Strategic workforce planning, the gender pay gap, mass adoption of gen AI, and more: The Weekend Read

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The Weekend Read

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As we head into March, spend the weekend diving into some of the week’s highlights on strategic workforce planning, the gender pay gap, mass adoption of gen AI, and more.

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Organizations that embed strategic workforce planning into their daily business and strategy can secure a competitive talent advantage. Vincent Bérubé and coauthors outline five practices that can help companies prepare for gen AI and other technological changes affecting talent planning.

Secure an advantage

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Nearly 80 percent of the US gender pay gap is driven by women having flatter work experience arcs compared with men. Kweilin Ellingrud , Sven Smit , Chris Bradley , Olivia White , and coauthors explore how diverging work experience patterns shape the pay gap.

What shapes the gender pay gap

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Tech leaders talk to McKinsey’s Brian Gregg about the inevitability of an AI-supported world and ways businesses can leverage AI’s astonishing capabilities while managing its risks.

Hear from tech visionaries

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Joscha Schabram and Roland Rechtsteiner examine how leaders can best position themselves to capture the next S-curve in commodity trading.

Ready to unwind?

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[Webinar] Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality

In the recent report, Dependency and depopulation? Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality, the McKinsey Global Institute delves into the implications for economic growth, labor markets, consumption, savings, and the social contract between generations. Join us on Thursday, March 6, for a virtual event to explore the findings, featuring a presentation by the report authors and a panel discussion with leading voices.

Register now

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Telecom emissions: How to tackle the biggest challenges

Decarbonizing the full value chain is challenging, but 60 percent of an integrated operator’s emissions can be abated for less than $100 per metric ton of CO₂.

Reorganize to decarbonize

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24-Across: 1967 Elvis Presley movie

Know the answer? Test yourself with the latest McKinsey Crossword: Groovy Movie Titles | No. 221

Get in the groove

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