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What to Teach the World of the Future
Episode 19
While the world races ahead into the metaverse, education remains rooted in the era of neat orderly rows of desks and lesson plans. In this wide-ranging conversation, Leila Hoteit, the managing direc…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
We Need More Tim Cooks in the C-Suite
Episode 18
Over the past two years, the world has seen what happens when supply and procurement chains seize up and shortages in such staples as infant formula and sunflower oil become commonplace. Daniel Weise…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Why Being Out at Work Matters
Episode 17
A Pride@BCG leader talks about how a supportive culture unlocks creativity. For Dakota Santana-Grace, being out at work is a professional necessity as much as a personal choice. When Santana-Grace on…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
How Can My Shopping Save The Planet?
Episode 16
Corporate leaders often view sustainable products as a series of technical challenges—how to decarbonize the supply chain, reduce waste in manufacturing, eliminate plastic packaging, and so on. But w…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Rewriting the Unwritten Rules at Work
Episode 15
Nan DasGupta played soccer in her youth and worked as an engineer at GE early in her career, so she has firsthand experience breaking into male-dominated realms. DasGupta, BCG people and organization…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Rich Lesser on Climate, Hard Truths, and Hope
Episode 14
Businesses that lead on climate and sustainability will have tailwinds at their back, says Rich Lesser, BCG’s global chair. Reaching net zero will require investments of $3 trillion to $5 trillion pe…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
When A Paycheck Is Not Enough
Episode 13
Pay, promotion, and benefits have been the traditional carrots for hiring and retaining employees. But what happens when they are not enough? During the Great Resignation, companies have watched well…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
To Uncertainty and Beyond in the Travel Industry
Episode 12
As the travel industry slowly awakens from the pandemic-induced slumber, airlines, hotel chains, and cruise lines face a highly uncertain and volatile future in which the past is unlikely prologue. J…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Why Tech Needs Women to Change the World
Episode 11
Neveen Awad, the daughter of an engineer, learned early in life “how fun it was to make machines do something.” As the only computer science major in her graduating class at college and later a PhD, …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Imagine If Companies Were Better at Imagination
Episode 10
Why do CEOs struggle with the act of imagination when it comes naturally to 5-year-olds? And what happens when people and organizations seemingly lose their ability to imagine? Martin Reeves, chairma…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago