New AI partnership to invest in data centers and supporting power infrastructure

  • Post category:Microsoft
  • Reading time:9 mins read

$100 billion investment potential will enhance American competitiveness in AI while meeting the growing need for energy infrastructure to power economic growth NEW YORK, REDMOND, WA, AND ABU DHABI — September 17, 2024 – The drive to develop more powerful AI capabilities will require significant infrastructure investment to support it.…

A new tech-driven era of impactful marketing and sales

  • Post category:McKinsey & Company
  • Reading time:10 mins read

Marketing is at a pivotal moment, with data and new technology propelling rapid changes and expanding opportunities for growth. The promise is enormous, with the economic value of generative AI (gen AI) potentially reaching $4.4 trillion, with a large percentage of that value set to come from marketing and sales. Amid…

How to Increase your Business’ Profitability

  • Post category:NMS Consulting
  • Reading time:12 mins read

Management consultants can directly help businesses enhance profitability. By utilizing expertise and experience, they provide valuable insights and strategic solutions customized to the specific needs of each business. In our latest Insight article, we explore how management consultants contribute to increasing and improving a business’s profitability through various methods. Understanding…

Meet Your New Teammate, AI: Asana’s Saket Srivastava

Topics Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy The Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy initiative explores the growing use of artificial intelligence in the business landscape. The exploration looks specifically at how AI is affecting the development and execution of strategy in organizations. In collaboration with More in this series Get updates…

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often

CEOs have never had so many ways to communicate with their employees. But despite the availability of Slack, internal newsletters, and virtual town hall meetings, organizations can still go quiet.One of the most common culprits: Major leadership transitions, according to a recent study of 500 million emails and 80 million…

Measuring Onboarding Effectiveness: Key Metrics for Success

  • Post category:Civility Partners
  • Reading time:5 mins read

Having an employee orientation program is a great start. It usually involves getting paperwork signed, introducing new hires around the office, and providing some initial training. But are you truly onboarding your employees? Effective onboarding is more than just a warm welcome—it’s about integrating new hires into your company’s culture…

Is the Appointment of Michel Barnier as Prime Minister the Beginning of an Autocratic and Eurocratic Coup in France?

In France, the July 2024 elections had ensured victory for two political forces opposed to Macron, viz. the Rassemblement National and the Nouveau Front Populaire. But Macron had postponed the choice of a Prime Minister until the post-Olympic period, two months later. Now, in September 2024, he has appointed Michel…

What are Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions?

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Five smoke stakes line up against a backdrop of a blue sky. A thick cloud of white smoke pours out from one of the stakes.For centuries, philosophers have opined on the nature of control and the challenge of recognizing what’s in one’s power to change. Solving the problem of climate…

Don’t Bet Against the Move to Clean Energy

Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images The transition to an economy with radically lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is not a matter of if but of when and how. Discussions with executive teams about how they are navigating sustainability issues, however, too often remain framed around the question of “Should…

Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Start Date for Payroll Withholdings and Quarterly Wage Reports Is January 1, 2025

  • Post category:Ogletree Deakins
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Quick Hits January 1, 2025, is the start date for payroll withholdings and submission of quarterly wage reports under the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. Employers may not apply for private plan substitutions until after April 1, 2025, and will be responsible for payroll contributions until their plans…

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and voluntary targets that companies need to know now, says Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz…

When Do Ads Become Too Deceptive?

There’s a reason charity advertisements often revolve around a specific person: an upsetting picture or story is more likely to elicit donations than are statistics or depictions of a group’s collective plight. Psychologists refer to our tendency to open our hearts and wallets wider for specific people than we do…

Women in the Workplace 2024: The 10th-anniversary report

  • Post category:McKinsey & Company
  • Reading time:15 mins read

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Women in the Workplace report. Conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org, this effort is the largest study of women in corporate America. Over the past decade, more than 1,000 companies have participated in the study, and we have surveyed more than 480,000 people…

New Jersey Nears Finalization of Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Regulations

  • Post category:Ogletree Deakins
  • Reading time:8 mins read

Quick Hits New Jersey’s labor department released responses to comments on its proposed TWBR regulations published last year. Following a review of the comments, the regulations appear to be moving forward without substantial changes. The final regulations are expected to be adopted and published on September 16, 2024. On August…

Obstacles to the greening of energy-intensive industries

17 September 2024By Gert Bijnens, Cédric Duprez[1] and John Hutchinson Energy-intensive firms continue to suffer from low profits margins even as energy prices have fallen from their peak. The ECB Blog discusses implications for the green transition in the EU. Skyrocketing energy prices during the recent crisis ate into most…

Venezuelan Democracy Triumphs Despite External Pressure

The US has not yet found its way out of the labyrinth that its Venezuela policy has created. The key to the door lies in returning to diplomacy and a policy of mutual respect despite geopolitical differences, but the US does not seem ready to take on that challenge, Carlos…

Protectionism, US style

  • Post category:Credit Agricole
  • Reading time:4 mins read

The vision of the benefits of globalisation, wherein free trade is a seen as a positive-sum game, very much in vogue in the 1980s and 1990s, has now given way to that of the potential dangers of global trade, a source of dependence and weakness. For the United States, with…

Russia and Indonesia: A Time-Tested Partnership

On September 16, the Valdai Club hosted a presentation of the analytical paper titled “Maritime Geopolitics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans: A View from Moscow”, prepared ahead of the Russian-Indonesian Seminar in Jakarta. The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Club. Lyudmila Vorobyova, Director of the…

Global Materials Perspective 2024

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The global metals and mining industry is entering a new era. Historically, the industry has been driven by economic growth and the development of the middle class, resulting in major demand growth for materials such as steel, aluminum, and coal. While 80 percent of the industry today primarily consists of…

How to Build a Cyber Crisis Communications Plan

Leaders building cyber resilience often overlook the need to develop a crisis communications plan. Here’s how to construct and practice a strong response before a hack. Kelly Miller and Keri Pearlson September 16, 2024 Reading Time: 18 min  Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Business and IT leaders have made…

German Federal Labor Court Ruling Facilitates Presentation of Evidence When Notice of Termination Is Served by Registered Mail

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  • Reading time:4 mins read

Quick Hits Germany’s Federal Labor Court held that posting a termination letter in a mailbox constitutes receipt as soon as the subsequent removal is expected, which the court said would be the day of posting. Employers that use registered mail for delivering employment termination notices may want to obtain proof…

Direct from Michael Dell: Leadership lessons and the future of AI

  • Post category:McKinsey & Company
  • Reading time:19 mins read

There are only a handful of people who have taken a start-up from zero to $88 billion in revenue and continue to lead it today. Michael Dell is one of them. The founder, CEO, and chairman of Dell Technologies has steered his company through four decades of change and wave…

The IMF Is Returning to Russia. No One Should Be Surprised.

This commentary originally appeared in Fortune. The news that the International Monetary Fund will become the first major international financial body to officially return to Russia since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 underscores the systemic pro-authoritarian impulses of the IMF and its tolerance to blunt violations of international…

Space became a place we study aging

Since the first astronauts spent time in space, scientists have known that space travel affects the human body in strange ways. Muscle and bone mass decrease; telomeres, the protective end caps on chromosomes, shorten; and the risk of conditions usually associated with old age, such as cancers, cataracts and cardiovascular…

Monoclonal antibodies offer hope for tackling antimicrobial resistance

A team lead by researchers at the University of Cambridge has developed a monoclonal antibody drug, using a technique involving genetically engineered mice, that may help prevent infection from Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacteria associated with hospital-acquired infections, which is particularly common in Asia.A. baumannii bacteria can cause life-threatening respiratory illness…

Job Mobility Eliminates the Gender Gap in Networks

There’s a famous quote from a 1982 Frank and Earnest cartoon that says a lot about gender equity in just a few words. Commenting on a poster for a Fred Astaire film festival, the woman in the cartoon says to her male companions, “Sure he was great, but don’t forget…

The Key Components of Strategy Execution

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  • Reading time:6 mins read

In digitally disrupted business environments, having a solid strategy is not enough. The real challenge lies in successfully executing that strategy. Strategy execution is the bridge between brilliant ideas and tangible results. It involves a sequence of deliberate actions and processes that ensure your strategic plans are transformed into reality, driving organizational success. This guide […] The post What Are The Key Components of Strategy Execution? appeared first on Accelare.

What Listening Data Reveals About Well-Being of Third-Shift Workers

  • Post category:Perceptyx
  • Reading time:6 mins read

While many of us enjoy the luxury of leaving the office or logging off at 5 p.m. on a weekday, fundamental to the functioning of our society are the little-mentioned, often-forgotten "third-shift" workers, otherwise known as the night shift. The majority of research focuses on the prototypical, 9 to 5…

Truck as a service: The next step en route to zero-emission fleets

  • Post category:McKinsey & Company
  • Reading time:17 mins read

Today, more than 95 percent of trucks on the road around the world run on diesel or gasoline. The traditional truck ownership model of combining purchasing or leasing with selected add-on services is a proven model for both OEMs and customers. Large-fleet customers have a strong understanding of vehicle life…

Demand for efficient airplanes persists: An interview with Darren Hulst

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  • Reading time:12 mins read

Throughout his 19-year career at Boeing, Darren Hulst has seen the aerospace sector change in many ways. As the vice president of Boeing’s Commercial Marketing division, Hulst keeps his finger on the pulse of the industry to see how consumer demand, technology, and the global dynamics have evolved. Today, sustainability,…

Australia: Anti-scam measures and ransomware reporting on the agenda

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  • Reading time:3 mins read

Cyber regulation is changing in Australia. As governments globally grapple with the everchanging and increasingly challenging cyber landscape, Australia is poised to implement new laws and update existing regulation in order to enhance Australia’s cyber security and resilience. These changes fall within the framework established by the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber…

Lumen CEO Kate Johnson: In the age of AI, ‘what got us here isn’t going to get us where we need to go’

  • Post category:Microsoft
  • Reading time:24 mins read

MOLLY WOOD: Today, I’m excited to be talking to Kate Johnson, President and CEO of the telecommunications giant Lumen, who’s here to discuss how embracing the potential of AI tools is powering a cultural transformation there. Now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that AI transformation requires not just technology,…

Apple shows iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Plus

  • Post category:Apple Inc.
  • Reading time:18 mins read

  Built for Apple Intelligence with the all-new A18 chip, both models feature Camera Control, powerful upgrades to the advanced camera system, the Action button to quickly access useful features, and a big boost in battery life CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, built for Apple…

Restrictive Covenants: Employment Contracts -v- Commercial Agreements

Restrictive covenants/post-termination restrictions play an essential role in protecting business interests such as confidential information and commercial connections. These protections are most commonly found in employment contracts and certain types of commercial agreements. When assessing the enforceability of post-termination restrictions in an employment contract, the starting point is that such…

Revitalizing organizational health in the care delivery sector

  • Post category:McKinsey & Company
  • Reading time:12 mins read

Research conducted over two decades has continually affirmed that organizational health (how you run the place) is a valuable, competitive differentiator across industries. Organizational health has been linked to value creation, profitability, resilience, and safety metrics (see sidebar “How to assess organizational health”). Organizations in the care delivery sector are…

The bumpy road to zero-emission trucks

  • Post category:McKinsey & Company
  • Reading time:27 mins read

As major trucking companies decarbonize their fleets, they are currently prioritizing lower-carbon fuels such as natural gas and biofuels over zero-emission trucks. Adopting these fuels marks a positive step toward sustainable commercial mobility but represents only an intermediate step toward zero-emission mobility in the commercial sector. Meanwhile, true zero-emission mobility…

How to determine the optimal ‘spans of control’ for your organisation

  • Post category:Q5 Partners
  • Reading time:7 mins read

Determining the optimal ‘spans of control’ is crucial for maximising organisational effectiveness. This article explores how the ideal number of direct reports for managers varies based on factors like company culture, work complexity, and desired outcomes. It also offers best practices, potential pitfalls to avoid, and insights into customised span…

The Four Guardrails That Enable Agility

Magazine Fall 2024 Issue Research Feature Large organizations can move as fast as startups if leaders empower employees to act autonomously via well-defined constraints. Nick van der Meulen September 10, 2024 Reading Time: 17 min  Anuj Shrestha What does it take for a large, established business to be as responsive…