Investors can capture more value by focusing on three best practices in private equity portfolio company departures. Source: McKinsey Private equity exits: Enabling the exit process to create significant value
In this video, McKinsey senior partner Johannes-Tobias Lorenz introduces the concept of digital ecosystems and discusses the roles insurers can play in them. Source: McKinsey The rise of ecosystems and platforms: What role can insurers play and how can they get started?
Extending the tenets of zero-based budgeting across the full cost base can transform performance. Source: McKinsey Zero-based productivity: The power of informed choices
Gerry Anderson, the CEO of DTE Energy, and Robert Quinn and Anjan Thakor, professors at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and the Olin Business School at Washington University, respectively, discuss how an aspirational mission can motivate employees and improve performance. Anderson talks about his own experience. Quinn and Thakor explain their research Read more about 639: Turning Purpose Into Performance[…]
Does disruption loom for the industry that underpins global trade? McKinsey and TT Club imagine four possible futures for container transport. Source: McKinsey Four futures for the container transport industry
The potential for real-world evidence is expanding, particularly in oncology drug development. To compete, some companies are investing in robust real-world data and analytic capabilities. Source: McKinsey Real-world evidence: Driving a new drug-development paradigm in oncology
Personalized communication with every customer is the future of marketing, McKinsey’s Julien Boudet and Kai Vollhardt say it’s easier than many marketers think. if you begin with the data you have. Source: McKinsey Personalization at scale: First steps in a profitable journey to growth
Your air conditioning system. Your factory widgets. Even the fish tank thermometer. Every IoT sensor is a potential target for hackers. Source: McKinsey Five Fifty: Unprotected
If you’ve followed this blog, you’ve likely picked-up on my my interest in low-alcohol hoppy beers. For example 3.6% ABV Vienna IPA, 2.3% Session NEIPA, all the way down to this 2.1% Nelson Wheat-IPA. I’m always looking for new techniques to shoehorn the body, malt flavor, and balance associated with IPAs into a smaller package. This Read more about Rye NEIPA with Mosaic and Hallertau Blanc[…]
Flood insurance is more important than ever given forecasts for more serious flooding due to climate change. Yet only about a third of at-risk homeowners have coverage — most all through the government. Can a private market change that? Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Can an Infant Private Flood Insurance Market Boost Coverage Rates?