For many business leaders, cost efficiency took a backseat to the polycrisis caused by the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and employee attrition. But today, earnings pressures and economic uncertainty place cost solidly front and center at most companies. Paul Goydan, global leader of BCG’s Accelerated Cost Advantage program, arms these leaders with insights and approaches, exploring everything from how AI can uncover waste to finding promising places to reinvest the savings.   
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 Cost Management: On.bcg.com/49xIABZ   
 What Leaders Are Saying About Costs and Growth in 2024: On.bcg.com/3OCEDDV  
 Imagine This...:https://link.chtbl.com/imagine-this-show-link  


Cost Efficiency in Uncertain Times

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If cybercrime were a country, it would be the third largest economy in the world. Paul O’Rourke, BCG’s global cybersecurity leader, explains how organizations can protect themselves and their supply chains: Start by recognizing that the elimination of all risks is impossible. Instead focus security efforts on an organization’s “crown jewels”—its most critical digital assets. Leaders don’t need to be cyber experts. But regulators may hold them responsible for some breaches, so they better understand and address the risks.            
 
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 Paul O’Rourke: https://on.bcg.com/3QAoPCN     
 Cybersecurity and Digital Risk: https://on.bcg.com/3UwRTwg     
 Every C-Suite Member Is Now a Chief AI Officer: https://on.bcg.com/3UJ7ry9 

Catastrophic Cyber Risk and Crown Jewels

Joe Davis, BCG’s former regional chair for North America, says you can make tough decisions without being a “tough guy.” In the executive suite, empathy and authenticity are in, according to Davis, the author of the new business book, The Generous Leader.  Even as tech skills dominate the headlines, Davis celebrates the enduring value of mastering people skills.  
 Learn More:    The Generous Leader: A Leadership Book by Joe Davis | The Generous Leader  
 Joe Davis: https://on.bcg.com/3Q9pMlw  
 Do Not Stop Asking Questions and Listening Carefully to the Answers: https://on.bcg.com/3Jx5LBy   
 Turning Superheroes into a Super Leadership Team: https://on.bcg.com/4d2fnlk 

Why CEOs Should Embrace Generous Leadership

Responsible investing goes back decades or even longer if pronouncements in the Old Testament and Qur’an are considered. Environment, social, and governance goals have become embedded in corporate strategy, even if the acronym ESG has become polarizing. Tim Mohin, director of climate and sustainability at BCG, discusses this evolution and what the next iteration might look like. One thing is clear: these goals aren’t going away even if companies stop talking about them.         Learn More:  
 Tim Mohin: https://on.bcg.com/3TK47kE  
 Climate Change and Sustainability: https://on.bcg.com/3xl1QoG  


ESG Will Outlive Its Critics

The original BRIC acronym came to life in 2001 to describe the untapped economic potential of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. This informal grouping of nations has since coalesced into a rising economic force, especially since the entry of South Africa in 2010 and Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates at the start of this year. Daniel Azevedo—leader of BCG’s global advantage practice in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa —explains how global companies can navigate a world in which economic power is heading south.     Learn More:  
 Daniel Azevedo: https://on.bcg.com/3vli2Wc  
 Jobs, National Security, and the Future of Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3TLkE9o  
 These 9 Forces Are Reshaping the Global Business Landscape: https://on.bcg.com/3VrSwJr  


Imagining a New World Order

What would you have done differently if you had anticipated the likelihood of a global pandemic or the explosion of generative AI? In BCG’s newest podcast Imagine This..., BCG’s editor in chief Paul Michelman, and his 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.     By 2030, the best CIO might be a CIB: a chief intelligence bot. And the human CEO might be bolstered by a swarm of CEO bots, able to harness a vast diversity of perspectives. Can you imagine? In this episode, BCG’s Mickey McManus envisions a future where top leaders share the corner office with AI—blending the logical with human intuition. Mickey, a BCG senior advisor and a pioneer in human-centered design, considers how a company like this would function. Hint: he recommends an approach much like jazz improvisation.      Learn More  You’ll find more of what BCG has to say about generative AI here:   https://on.bcg.com/3UuWtNd    GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT    Also, in this episode, Mickey recommends an entirely new reading list for the C-suite, including:   
 Iain M. Banks’s Culture series: https://www.amazon.com/The-Culture-9-book-series/dp/B07WLZZ9WV  
 Joy Buolamwini’s Unmasking AI [https://www.amazon.com/Unmasking-AI-Mission-Protect-Machines/dp/0593241835]  
 Safiya Umoja Noble’s Algorithms of Oppression [https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245]  


Cost Efficiency in Uncertain Times

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