Strategy

THE BROAD VIEW

Sustainability is Singapore’s edge in the space-tech economy

A clear focus on sustainability and ethics signals trust and strengthens partnerships

Alexander Stubb, Finland's president, offers a quietly compelling lesson on how resilience in geopolitics is less about rigid doctrines and more about pragmatic adjustment.
THINKING ALOUD

Pragmatism in an age of uncertainty

Lessons from Finland’s president Alexander Stubb on adapting to an uncertain world and defending the values that matter

Organisations that want to be responsible should not wait for a restructuring exercise to think about displaced staff.

To pursue responsible AI for growth, business leaders must address labour displacement

The biggest obstacle to artificial intelligence adoption are workers who fear redundancy

Leaders who accurately assess their exposure to uncertainty, adapt their leadership style and operations to be resilient will shaps the next phase of growth.

The 2026 mantra for Asia-Pacific CEOs

As the region’s leaders stand at the centre of change across economics, technology and geopolitics, they must assess, adapt and act

Emerging skills for 2026 and beyond will span both hard and soft domains – from AI literacy to ecosystem partnerships.
STEWARDSHIP MATTERS

ESG 2.0: Where value meets values

To navigate complexity, directors need a sharper framework – one that offers a coherent approach to what they should actually govern

For small-caps on the SGX watch list, turnarounds with limited resources start with consolidation, not expansion, say the writers.
THE BROAD VIEW

Why some SGX small-caps survive the watch list – and others fail

Data from Singapore’s ‘watch-list era’ shows the dos and don’ts of pulling off a successful corporate comeback

Middle managers sit at a critical crossroads. They’re the ones bringing AI tools into team workflows. At the same time, they’re fielding questions from employees navigating career pivots, skill gaps, and job market uncertainty.
PERSPECTIVE

AI may change how we work, but people shape how we get there

What leaders must do to support younger professionals as technology transforms business

Netflix decided to respond to the robust returns of the "KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along" not by taking the public temperature and extending its theatrical run to a second weekend or beyond, but by promptly announcing its arrival on the service the very next day.

Netflix missed another opportunity with ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

The company’s belief that theatres are dead led it to the nonsensical decision to pull the sing-along box office hit after just one weekend

McDonald's Q2 revenue rose 5% year on year to US$6.8 billion, while same-store sales increased by 3.8% globally and 2.5% in America.
PERSPECTIVE

McDonald’s secret sauce – plus a pickle or two

Hearty quarterly results conceal a dual challenge for the burger behemoth

Recent research finds that companies which hire strategy consultants experience a significant and sustained improvement in productivity relative to those that do not. Now, though, the industry is heading for disruption.
THE BROAD VIEW

McKinsey and its peers need a new strategy. And some humility

AI could make consultancy more effective – or redundant