As the need for recycled materials continues to grow, Apple worked with McKinsey to understand how expanding circular value chains could help meet the demand. Source: McKinsey How Apple is helping unearth a path toward increasing the global use of circular materials

Integration leaders on the buy-side of a carve-out face three primary tasks to successfully bring new assets into the fold. Source: McKinsey How buyers can successfully navigate integrating a carve-out

Robotics and automation could answer hard questions about making scarce resources go further, filling vacant frontline roles, and helping companies evolve for today’s technologically advanced and increasingly digital economy. Source: McKinsey The robotics revolution: Scaling beyond the pilot phase

Vice Chairman and CEO Ted Chung looks to build a global data platform at Hyundai Motor Group’s consumer finance arm. Source: McKinsey After a decade of innovation, Hyundai Card seeks the next horizon

When flooding struck Novelis’s Sierre plant, the consequences could have been dire. Emilio Braghi, president of Novelis Europe, explains how the company used the crisis to come back stronger. Source: McKinsey Recovering from crisis: Interview with Novelis Europe’s Emilio Braghi

Amid an innovation renaissance for pharma, Menarini Group CEO Elcin Barker Ergun built a global innovative oncology business from scratch. Here’s how she did it. Source: McKinsey Bold moves, bolder vision: A CEO’s path for innovative pharma

Professor Marissa Sharif explains how streak rewards can motivate employees.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Easy as 1, 2, 3: The Motivating Power of Streaks | Marissa Sharif

It might seem that high-achievers with important jobs don’t need — or even have time for — activities that bring them joy. But it turns out that finding joy at all stages of life (along with achievement and meaningfulness) is essential to feeling satisfied and being a more effective leader. Harvard Business School professor Read more about Finding Joy When You Have Limited Free Time[…]

In today’s uncertain macro environment, many leaders are hitting pause on new ventures. But the most forward-leaning companies are doing the opposite. Source: McKinsey The builders that outperform

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win. Source: McKinsey The Read more about The McKinsey Crossword: A Bass and Two Tenors | No. 242[…]