BCG’s Weekly Briefs

In BCG’s Weekly Brief, our most senior executives, including CEO Christoph Schweizer and Global Chair Rich Lesser, share their latest perspectives and ideas, as well as some of the firm’s most compelling thought leadership, in an email to colleagues, clients, and friends around the world. These messages cover a wide range of topics that are top of mind for business leaders today, issues that have become more layered and challenging than ever: from global trade and consumer choice to corporate purpose, climate change, and responsible AI.

Chief Executive Officer

Christoph Schweizer

Chief Executive Officer
Munich

Global Chair

Rich Lesser

Global Chair
New York
February 20, 2025
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2025 Editions
2024 Editions
December 17, 2024 - Time to Recharge Before a Year of Action
December 10, 2024 - Look to the Future with Optimism
December 4, 2024 - Three Myths and One Truth About M&A
November 26, 2024 - US Elections, Six Likely Policy Shifts, and Implications for Business
November 20, 2024 - Which Economies Are Ready for AI?
November 13, 2024 - The Path to Success for Global Companies in India
October 29, 2024 - M&A Is Coming to Life
October 22, 2024 - The $2 Trillion Personalization Prize
October 15, 2024 - Let’s Talk About Mental Health
October 9, 2024 - Building Leaner, Faster, Stronger Companies
October 1, 2024 - Avoiding a Dire 50 by ’50 Scenario: Impressions from Climate Week NYC
September 25, 2024 - The Draghi Report: What Business Leaders Need to Know
September 18, 2024 - Decarbonization and a Better Bottom Line
September 11, 2024 - Pushing GenAI’s Limits to Expand Capabilities
September 3, 2024 - The Power of a Demand-Led Energy Transition
August 27, 2024 - Becoming a Cybersecure CEO
August 6, 2024 - The Promise and Potential of Indonesia
July 29, 2024 - Avoiding the False Alarms of Macroeconomics
July 23, 2024 - Beware the CEO Bubble
July 16, 2024 - What Dealmakers Are Thinking
July 9, 2024 - An Exciting Third Act of Climate Impact
July 3, 2024 - GenAI at Work: More Use but Not Yet Mainstream
June 24, 2024 - How to Face Rising Geopolitical Risk
June 17, 2024 - A Sustainable Path Ahead for Consumer Goods and Retail
June 10, 2024 - A Disciplined Diet of Cost Excellence
June 04, 2024 - The Innovation Paradox
May 28, 2024 - Cynicism, Skepticism, and Earning Trust as a Leader
May 20, 2024 - Lessons from the EDGE
May 13, 2024 - The Nine Global Forces Reshaping Business
May 08, 2024 - Five Truths (and One Lie) About Corporate Transformation
May 01, 2024 - What Is Happening in Sustainability Reporting?
April 24, 2024 - How People Really Feel About GenAI
April 15, 2024 - The Broadening Impact of AI-Powered Personalization
April 08, 2024 - The Power (and Sunshine) of Generous Leaders
April 02, 2024 - Infrastructure Is an Investment in Our Future
March 25, 2024 - Banking at a Crossroads
March 19, 2024 - When Government and Business Work Together for Change
March 13, 2024 - Advice from Women Leading and Shaping the GenAI Revolution
March 04, 2024 - Space: The Final Frontier
February 26, 2024 - Extending and Expanding Impact as Leaders
February 20, 2024 - In Uncertain Times, Control What You Can Control: Costs
February 13, 2024 - The Global Race for Economic Growth
February 08, 2024 - India: A Nation on the Move
January 29, 2024 - Why We Need Catalytic Climate Action—and a New Resource to Get Us There
January 23, 2024 - Davos Reflections and the Road Ahead
January 16, 2024 - Transforming the Poetry of GenAI into the Prose of Business
January 12, 2024 - Navigating the Dramatic Shifts in Global Trade
2023 Editions
Decemeber 18, 2023 - A Business Case for Bold Action in 2024
December 12, 2023 - Capturing Value from GenAI
December 05, 2023 - Encouraging Progress at COP28
November 27, 2023 - Empowering People Management for a Future in Flux
November 21, 2023 - Is Consumer-Led Growth a Thing of the Past?
November 14, 2023 - A Wake-Up Call on Climate Action
November 07, 2023 - The Youthful Promise of Africa
October 31, 2023 - Is M&A About to Bounce Back?
October 23, 2023 - A Game-Changing Approach to Pricing
October 17, 2023 - How CEOs Use Their Time
October 09, 2023 - Creating New Businesses with Generative AI
October 02, 2023 - Reskilling for Tomorrow's Work
September 26, 2023 - What We Have Learned About Human-AI Collaboration
September 18, 2023 - Sparking a Second-Half Comeback for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
September 12, 2023 - The Hard Edges of a Soft Landing: Planning for the Challenges of 2024
September 06, 2023 - A Blueprint for the Energy Transition
August 28, 2023 - The Importance of a Thriving Innovation Culture
August 21, 2023 - Methane Matters—Much More Than You Think
August 01, 2023 - Taking Time to Recharge
July 24, 2023 - Navigating Through Negativity
July 18, 2023 - Change is Hard
July 10, 2023 - Insights from the Frontline of Generative AI
June 26, 2023 - Celebrating 60 Years of Impact
June 20, 2023 - Three Top-of-Mind Priorities for Chief Marketing Officers
June 14, 2023 - AI at Work: Closing the Gap Between Leaders and Employees
June 05, 2023 - How Board Chairs Can Embrace a Convergence of Transformations
May 30, 2023 - Mental Health: You Are Not Alone
May 22, 2023 - Supply Chain Decarbonization: Urgency and Opportunity
May 17, 2023 - Surfing the Crest of the Generative AI Wave
May 10, 2023 - Fintech and the Case for Optimism
May 02, 2023 - How Leaders Talk When the Outside World Can't Hear—and Why It Matters
April 24, 2023 - Cybersecurity and the C-Suite
April 17, 2023 - Looking Beyond Layoffs to Build Organizational Resilience
April 11, 2023 - Generative AI for the Enterprise
April 04, 2023 - Build for the Future, Today
March 28, 2023 - CEO Outlook— Resilience Investments Pay Dividends
March 20, 2023 - Where Do Your Strongest Businesses Really Stand?
March 14, 2023 - Perspectives from the Middle East
March 07, 2023 - The CEO's Guide to the Generative AI Revolution
February 27, 2023 - 27,000 Employees Prove the Value of Workplace Inclusion
February 21, 2023 - Accelerating Decarbonization at Scale
February 13, 2023 - Soft Landings Can Come with Hard Challenges
February 07, 2023 - Gaining the Upper Hand on Costs
January 30, 2023 - Global Trade is Changing Dramatically. Here's How.
January 23, 2023 - Davos Takeaways from A to Y
January 17, 2023 - BCG at Davos 2023
January 10, 2023 - Areas for Optimism and Opportunity in 2023
2022 Editions
December 20, 2022 - Four Simple Themes for a Complex World
December 12, 2022 - Winning in a Digital-First World
December 05, 2022 - Scaling Disruptive Technologies with BCG X
November 29, 2022 - Silver Linings in the M&A Outlook
November 22, 2022 - Taking Stock after COP27
November 14, 2022 - AI Works Best for Companies When It Works for Employees
November 07, 2022 - A Prescription for Change Through Ten Years of Value-Based Health Care
November 01, 2022 - Finding Light in a Dark Winter
October 24, 2022 - Mobilizing for Progress in Decarbonization Technologies
October 18, 2022 - Get Ready for the Metaverse
October 10, 2022 - Pricing Tools, Sophistication, and Judgment Are More Important Than Ever
October 03, 2022 - The Pulse of Corporate Innovation: BCG's 2022 Most Innovative Companies
September 27, 2022 - The Power of AI in Manufacturing
September 20, 2022 - Solving the Green Consumer Puzzle
September 11, 2022 - The Best Organizations Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity
September 06, 2022 - Unlocking $1 Trillion in Climate-Related Investmentscc
August 22, 2022 - Family Business, Conflict, and Lessons for Leaders Everywhere
August 02, 2022 - Why Deskless Workers and Leaving—and how to Win Them Back
July 26, 2022 - Managing a Trillion Dollar Chip Shortage
July 19, 2022 - AI as a Tool for the Planet
July 12, 2022 - Revisiting Japan: Perspectives on Today's Global Business Environment
July 05, 2022 - How CEOs Can Profit from the Source
June 27, 2022 - Bruce's Timeless Insights on Corporate Revitalization
June 21, 2022 - Ecosystems for the Rest of Us
June 13, 2022 - The Upstream Scope 3 Imperative and Opportunity
June 06, 2022 - Organizing for Fractal Advantage
May 31, 2022 - The Evolving Role of Today's CEO
May 23, 2022 - What Builds, Sustains, and Destroys Trust
May 17, 2022 - An Optimistic India: The Power of Policy Choices
May 10, 2022 - A Global Health Crisis We Can Predict—and Prevent
May 02, 2022 - The Corporate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Metaverse
April 26, 2022 - In Pursuit of Long-Term Sustainability
April 18, 2022 - On the Brink of a Global Food Crisis
April 11, 2022 - Are You a Generative Leader?
April 04, 2022 - Home Improvement on a Foundation of Data and AI
March 28, 2022 - Four Ways to Get More from Your DEI Efforts
March 22, 2022 - Data and AI Are the Missing Links on the Path to Net Zero
March 15, 2022 - Invasion of Ukraine: Early Assessment of Economic Impact
February 23, 2022 - The Future of Marketing and Sales is Here
February 14, 2022 - Synthetic Biology: Coming to Disrupt an Industry Near You
February 07, 2022 - AI and the Retail Personalization Revolution
January 31, 2022 - Supply Chain Resilience for the Crises to Come
January 24, 2022 - The Unexpected Insights from Virtual Davos 2022
January 18, 2022 - Winning the Race to Net Zero
January 10, 2022 - Reasons for Optimism in the New Year
2021 Editions
December 21, 2021 - The Five Challenges on Our Minds as We Head to 2022
December 13, 2021 - Unlocking Value with AI While Aligning AI with Our Values
December 06, 2021 - Resilience and Reinvention in the Fortune Future 50
November 29, 2021 - Aiming for a Virtuous Cycle in AI
November 22, 2021 - Learning How to Learn
November 15, 2021 - A Measure of Hope—and a Great Synthesis—After COP26
November 08, 2021 - An Inside View from COP26—Week One
November 01, 2021 - Companies Pushing Countries—A Necessary Nudge on the Path to Net Zero
October 25, 2021 - Uncovering the Breadth and Depth of Sustainability
October 19, 2021 - Making Sense of the Bottleneck Economy
October 11, 2021 - What Makes Work Productive?
October 05, 2021 - Transforming for the Future Through Sustainability and AI
September 27, 2021 - A Final CEO Reflection—The Four Components of a Lasting Legacy
September 21, 2021 - Four Learning, One Year into Our Net-Zero Journey
September 14, 2021 - Using AI to go from Reactive to Proactive in Health Care
September 07, 2021 - A Sustainability Transformation from the Inside Out
August 30, 2021 - The Power of Community in Advancing ESG Metrics
August 09, 2021 - What Delta Means for Leaders
August 02, 2021 - Seven Recommended Reads for Business Leaders
July 27, 2021 - Advice from Board Chairs on Building Crisis-Proof Leadership
July 20, 2021 - Three Things to Know About the Global Growth Outlook
July 13, 2021 - Sustainable Resource Scarcity Can Shape Competitive Advantage
July 06, 2021 - Five Issues on the Minds of Japanese CEOs
June 29, 2021 - Looking Forward—From France

June 22, 2021 - Supercharging Climate Action, Starting With Supply Chains
June 15, 2021 - Reimagining Imagination for Your Business
June 08, 2021 - "Safety First" in a Cyber World

June 01, 2021 - Winning the Post-COVID '20s—and Introducing BCG's Next CEO, Christoph Schweizer
May 25, 2021 - Five Issues on the Minds of European CEOs
May 18, 2021 - Ending the Global Pandemic in 2022
May 11, 2021 - Five Issues on the Minds of US CEOs
May 04, 2021 - Deep Tech for the Rest of Us
April 27, 2021 - How Business Can Lead the Way from Pandemic to Endemic
April 20, 2021 - Mind the Innovation Readiness Gap
April 13, 2021 - The Superpower of Humans Plus AI
April 06, 2021 - Six Principles for Closing the Public Policy Impact Gap
March 30, 2021 - Deleting the (Traditional) Meeting
March 23, 2021 - Let the Light In—How Transparency Enables Integrity and Progress
March 16, 2021 - Busting Today's Five Biggest Inflation Myths
March 09, 2021 - How to Be a Better Ally

March 02, 2021 - A European Lens on Global Trade in a Rapidly Shifting World
February 23, 2021 - Gearing Up for the Quantum Leap
February 16, 2021 - Getting Transitions Right—in Government and Business
February 09, 2021 - Overthrowing Your "Inner Dictator"
February 02, 2021 - How Business Can Help to Crush the Pandemic
January 26, 2021 - How Supply Chains Can Be a Game-Changer in the Climate Battle

January 19, 2021 - Demystifying Global Consumer Choice
January 12, 2021 - Can China Reach Its Bold New Climate Goals
2020 Editions
Edition 29 - Harnessing the Three Powers of 2020
Edition 28 - Future-Ready Companies Outperform Today
Edition 27 - Learning from Great Leaders—Jean-Paul Agon and Carol Tomé
Edition 26 - Concrete Actions that Flip the Odds of Digital Success
Edition 25 - Can This Economic Recovery Last?
Edition 24 - A Call for Boldness and Bridge Building
Edition 23 - Leading with Humanity in Uncertain Times
Edition 22 - The B20 and Finding Consensus in Challenging Times
Edition 21 - Capturing Real Value from AI—Latest BCG-MIT SMR Research
Edition 20 - Building Advantage in Adversity
Edition 19 - A BCG Playbook for Our Times
Edition 18 - Vaccines, Treatment—and Implications for Business Leaders
Edition 17 - The Collaborative Effort We Need on Climate
Edition 16 - Jazz vs. Symphony in the COVID-19 Era
Edition 15 - Ensuring AI Lives Up to Your Values
Edition 14 - BCG's Net-Zero Climate Commitment
Edition 13 - How Transformative CEOs Lead in a Crisis
Edition 12 - A Planning Season Like No Other—Four Principles for 2021
Edition 11 - Rethinking Digital Transformation
Edition 10 - Navigating the New Reality of Global Trade
Edition 9 - A Unique Partnership, Reimagined—TED@BCG 2020
Edition 8 - Biological Mindset + Digital Levers = Resilience
Edition 7 - Can Remote Work Pave the Way for New Global Leadership Models?
Edition 5 - Climate Doesn't Have to Be the Next Victim of COVID-19
Edition 6 - The Purpose Imperative
Edition 4 - Protecting the Vulnerable Will Protect Us All
Edition 3 - Reflections on Sparking Creativity in a Crisis
Edition 2 - How to Get Work Done in the New Reality
Edition 1 - Personal Reflections—and Introducing the New Reality Weekly Brief

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