Insights on People and Organizations
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How to close the agentic adoption gap
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At their core, AI transformations are a reinvention of how work gets done. This requires change leadership, not just change management.
Agentic Organization
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Building expertise in the age of AI: Who trains the next generation?
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As AI reshapes entry-level work, organizations should rethink how expertise is developed by integrating knowledge management,...
Article
Rewired takes: How AI is unlocking creativity and heralding the rise of the agent manager
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Companies are reassessing how they work, their team structures, and what it means to be a manager in this bracing new era.
Article
Rewired takes: Practical people lessons for scaling AI adoption
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McKinsey Senior Partner Brooke Weddle explores how companies are successfully scaling their AI programs.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
From adoption to impact: Three horizons of AI transformation
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Most organizations are still early in their AI journeys. A new global survey reveals how companies can progress from individual...
Organize to Value
Podcast
How the right operating model can close your performance gap
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Stop tinkering with your org chart. Start rethinking your operating model—and closing the gap between strategy and performance as a result.
Interview
Keep it simple and keep moving: An interview with Claudia Toussaint
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Operating model redesigns are complex undertakings. Xylem’s chief people officer believes the company has found a winning formula by simplifying its goals and focusing on culture.
Article
The new rules for getting your operating model redesign right
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The goal of a redesign is to increase value, but failure rates are high. New research updates classic rules of redesign to help leaders flip the odds of success.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Multinationals at a crossroads: Adapting to a new geopolitical era
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Leaders of multinational companies are grappling with fundamental questions about how to operate globally in a fragmenting world. The answer lies in reimagining their organizations for an evolving business environment.
Blogs
Five principles for designing brain-powered organizations
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You have invested millions in AI. How much have you invested in the brains using it?
You can’t lead AI from the sidelines
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Leaders aren’t equipped to direct an AI-powered organization if they don’t use AI themselves. The organizations creating...
HR’s dual mandate in the AI era
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HR must guide the enterprise through AI transformation while transforming itself. Neither job can wait—and each makes the other...
Rethinking early-career talent in the agentic organization
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AI is changing the nature of entry-level work. Organizations that act now can capture the technology’s benefits, attract high-potential...
Podcasts
Podcast
Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?
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Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson reveals where we stand on the J-curve, how leaders can accelerate progress and create new value, and what gives him hope—and keeps him up at night.
Podcast
What it takes to build ‘genius at scale’
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Harvard Business School Professor Linda Hill explains why innovation stalls—and how leaders can build the trust, culture, and partnerships necessary to turn ideas into impact.
Podcast
The problem with ‘bringing your whole self to work’
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Authenticity is supposed to be an ideal to strive for in the workplace. But does it actually help us thrive?
Podcast
US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era
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The US manufacturing sector is having a moment—but it will need a new influx of talent to deliver on its potential.
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