This podcast from Boston Consulting Group looks around the corner of today’s big business and social issues. The goal–the so what–is to make sense of today and prepare busy leaders and executives for the day after tomorrow. Award-winning British journalist Georgie Frost interviews the leading thinkers and doers at BCG on the trends, developments, and ideas that will shape and disrupt the future. This is not your typical business strategy podcast. This podcast uses the following third-party s ...
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AI and digital expert Suchi Srinivasan and fintech practice leader Kamila Rakhimova from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) talk to the women at the vanguard of business, digital, and technology. They’re digging into how these powerhouse leaders got where they are—everything from the joy of projects gone right to the realities of family responsibilities. And crucially, asking: what was that moment you knew you weren't merely getting there...you had arrived? That's when you know you're in your ele ...
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Take a trip into the future that will challenge the way you think and act today. In each episode, BCG's Patricia Sabga and her AI co-host GENE delve into disruptive scenarios that could define the coming decades. BCG experts join the conversation, probing the possibilities and implications for leaders. Human and machine work together to explore the very real actions CEOs could take today to prepare. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytic ...
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Join Sanjay Chari, Managing Director and Partner at BCG Australia & New Zealand, to dive into how today’s decision-makers navigate pressure, build trust, and turn ideas into action. From boardrooms to startups, topics span leadership habits, purpose, AI in banking, retail media, loyalty and personalisation, and the art of execution. Expect practical insights, honest stories, and clear takeaways you can apply in your own work - minus the jargon.
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What are today’s most pressing criminal trends and how are compliance experts adapting to counter those threats? As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. Introducing BCG on Compliance, a biweekly podcast from Boston Consulting Group where we dive deep into the minds driving that change. Hosted ...
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From turning food waste into energy, to recycled fashion and low-emission aviation fuel: Pitching Progress brings you the stories of innovators working to decarbonize the industries that power our world. On this show from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the founders of some of the world’s most inventive green-tech startups take part in an in-depth pitch session that challenges them to demonstrate their products' environmental impact, and the value they create for investors. We’ll show you tha ...
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It’s 2050 and we’re exploring how the world radically reduced carbon emissions and saved itself from climate catastrophe. What have our cities done to accommodate massive population growth? And how do businesses, governments, researchers and everyday people work together to build sustainable supply chains, agricultural practices and transportation infrastructure?
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The Leadership Podcast Series by BCG in India is where some of India’s finest minds in the world of business give their views on ideas, challenges, and opportunities on a variety of issues ranging from technological developments, macroeconomics, emerging business models, digital enablement, consumer behavior, marketing, finance, and climate concerns, among others.
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Are you sitting comfortably? Agile Storytime brings new ways of working to life through informative, insightful and inspiring tales. Join David Ritter, BCG partner and director, in stories that will deepen your understanding of Agile, give you new ways to think about and express core Agile principles, and add tools to your toolbox to make your work with your teams and clients even more impactful. This podcast is from Boston Consulting Group. For more information on Enterprise Agility, visit ...
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India for the World is a leadership podcast series presented by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in partnership with Mint which unpacks how India is shaping the world by 2047. From AI to automotive, defence to DPI, and green business to geopolitics, each episode features India’s boldest minds — CXOs, policymakers, and visionaries — leading the charge across sectors. Discover how India is not just catching up with the world, but creating solutions for the world. Get insider access to the strateg ...
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What are the key ingredients for building a future-ready, dynamic business ecosystem from the Middle East? Flavors of Ambition explores this question with industry pioneers, global investors, and visionary leaders shaping the region’s future. From technology and AI to renewable energy, trade, healthcare and education, each episode uncovers the forces driving transformation and investment across the Middle East. But business here isn’t just about strategy—it’s about people, partnerships, and ...
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This video interview program features today’s top IT leaders, with rotating hosts, including Maryfran Johnson, Lee Rennick and Matt Egan. Watch new episodes on YouTube and CIO.com.
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A Conversation with "GENE" on BCG's AI Learnings. This audio program from Boston Consulting Group explores the transformative impact of GenAI on business—and our featured expert would know! The program stars a GenAI chatbot named GENE in conversation with BCG editor in chief Paul Michelman. GENE's memory banks are stocked with research and insights on GenAI from some of BCG’s top thinkers. GenAI on GenAI will help leaders understand the state of AI in business today; how it stands to reshape ...
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Women today control as much as 70 percent of household purchases and $20 trillion of consumer spending worldwide. They will be responsible for $5 trillion of incremental spending over the next several years — a greater commercial potential than that of the rise of the consumer economies of India and China. Yet despite all this spending power, women feel undervalued and misunderstood. They are pressed for time and stressed out by products and services that don’t meet their needs.The message o ...
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Leading Under Pressure | Grant McCabe (Managing Partner, BCG Australia & New Zealand)
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54:02What does leadership look like when the playbook doesn’t exist? In our first episode, Grant McCabe, Managing Partner of BCG ANZ, joins Sanjay Chari to talk about leading through uncertainty, building trust, and staying grounded under pressure. They explore habits that sustain focus and resilience, the evolving role of AI in business, and what it…
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Introducing: Business & Beyond by BCG Australia & New Zealand
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0:54Hosted by Sanjay Chari, Managing Director and Partner at BCG Australia & New Zealand, each episode dives into how today’s decision-makers navigate pressure, build trust, and turn ideas into action. From boardrooms to startups, topics span leadership habits, purpose, AI in banking, retail media, loyalty and personalisation, and the art of executio…
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K-Pop Is Just the Start: How Asia Will Reshape Global Culture
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28:37For more than a century, Western technology, media, and cultural exports have wielded outsized influence around the globe. But over the past decade, Asian entrepreneurs and artists have started to give their Western counterparts a run for their money. BCG’s Neeraj Aggarwal explores how Asia’s influence could evolve over the next decade to rival the…
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CIO Pavan Pidugu Drives AI-Powered Transportation Transformation
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23:12At the CIO100 Symposium, Department of Transportation CIO Pavan Pidugu discusses modernizing the DOT through AI and digital transformation. From combating fraud to improving safety and efficiency, Pidugu details how data-driven innovation and cultural change have reshaped federal technology, earning the agency three consecutive CIO100 Awards for ex…
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What Sweatpants Can Teach Us about Generational Differences and Segmentation
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21:38Consumer companies are facing a new reality: demand is maturing, competition is intensifying, and generational preferences are diverging. Justin Vincent, part of BCG’s leadership team for consumer and fashion, explains how businesses can avoid fading into the background by choosing a durable purpose, serving real consumer needs, and mastering digit…
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Navigating a Transitional Time for Renewables with Mark Noyes, CEO of TerraForm Power
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27:14After years of skyrocketing investment, the renewables industry seems to have lost some of its lustre. With tax credits that once supercharged new wind and solar development being rolled back, and general enthusiasm waning, are we witnessing the bubble burst on renewable energy? Mark Noyes definitely doesn't think so. He's the CEO of TerraForm Powe…
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The Future of Trade: How Will Multinational CEOs Succeed?
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29:19As regional trading blocs emerge, today’s multinational playbooks will become increasingly obsolete. Marc Gilbert, BCG’s Global Lead for its Center for Geopolitics, unpacks what every CEO needs to know to master the multi-polar world, from what winning looks like to navigating local rules, preferences and politics without losing the global edge. Le…
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Writing the Next Chapter of AI: Dr. Yaser Al-Onaizan on Vision, Values, and the Human Side of Innovation
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43:59The Middle East is laying the foundations for a bold new era of artificial intelligence, one rooted in purpose. At the center of this transformation is Dr. Yaser Al-Onaizan, Deputy CEO of HUMAIN, and one of the driving forces behind Saudi Arabia’s national AI vision. In this episode Dr. Yaser and co-host Dr. Akram Awad, Managing Director and Partne…
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Introducing AML Conversations – Technology, Compliance, and the Future of Financial Crime Prevention
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30:26In this special episode, BCG on Compliance is sharing a conversation originally recorded on the AML Conversations podcast, hosted by John Byrne of AML RightSource. Our host Hanjo Seibert joins John for a deep dive into the evolving role of technology in financial crime compliance—and what the future may hold. They discuss how the perception of comp…
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Medtech is a $900 billion industry transforming how we treat, diagnose, and prevent disease—but its innovation engine is slowing. Vikram Aggarwal, global leader of BCG’s medical technology work, explains what’s behind the slowdown and how leaders can rethink regulation, software, and talent to re-accelerate breakthroughs. Learn More: Vikram Aggarwa…
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Forging a Low-Carbon Future for Steel with Parker Meeks, President and CEO of Utility Global
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29:42To build the low-carbon economy of the future, we’re going to need a lot more steel. But right now, most steel is produced from high-carbon-emitting blast furnaces, and there’s nowhere near enough recyclable steel to meet global demand. So how do we make more steel, without pumping more carbon into the atmosphere? Parker Meeks is the President and …
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AI is rising on the agendas of global CEOs, according to the latest edition of the CEO Radar. But a surprising number of chief executives are still struggling to embed the technology into their businesses. On this episode of the CEO Radar Podcast, Edward Adams of Bloomberg Media Studios is joined by BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser and Vlad Lukić, BCG …
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Force Multiplier or Co-Worker? Humans, AI, and the Future of Work
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34:33Many fear a future where huge swaths of the workforce are replaced by AI. But those concerns are based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how companies can best unlock AI's profit-boosting potential, says Julie Bedard, a Fellow at BCG Henderson Institute. Instead of replacing people with AI, she says, companies should upskill workers with higher-…
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TIAA's Sastry Durvasula on AI innovations in the insurance space
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20:53At the CIO 100 event, host Lucas Mearian sat down with Sastry Durvasula, Chief Operating, Information & Digital Officer at TIAA, to discuss how the company is using AI to enhance client services, power business growth, and transform operations. TIAA's AI initiatives include Research Buddy for asset management and empathy agents for personalized cus…
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Your Next Business Move Should Be in Orbit
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23:18Space isn’t just for rockets and research anymore. Satellite technology drives precision navigation, automation, and connectivity—quietly powering everything from farming to finance. Troy Thomas, BCG’s global lead for space business, explains why CEOs need a deliberate space strategy to stay ahead of disruption and unlock new growth. Learn More: Tr…
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Using Data to Decrease Food Waste with Ryan Begin, CEO and Co-Founder of Divert
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26:22Roughly a third of all food produced in the United States ends up in a landfill. A lot of that comes from dumpsters behind grocery stores, where food that could otherwise be marked down or donated ends up rotting in the trash. Ryan Begin is the CEO of Divert, a company that's using its incredible trove of data to keep food out of landfills. At the …
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Hyland CTO Tim McIntire on AI-powered content intelligence
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20:16Tim McIntire, CTO at Hyland, joins host Shane O'Neill for this CIO Leadership Live interview. They discuss the company's focus on cloud innovation and AI-powered content intelligence, as well as talent acquisition and retention strategies, including a global workforce and hybrid work models. This episode is sponsored by Hyland, a provider of indust…
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Sponsored and boosted content is a reality of web searches these days, making it harder for consumers to find agnostic product recommendations. Consumers who want to cut to the chase will increasingly use LLMs. Chatbots can quickly comb the web to help consumers research products and serve up recommendations that fit personal needs and tastes. BCG’…
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The Hardest Pivot I Ever Made, with Spencer Stuart’s Lisa Caswell
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29:47What happens when the support you need comes from someone you least expect? For Lisa Caswell, that moment came with an invitation to a surprise meeting halfway across the world. Today, Lisa is a Partner at Spencer Stuart, where she helps companies attract top Silicon Valley talent. She’s also a former CEO of eMeter, which was acquired by Siemens, a…
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The Button That Broke the Internet (and Built It Too)
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Decarbonizing Commercial Aviation with Robert Schuetzle, CEO of Infinium
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30:15Commercial aviation has completely altered the nature of life on Earth, and forever changed the way humans think about distance. But in 2023, the industry was responsible for 2.5% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, and given the difficulties of electrifying heavy transport, other solutions are clearly needed. Today's guest is Robert Schuetzle,…
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TruStone tech execs share AI-driven credit union transformation
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22:09At the CIO 100 event, host Lucas Mearian sat down with TruStone’s Gary Jeter and Mayka Thao to discuss post-merger modernization, mobile innovations, and generative-AI tools enhancing efficiency. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayka/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-jeter/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmearian/…
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Fighting the Rising Tide of Scams with Carsten Helm
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20:07A fake invoice. A dubious text message. Most of us have brushed off a scam attempt at some point. But what happens when someone falls for one and what responsibility do banks have in stopping it? In this episode of BCG on Compliance, host Hanjo Seibert speaks with Carsten Helm, one of Europe’s leading voices in anti-financial crime. With over 15 ye…
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How Will AI Revamp Marketing—and the Role of CMOs?
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30:33AI is creating greater customer personalization, but a far more fundamental change is coming. Over the next decade, it will break down silos across organizations and give CMOs always-on access to better, deeper, and far more comprehensive information. In this episode, BCG’s Janet Balis explores how this will fundamentally change CMOs’ decision maki…
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The Power of Seeking Discomfort with Prudential’s Carolynn Smith
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24:53What happens when you’re suddenly asked to lead the very people who used to be your peers? For Carolynn Smith, that moment came with her first big promotion. It taught her lessons about courage, discomfort, and how leadership often begins by stepping into the unknown. Today, Carolynn is Head of U.S. Service and Enterprise Process Excellence at Prud…
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Cracking the Code of Customer Contradictions
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18:42AI and data help tell us what people do, but not why. Lauren Taylor, global leader of BCG’s Center for Customer Insight, makes sense of the mixed signals that consumers give off. To truly understand what drives people, businesses of course value robust, real-time data. But they also must uncover the context, motivators, and human truth behind every…
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In this episode of India for the World, brought to you by Mint and BCG, we dive deep into India’s rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and IT and CEO of the India AI Mission, joins Saibal Chakraborty, BCG’s Managing Director and Technology Lead, to discuss how India is making AI accessib…
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The Tile Shop's CIO Christopher Davis on cloud migration, AI integration
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33:42Christopher Davis, CIO at The Tile Shop, joins host Shane O’Neill for this CIO Leadership Live interview. They discuss the challenges and strategies in the home improvement sector, as well as the importance of cloud migration, AI integration, and technologies to enhance the customer experience. This episode is sponsored by DataXstream, which develo…
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AI Agents and the 'Everywhere All at Once' Sales Team
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36:08Too often, a company’s sales strategy is limited by finite resources. Even the largest multinational corporations have to make tough decisions about where to deploy their sales teams. But as they grow more sophisticated, AI agents are expected to be capable of reaching and interacting with not only your largest and most valuable clients and custome…
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From turning food waste into energy, to sustainable steel and low-emission aviation fuel: Pitching Progress brings you the stories of leaders working to decarbonize the industries that power our world. On this show from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the founders and CEOs of some of the world’s top green companies take part in an in-depth pitch ses…
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Throwback: Role Modelling Vulnerability with Kensho’s Bhavesh Dayalji
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25:46What does allyship look like when you’re leading a company? For Bhavesh Dayalji, it often means being honest about the challenges of balancing work and family, and choosing to show up as a husband and father first. This is a throwback episode, but Bhavesh’s reflections on leadership and allyship remain just as powerful today. Bhavesh shares how vul…
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M&A Is Heating Up. Is Your Dealmaking Still on Ice?
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21:33M&A activity is waking up, but many companies are reluctant to leap into the fray. Daniel Friedman, BCG’s global leader of transactions and integrations, explains why bold moves now could pay off. Waiting may feel safe, but the cost could be forfeiting once-in-a-decade opportunities. Learn More: Daniel Friedman: https://on.bcg.com/4mWHyGW Mid-2025 …
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Boston Consulting Group CIO Merim Becirovic on transforming BCG into an AI-powered company
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19:36Becirovic, CIO at Boston Consulting Group, sat down with senior editor Lucas Mearian at Foundry's CIO 100 event to discuss BCG's AI strategy, which emphasizes internal proof-of-concept before external application and focuses on journey-led and experience-led platforms. Becirovic also highlighted the importance of data strategy, upskilling, and mana…
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Who Wants to Be a CEO? The role of the CEO is both powerful and punishing. Christine Barton, BCG’s CEO Advisory lead in North America, explores how to make the job more fulfilling. It starts with clarity of purpose, building the right leadership team, and minimizing activities that are time and energy sinkholes. Learn More: The So What from BCG: ht…
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Throwback: Eclectic Career Paths with Google’s Hayete Gallot
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29:35While we’re busy working on new episodes, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite conversations from Season 3. When we first spoke with Hayete Gallott, she was Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. Today, she is President of Customer Experience at Google. We thought this was a meaningful opportunity to revisit her reflections on career choices, c…
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Don't Be a Statistic. Make Transformation Work.
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22:04Transformation isn’t a gamble—it’s science. Kristy Ellmer, a leader with BCG Transform, unpacks the research behind what really makes change work: involving employees in the journey, preparing for the “messy middle,” and building emotional and practical support into the process. Successful efforts focus equally on shifting behaviors and mindsets, n…
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