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The podcast examines the current state of ERP in 2026, highlighting a decisive shift from generic, horizontal suites toward industryâspecific vertical applications. Host Erica and Diginomicaâs Jonathan Reed explore how vendors are reâarchitecting their platforms to embed vertical functionality, effectively ending the era of the âgreen screenâ ERP that ignores sector nuances. Key observations include a paradoxical market sentiment: firms are wary of embarking on massive upgrade projects, fearing they may become obsolete within two years, yet this caution can lead to paralysis and missed opportunities. Reed stresses that transformation should begin with a clear business vision rather than a technologyâfirst agenda, and that AI, while hyped, is secondary to cultural readiness and strategic alignment. Notable remarks underscore the conversationâs depth: Reed calls the decline of generic ERP the âdeath of the green screen,â and both speakers describe the current lack of confidence in upgrades as âhealthy but scary.â They also note that todayâs technology can finally support seamless integration of vertical apps on a single platform, shifting the barrier from technical to organizational. The implications are clear for both vendors and buyers. ERP providers must prioritize industryâtailored solutions and unified platforms to stay competitive, while enterprise leaders need to articulate a transformation roadmap that places vision and culture ahead of technology selection. Ignoring these dynamics risks costly delays, while embracing them can unlock faster adaptation to volatile market conditions.
Margaret Heffernanâs interview centers on navigating todayâs heightened uncertainty through experimentation, imagination, and information flow. She argues that history does not repeat because each generation operates with a distinct data set, making past patterns unreliable for forecasting. She highlights two forces...
Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill explains that todayâs leaders must move beyond the traditional "followâme" model and create environments where continuous innovation thrives. She frames this shift as the ABCs of innovationâArchitect, Bridge, Catalystâemphasizing the need to build internal...
The video introduces the "octopus organization" metaphor, where a central head defines intent while multiple autonomous arms execute independently. This model is positioned as a remedy to the chronic 70â90% failure rate of traditional, topâdown transformation programs that rely on...
In a recent Roland Berger briefing, senior partners warned that the consulting landscapeâparticularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)âis undergoing a profound transformation driven by artificial intelligence, shifting macroâeconomic trends, and a pullback from traditional capitalâintensive advisory projects. The speakers highlighted...
The session at Mobile World Congress unveiled Deoteâs Agentic AI Blueprint, a framework designed to help telco operators transition from isolated AI pilots to enterpriseâwide, agentâdriven automation. Led by Jody McDermott, the discussion highlighted how the blueprint structures model consumption,...
The video walks through a BCGâstyle framework a consultant uses to structure an AIâfocused case study in a hospital nursing department, breaking the analysis into three logical buckets. First, the consultant quantifies labor costs by cataloguing nurse role types, counting fullâtime...
CDW, a Fortune 500 IT solutions provider with more than $20âŻbillion in revenue, announced a comprehensive ERP modernization driven by Workday and Deloitte. The company sought a cloudâbased platform to replace a legacy system riddled with manual data extraction and...
Roland Bergerâs lifeâsciences consulting team is helping a fastâmoving biotech client decide where to allocate capital as the industry races toward multiâomics, cellâandâgene therapies, rareâdisease treatments and AIâdriven drug interpretation. The core question posed by the client â âwhat do...
The short video distills veteran consultant Ericâs reflections on working with SAP system integrators, emphasizing that every integration engagement is fundamentally a business transaction. Eric stresses that consultancies operate under the same profit imperatives as any other firmârevenue generation, gross margin...
The video argues that most firms treat generative AI as a reactive editing toolâprimarily to polish emailsârather than rebuilding processes around its capabilities. True strategic value emerges when organizations redesign workflows from the ground up, using AI as a thought partner...
The webinar walks through Honeywellâs systematic approach to selecting and funding growth initiatives, highlighting a threeâstage process that blends a proprietary playbook framework with rigorous, evidenceâbased decision making. Senior Product Director Maxwell Johnson and Strategizer facilitators explain how the company...
The Strategy& Digital Executive Summit 2026 convened Europeâs top digital leaders at the Zugspitze under the banner âDigital Compass 2030 â Navigating Technology in an Uncertain World.â Over two days, executives, policymakers and scientists debated scaling AI with governance, building...
The video warns consulting hopefuls that a subâpar resume will cost them a shot at firms like McKinsey, BCG or OliverâŻWyman, especially with the MarchâŻ29 application deadline looming. Recruiters scan each rĂ©sumĂ© for roughly seven seconds, so candidates must convey...
The video presents a mock M&A case where Apple evaluates a potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, competing against Netflix and Paramount in a twoâround auction. Ben outlines a threeâpart frameworkâpreâauction target assessment, auction dynamics, and postâauction execution. He stresses a...
The video highlights how telecom operators are scrambling to keep pace with an unprecedented surge in data traffic and the rapid rollout of 5G. What was once a future promise is now an immediate client demand, while AIâdriven applications on...
The podcast episode explores how new mobilityâparticularly autonomous fleets and electric vehiclesâis reshaping the automotive aftermarket in 2026. Host Mackenzie Putici interviews Neury Freitas, head of North America Aftermarket at RolandâŻBerger, to map the evolving value chain from OEMs to...
The video features a roundâtable hosted by former Fortune editor Brian Demain, joined by McKinsey partners Romesh Shrinasan and Donna Mayor, to explore how CEOs can lead in an AIâdriven era. Their conversation is anchored in the recently released book...
The video features a candid interview with Ema Roloff of Roloff Consulting, exposing hidden conversations in the technology sector about digital transformations. It highlights how customers are often pressured into decisions they donât fully grasp, while vendor narratives can distort...
The video reports research on gendered networking behavior during corporate reorganizations such as mergers and acquisitions, highlighting divergent strategies. Findings show men prioritize expanding their networks by forging new ties with other men, while women concentrate on strengthening existing female...
APQC Connect 2026, the associationâs annual Process and Knowledge Management conference, dedicates a substantial portion of its agenda to breakout sessions. Over two days, attendees can choose from six blocks of sessions organized into five curated tracks, each designed to...
In a short video, a Bain consultant walks through a bubble chart that visualizes the performance of all ports within a major European city, comparing annual throughput (millions of tons) on the xâaxis with EBITDA margin on the yâaxis. The chart...
The video focuses on how preâcommercial biotech firms can set themselves up for a successful product launch by rigorously mapping out sequencing, prioritization, and the necessary people, process, and technology capabilities. It emphasizes that a clear commercial strategy should be...
The video marks Campbellâs 150âyear milestone and outlines a strategic bet on leadership development, executed in partnership with consulting firm McKinsey. The initiative reframes leadership as a skill set that can be cultivated, positioning people and the topâteam as the...
At NVIDIAâs GPU Technology Conference (GTC), executives highlighted accelerating demand for practical AI deployments across industries. Clients are asking how to make AI tangible for scientists, clinicians and patients, seeking solutions that can run both in the cloud and onâpremise without...
The video tackles âGemba theaterâ â staged Gemba walks that hide problems â and offers practical steps to make walks authentic, emphasizing psychological safety as the foundation. Speakers stress surprising teams minutes before a walk to prevent âcleanâupâ efforts, insisting leaders...
In a London Business School session, CocaâCola chief executive James Quincey discussed how the company is reinventing an iconic brand while confronting sustainability and a rapidly shifting consumer landscape. He outlined the dual challenge of protecting the timeless elements of...
Heritage Group, a 95âyearâold, familyâowned conglomerate spanning infrastructure, chemicals and battery recycling, embarked on a comprehensive Workday transformation to replace fragmented legacy systems that had accumulated 25 years of technical debt. The initiative, led by EVP Betsy McCaw and HR VP...
The video argues that procurement must pursue 1,000â10,000Ă efficiency gains, not incremental tweaks, by reâimagining the function through artificial intelligence. It calls for a shift from isolated, discrete optimizations to continuous categoryâmanagement, where competitiveness is measured by speed, innovation, agility and...
In a live Q&A, Karen Martin tackles a common dilemma: how a lean team can drive change when the CEO shows little interest in lean principles. She advises practitioners to locate the highestâranking leader who does support leanâoften a division VP...
Accenture announced a strategic partnership with Faculty, a leading appliedâAI firm, and introduced Dr. Marc Warner as Facultyâs new chief technology officer. The alliance is positioned to embed artificial intelligence at the core of enterprise and government operations, leveraging Accentureâs...
The video walks viewers through a BCG consultantâs marketâentry framework for deciding whether a restaurant owner should open a second location or pursue alternative growth options. The approach is organized into three buckets: external environment, internal factors, and option evaluation. The...
The video explains how consultants translate a biotech firmâs scientific ambition into a concrete, decisionâgrade strategy. By working directly with the CFO, CEO, chief genetics officer, and chief medical officer, they bridge the gap between cuttingâedge genomics research and executable...
The INSEAD webinar highlighted BICâs lighter division as a case study in sustainability amid turbulent market conditions. Since its 1973 launch, BIC has manufactured 50âŻbillion lighters, producing 1.5âŻbillion units in 2024 alone, and has leveraged its legacy of quality and...
At Manifest 2026, OMPâs Andrew Driscoll discussed the shift from AI hype to tangible supplyâchain execution. He highlighted how integrated planning platforms, digital twins, and connected data ecosystems are accelerating decisionâmaking and disruption response. The conversation underscored the critical challenge...
Karen Martin joined Mark Graban for a live Ask the Expert session, fielding audience questions on Lean, leadership, and continuous improvement. She emphasized that adopting Lean tools without clear priorities and role definitions leads to confusion and stalled initiatives. Martin...
The Think Ahead podcast episode tackles how leaders can blend organizational agility with enduring strategic vision amid todayâs chaotic business landscape. Professor Sergey Gurif hosts strategy scholar Jessica Spangin and COO Suzanne Haywood, who argue that rapid geopolitical shifts, AI...
The APQC webinar highlighted how surveyâbased operational KPIs can transform raw benchmark data into persuasive, dataâdriven sales narratives. Host Kathy Hill introduced APQCâs extensive metric library and its process classification framework, while guest Stephen Timmy explained how his firm, Finlistic...
The panel, featuring ENIâs Jakub Silvestri, Accentureâs Benjamin Haddad, and INSEAD professor Vibha Gaba, explored why open innovation must evolve from a peripheral experiment to a scalable, core capability for modern enterprises. They framed open innovation as the new...
A BCG consultant walks through a bubble chart that maps nursing activities across the imaging workflow, plotting task complexity on the yâaxis and activity type on the xâaxis. The chart uses color to differentiate administrative work (blue) from direct patient...
The video outlines PwCâs interview expectations, emphasizing industry depthâparticularly within Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) consulting. PwC looks for candidates who have dug into a narrow subâsegment, such as semiconductors, mobile communications, or streaming video, and can articulate a clear point...
The discussion centers on three pillars of effective change managementâvision, communication, and leadershipâwhile also probing the strategic risks of emerging technologies like SAPâs AIâenhanced master data governance. Speakers argue that a clear, purposeâdriven vision aligns teams, but without twoâway dialogue...
The video warns that more than half of generative AI initiatives stall before production, citing Gartnerâs prediction that over 50% fail to transition from proofâofâconcept to deployment. It attributes failures to three root causes: AI that does not deliver measurable business...
The KEXUS podcast is previewing a March 11, 1âŻp.m. Eastern âAsk an Expertâ webinar featuring lean and operationalâexcellence authority KarenâŻMartin. The session will be a live, noâPowerPoint Q&A where participants can submit questions on topics such as valueâstream mapping, leadership...
McKinsey senior partners Dan Swan and Ruth Heuss explain that organizations must move beyond isolated technology deployments to achieve endâtoâend process transformation. They argue that true operational excellence, when rewired for 2026, becomes a sustainable competitive advantage. The conversation highlights...
Verizonâs Daniel Lawson told attendees at MWC that 5G has reached critical mass in manufacturing, shifting from pilots to full production deployments that stitch together use cases endâtoâend. Deployments now span highâreliability private 5G for robotics and computer vision in...
Speakers at MWC 2026 framed OSS and BSS evolution as an unfinished journey from legacy, integration-heavy stacks toward cloud-native platformsâand said the arrival of agentic AI adds a new architectural layer. An agent fabric or operating layer will sit above...
Jenny Rae recounts a rookie mistake she made during her first month at Bainâtaking a beach day during an unstaffed period. While technically allowed, the decision limited early visibility and slowed her trajectory toward highâprofile projects. She explains why unstaffed...
The Gemba Podcast episode features Steve Remsen, a former Intel continuousâimprovement leader, discussing how Lean Six Sigma evolved within a highâtech environment and how it intersects with emerging AI tools. Remsen recounts his transition from a physicistâscientist to an enterpriseâwide...
The McKinsey Podcast explores how enterprises can move from experimental AI pilots to deploying thousands of autonomous agents at scale. Rich Isenberg frames agency as a transfer of decision rights, shifting focus from model accuracy to accountability for system actions....
