
April 29, 2020Revealing leaders’ blind spots
There is very little overlap between the management areas leaders think they need to improve and the weaknesses identified by those they lead. Reconciling these differences will improve leaders and their organizations.
April 28, 2020The Simplicity Principle and why six is the perfect number for better management
“Keep it simple” and “learn from nature” are positive mantras to live and work by.
April 24, 2020How to help employees learn new skills amid a crisis
Companies can work to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of employee learning.
s+b BlogsApril 23, 2020Pride and the pandemic
Will your company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic create institutional pride or destroy it?
April 21, 2020Spark and sustain growth by focusing on company culture
Businesses that identify organizational strengths will be better positioned to weather the disruptions of COVID-19.
s+b BlogsApril 17, 2020How to respond when a crisis becomes the new normal
As the world comes to grips with the effects of COVID-19, businesses can focus on six areas in order to help both their people and their bottom line.
April 15, 2020Too much work, too little time
In the new book Overload, professors Erin L. Kelly and Phyllis Moen report the results of a rigorous five-year field experiment in giving employees more control over their jobs.
April 8, 2020Leadership, courage, and the power of collective thinking
The former chief of defense of the armed forces of the Netherlands explains the challenges of leading in a crisis and why those who do must have the confidence to act.
April 7, 2020A test for leaders: Creating certainty amid uncertainty
How to help keep your employees focused, rather than spinning.
s+b BlogsMarch 31, 2020Leading through the duration of the COVID-19 emergency
Keeping your organization running during a crisis, like coronavirus, that persists over months requires planning, clear communication, and empathy.
March 12, 2020Six keys to unlocking upskilling at scale
Research suggests that with the right mind-set, technological literacy, and community engagement, you can shepherd your entire workforce into the digital future.
s+b BlogsMarch 11, 2020Is your board risk-ready?
Company directors face heightened pressure to assess and manage risk at the organizations they oversee — and in the boardroom itself.
s+b BlogsMarch 6, 2020Caveat emptor, CEO
A short list of questions can help leaders avoid the potentially harmful consequences of flawed management studies.
s+b BlogsMarch 2, 2020The dangers of “workism”
Businesses thrive when employees separate their work from their identity.
s+b BlogsFebruary 20, 2020Better than right: Turning mistakes into an advantage
A new breed of soccer managers is owning up to vulnerability, and it’s helping them to connect with their teams (and get results).
s+b BlogsFebruary 19, 2020Move beyond digital transformation — and improve your ROI
The top digital performers transcend traditional approaches to large-scale change.
February 13, 2020Japan is loosening corporate governance constraints
Efforts to dismantle cross-held shares and improve board oversight are succeeding amid heightened interest from private equity and activist investors.
February 11, 2020Resilience is a skill that’s just as important as tech know-how
Amid significant changes to how people work and live, the ability to persevere is critical.
s+b BlogsFebruary 6, 2020How to help your employees own your strategy
Shifting from cascading information to chartering teams can generate the clarity and commitment your new strategy requires.
s+b BlogsFebruary 5, 2020The grandparent in the corner office
Grandparents who work and provide care are helping end stigmas surrounding flexibility and gender.
s+b BlogsFebruary 3, 2020Solving problems with a leap of faith
Teams can make real breakthroughs on complex challenges by opening themselves up to an invisible source of guidance.
January 30, 2020Is it time to retire the title of manager?
In an era of endless disruption, the word feels increasingly dated.
January 29, 2020How to succeed in uncertain times
In a difficult environment, leaders need to resist the impulse to adopt a defensive pose. They must instead take actions that will position their organization for success.
January 28, 2020Leaders in waiting
PwC’s latest survey of family-owned enterprises finds millennials ready to step up, and highlights four paths they can follow to success.
January 27, 2020ROX3: Boosting returns on leadership, customer, and employee experience
You can transform your company by strengthening the links among all three types of activity.
s+b BlogsJanuary 24, 2020Exit strategies
Fifty years after its publication, Albert O. Hirschman’s Exit, Voice, and Loyalty still has a lot to tell us about the life of organizations.
January 13, 202010 CEO perspectives on upskilling
Two years’ of interviews with CEOs from around the world reveal how leaders view the effect of technology on their workforces. For more insight, see PwC’s 23rd Annual Global CEO Survey.
January 13, 2020How to unleash creative thinking
With presence of mind, you can free your brain to create flashes of insight.
January 9, 2020The case for change: New world. New skills.
Preparing the workforce of the future will require billions of dollars. But the cost of inaction will be even higher.
s+b BlogsJanuary 7, 2020The grass is always greener: Examples from the world of soccer on changing jobs
Businesspeople are changing jobs with the rapidity of soccer managers — a famously nomadic profession. But are they asking the right questions before they decide to move on?
s+b BlogsJanuary 2, 2020Walk your way to transformation
At work and beyond, strolling and chatting with someone you think you don’t have much in common with can help you make progress on your toughest challenges.
s+b BlogsDecember 13, 2019Help old habits die easier
A "stop-doing" culture frees employees from embedded routines and perspectives, which makes room for innovative thinking.
December 12, 2019A disappointing progress report on diversity and inclusion
In Diversity, Inc., NYU journalism professor Pamela Newkirk revisits decades of investment in D&I, and asks why the returns have been so meager.
December 12, 2019How to be an outstanding leader
We look at how executives and those on their way to leadership roles can navigate today’s complicated business landscape.
s+b BlogsDecember 10, 2019What Avengers: Infinity War can teach us about business
The movie shows that diverse individuals can work together to overcome extraordinarily daunting challenges.
s+b BlogsDecember 6, 2019True lessons about failure from the best business satire ever written
In his 1975 novel J R, William Gaddis predicted our excesses.
December 4, 201910 principles for leadership presence
Build muscle memory to support conviction, commitment, and resilience for yourself and your organization. See also “A guide to establishing your leadership presence.”
December 4, 2019A guide to establishing your leadership presence
Express your own commitment as a leader in a more effective way. For further insights, read “10 principles for leadership.”
s+b BlogsDecember 3, 2019The question that helps businesses overcome unconscious bias
Asking what you know about other people can challenge your assumptions.
December 2, 2019The remedy for high turnover
In service industries, where employees frequently quit, upskilling frontline managers and redesigning the hiring and onboarding processes can help ease the pain.
s+b BlogsNovember 27, 2019Becoming your most charismatic self
Some people may be born with charisma, but it turns out managers can train themselves to become more compelling leaders.
November 26, 2019Thawing the frozen middle
As businesses put trillions of dollars into digital transformations, they need a plan to ensure that middle management is helping make the most of the investment.
November 19, 2019Does your legal department spark joy?
How a contract management system can extract untapped value from your legal processes.
November 18, 2019The leader’s secret weapon: Listening
Great leaders are invariably intent listeners, but they still need to make the practice a priority.
November 18, 2019The digital approach to organizational effectiveness
How leaders can use digital twin technology to optimize their company’s health. For more insights, see www.pwc.com/digitaltwin.
November 14, 2019How being a cancer survivor has shaped my leadership coaching
Listening to your inner voice and understanding why you want to lead can help you become a better manager.
s+b BlogsNovember 14, 2019Taking a closer look at female board appointments
Firms facing pressure to add women to the board tend to increase the number of seats, not replace incumbent men — which dilutes the female directors’ power.
s+b BlogsNovember 12, 2019Strategy talk: Does shareholder value still have a place in strategy?
Some recent announcements have cast a shadow on the concept, but it’s still a great tool for optimizing a company’s strategy, performance, and potential.
s+b BlogsNovember 6, 2019Inflexible work arrangements
When it comes to encouraging and enabling remote work, company practices lag policies.
s+b BlogsNovember 4, 2019Why women must break out of their comfort zone to advance
Women often feel secure in knowledge-based roles, and their bosses are at ease keeping them there. But to grow a career, it’s necessary to acquire a new set of skills.
s+b BlogsNovember 1, 2019Lucky you!
Acknowledging that your success is a function of both good fortune and talent may not be flattering, but it could make you a better leader.
November 1, 2019Creating an agile mind-set at PepsiCo
The company’s Central and South America unit transformed itself after implementing a more nimble approach that stoked innovation and increased employees’ free time.
October 31, 2019How powerful people slip
Neuroscience reveals the counterproductive side effects of authority. Attention to inclusion measures can help you avoid the pitfalls.
October 30, 2019Preparing for a shake-up in global finance
Large companies are probably ready for the obvious effects of the impending shift away from LIBOR, but hazards could be lurking in unexpected places.
October 28, 2019Using culture to offer more customer-centric healthcare
What it means for healthcare companies to serve patients effectively is changing. Here’s how understanding and transforming your culture can help you get there.
s+b BlogsOctober 11, 2019Us vs. them: Another way is possible
Whether in the boardroom or the halls of government, we can achieve more peaceful and productive ways of working.
s+b BlogsOctober 4, 2019How to engage men in corporate wellness programs
Communicating the link between health and workplace performance may help close the gender gap in participation.
s+b BlogsOctober 3, 2019Can you be a shaper of great institutions?
Former Tata Group director R. Gopalakrishnan, who's written a new book, says the best leaders focus on building both a better business and a better world.
s+b BlogsOctober 2, 2019How leaders can bridge the empathy gap in a crisis
Executives tend to err on the side of caution, rather than compassion, when disaster strikes. Here are four ways they can do better.
September 26, 2019Why aren’t successful people happier?
Yale psychologist Laurie Santos delves into the social sciences to understand how people can overcome the internal obstacles and biases that prevent them from living their best life — and how leaders can set an example.
September 25, 201910 principles of workforce transformation
How to raise the skills of your employees to meet your digital challenges. See also “A guide to workforce transformation.”
September 25, 2019A guide to workforce transformation
How to raise the skills of your employees so that they can move successfully into the future. For further insights, read “10 principles of workforce transformation.”
September 23, 2019They lead, we coach: A multigenerational approach to innovation
With mentorship, the digital natives in generation Z can help create a competitive advantage.
September 13, 2019Difficult, uncomfortable, and courageous conversations
At the 2019 meeting of CEO Action, chief executives talk about the challenge of fostering diversity and inclusion in their companies and industries.
September 11, 2019Diagnose your risk of unforced errors
Create an early warning system to avoid self-sabotaging behaviors. For further insight, read “Develop a personal early warning system to avoid making bad leadership choices.”
s+b BlogsSeptember 10, 2019Career management lessons from Friends
Making the most of even the most marginal opportunities.
s+b BlogsSeptember 5, 2019People are more trustworthy than you think
When leaders routinely default to an attitude of mistrust, they create a negative loop that undermines relationships and hinders change.
s+b BlogsAugust 28, 2019Develop a personal early warning system to avoid making bad leadership choices
By understanding the mistakes you’re most likely to make — and when you’re most likely to make them — you can maximize your effectiveness and opportunities. See also “Diagnose your risk of unforced errors.”
August 27, 2019Beware this insidious word in the workplace
How a seemingly neutral word can undermine people’s motivation.
August 21, 2019Smart and dumber
In his new book, The Intelligence Trap, David Robson explains why intelligent people engage in unintelligent behavior.
August 21, 2019Creating a culture of learning
Steelcase CEO Jim Keane explains how giving people work-space choices can make workplace behavior more human.
s+b BlogsAugust 20, 2019Authority alone won’t get leaders very far
There’s a difference between having followers and having subordinates, and effective leaders need followers, whose cooperation is built on trust.
s+b BlogsAugust 19, 2019Offering mental health apps as part of corporate wellness programs can be risky
Why companies need to tread carefully in this unregulated space.
s+b BlogsAugust 16, 2019How to win over a team of experts
Specialist employees can resist a boss who knows less than they do. But working through a pain point can turn things around.
August 13, 2019Why your customers should be central to your innovation efforts
Ditching the “science fair” mentality toward innovation will help transform ideas into commercial reality.
August 12, 2019More than a feeling: How do you measure culture?
Simple metrics that demonstrate momentum are key to turning good intentions into replicable business results.
August 8, 20196 steps to upskilling your people
A comprehensive way to build talent and fill jobs in our rapidly changing digital economy. For further insights, read “A strategist’s guide to upskilling.”
August 6, 2019Survival skills for the digital age
Three principles can guide you when the connectivity of the digital era becomes overwhelming.
s+b BlogsAugust 5, 2019To strengthen innovation, make sure every voice is heard
Companies should be as process-driven about disruptive ideas as they are about other aspects of business.
s+b BlogsAugust 1, 2019Bartleby, the office enigma
Herman Melville’s short story Bartleby, the Scrivener provides lessons on how to deal with troubled colleagues.
s+b BlogsJuly 30, 2019The secret to getting things done
Leaders should stop asking themselves how to get people to act and instead find ways to tap into intrinsic motivation.
July 29, 2019Incentives for a strong leadership culture
Three key pay and performance metrics can help define and influence an organization’s values.
s+b BlogsJuly 29, 2019Find your pillar before you pivot
Ground yourself in your organization’s values, principles, and strategy when considering a sharp turn.
July 25, 2019A strategist’s guide to upskilling
Companies and local governments can unlock opportunity by working together to raise the quality of talent. See also “6 steps to upskilling your people.”
s+b BlogsJuly 25, 2019Getting full value from external talent
More and more leaders recognize the need to manage contingent workers, but their companies and cultures often undercut their efforts.
s+b BlogsJuly 23, 2019Develop better leadership habits to thrive in an age of information overload
Learning to do more in-depth thinking and taking full advantage of hidden decision-making opportunities can reduce anxiety.
July 16, 2019The wisdom of Charles Handy
In his new book, the renowned business thinker and philosopher passes on his experiences of life, work, and how not to fall into the management trap.
s+b BlogsJuly 15, 2019How to discover your organization’s story
Asking questions about what leaders and colleagues value can unearth authentic narratives.
s+b BlogsJuly 12, 2019Peter Drucker’s favorite leadership writer
As leadership memoirs go, the lessons and life-and-death stakes in Anabasis by Xenophon are hard to beat.
July 11, 2019A winning effort
In his new book, Neil Irwin finds that people who succeed in management careers do so by trying new things, learning from failures, and embracing changes in direction.
July 10, 2019The catalytic co-investor: How Siemens US keeps R&D alive
Barbara Humpton, US CEO of one of the largest and oldest engineering firms in the world, talks about continuous innovation, the future of AI, and the societal aspects of technology.
s+b BlogsJuly 8, 2019How to give women a fair shot at advancement
At most companies, the competition for career success is systemically skewed in favor of men. Here’s how to change that.
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