A Wall Street Journal journalist turned bodybuilder shares how building strength helped her rebuild her life—physically, emotionally, and mentally. Source: McKinsey Author Talks: Doing the heavy lifting

Professor emeritus of physics at University of Illinois discusses baseball bat construction and the HR Derby.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton The Physics of Baseball With Alan Nathan

Wharton adjunct professor of management discusses the leadership and cultural breakdown at Boeing and what must happen to rebuild internal and public trust.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Rebuilding Boeing: Engineering, Ethics, and Organizational Change

Today’s volatility leaves multibillion-dollar capital projects with little room for error. A new approach to stress testing helps keep them on track. Source: McKinsey Don’t cancel or coddle at-risk capital projects—challenge them

Amid mounting margin pressure, asset management firms must transform technology from a cost driver into a true enabler of scalable productivity. Source: McKinsey How AI could reshape the economics of the asset management industry

Wharton’s Christian Terwiesch talks about the tension between human and AI-powered customer service and why there’s a trade-off between cost and quality.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Can AI Fix What’s Wrong With Customer Service?

A meaningful populist antitrust policy should focus on prices, output, and innovation — not merely “bigness,” according to a paper by Wharton’s Herbert Hovenkamp.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How to Enforce a Meaningful Populist Antitrust Policy

Professor Stefano Puntoni explains how AI is impacting employee well-being.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Mind & Machine: Gen AI Workplace Revolution | Stefano Puntoni

Conflict has always been a big part of the business world, whether in the board room, between startup cofounders, or when employees start to disagree with the C suite. But it seems even more pronounced at work today, as political and economic issues seep into the office. Leaders must have the muscles to handle Read more about Have You Built Up Your Conflict Intelligence?[…]

Traditional OEMs are on a mission to close the gap in automotive software development with innovative market entrants. Targeted improvements could significantly accelerate their pace. Source: McKinsey Winning the automotive software development race