More than 18 years ago, we co-authored a Harvard Business Review article entitled âDear White Boss⦠.â It was a fictional letter from a Black manager to an anonymous white executive. The letter was based on our years researching, interviewing, and working with Black leaders, as well as personal experiences. We described how the challenge of inequity based on racial, gender or other differences was debilitating for both people of color and the broader organization.
Fast forward to 2020, and weâre in a new global conversation about racial justice. Inequity and systemic racism are on the corporate agenda in a whole new way. And, unfortunately, our letter is still as relevant as ever.
Little has improved over the past 18 years. The responses weâve heard to the re-sharing of âDear White Bossâ¦â only confirm the continued existence and expanded impact of what we call miasma â the unseen attitudes, perspectives, and actions that create barriers for African Americans and others experienced in the workplace and beyond....
In the latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI we noted a significant year-over-year jump in companies using AI across multiple areas of the business. And while most survey respondents said their companies have gained value from AI, some are attaining greater scale, revenue increases, and cost savings than the rest. Based on our research and experience, this is no accident; how companies build their business strategy, what foundations they put in place, and how they tackle AI adoption in the workplace can all impact their potential for transformation.
Many companies that have spent years developing AI technologies are facing the stark reality that successfully scaling AI requires more than just deploying AI technology. We find that those companies finding more success in scaling efforts are more likely than others to apply a core set of practices. But even these high performers have room for improvement as our research finds not all use the full range of best approaches. So what are some steps leaders can take to get the most out of their AI investments? Here are the six things top companies are doing....
As the pandemic continues to change the workplace, your organizationâs performance increasingly depends on your employee experience.
Building and maintaining a powerful employee experience that fosters collaboration, creativity, productivity, and engagement is crucial to driving your growth. It can help you ensure your employees meet their potential without unexpected hiccups and stay committed to your growth.
Tapping the full power of your organizationâs people depends on applying the right employee experience technology (EX).
Yet fewer than a third (31%) of executives responding to a recent survey said employee experience is a high priority at their organizations.
And not all businesses that do prioritize employee experience view it as a technological concern. Far more respondents said their organizations view employee experience as the responsibility of human resources (40%) or the C-suite (14%) than IT (fewer than 5%).
But a majority of executives in the survey said EX initiatives have had the greatest impact on engagement and productivity. And many of these executives see the promise in EX improvements: 62% hope to boost productivity; 51%, employee retention; and 47%, collaboration....
The U.S. is at a turning point, and the world is watching. The murder of George Floyd â preceded by the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many, many others â has sparked an outpouring of grief and activism thatâs catalyzed protests in all 50 states and around the world. For Black people, the injustice we feel around the murder of another unarmed Black person is not new â but the scale of recognition of systemic racism and the allyship we are feeling from others is....