Over recent years, there has been growing concern about the under-representation of women in leadership across industry. Organisations are deploying a range of strategies to address the known issues affecting women’s advancement.   Source: McKinsey Women in Leadership: Lessons from Australian companies leading the way

Irene Yuan Sun, a consultant at McKinsey, explains why so many Chinese entrepreneurs are setting up factories in Africa. She describes what it’s like inside these factories, who works there, what they’re making—and how this emerging manufacturing sector is industrializing countries including Lesotho and Nigeria. Sun’s new book is “The Next Factory of the World: Read more about 602: The Hardscrabble Business of Chinese Manufacturing in Africa[…]

Cutting-edge analytic tools, design thinking, customer insights, and procurement intelligence combine to free your company from the commoditization treadmill. Source: McKinsey Ops 4.0: Analytics to value for a product-centered transformation

Society risks losing key tools for solving economic and other problems by allowing the humanities — and particularly literature courses — to slip into decline. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Could a Bit of Tolstoy and Austen Improve Economic Forecasting?

Just as electricity transformed the way industries functioned in the past century, artificial intelligence has the power to substantially change society in the next 100 years. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why AI Is the ‘New Electricity’

Fresh elections could pave the way to peaceful co-existence for Spain and Catalonia — although the social and economic impact of the standoff will likely continue well into the future. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton The Catalonia-Spain Impasse: Why Elections May Not Be Enough

The digital world has given manufacturers new ways to engage consumers, but online direct-to-consumer models are a mixed bag. Which ones actually work? Source: McKinsey Should CPG manufacturers go direct to consumer—and, if so, how?

Your company needs to be active on Instagram. Establishing a social media presence is essential for businesses to thrive in today’s day and age. But posting pictures isn’t enough. You need to take your Instagram strategy one step further and take advantage of posting stories to your profile. What’s an Instagram story? If you are unfamiliar, Read more about The Ultimate Guide to Using Instagram Story to Promote Your Business[…]

A new book examines figures from the past who overcame adversity to leave a lasting mark on civilization. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why Leaders Are Made, Not Born

The IT infrastructure landscape is evolving rapidly. What will it look like in 2020? Source: McKinsey Ten trends redefining enterprise IT infrastructure