Offbeat Blog: McKinsey & Co Bonanza of COVID Business Strategy Articles

One of the news feeds I track is McKinsey & Company, the global consulting firm. 

Sunday's view provided thirteen articles. 

Thirteen.

Talk about pivoting your focus to where the market will be and tailoring your collateral to customers' interests.  I might also guess they have some off-client staff in surplus and used the past two weeks to produce a cornucopia of thought capital for the next sales cycle.

I've clipped them here:

How to demonstrate calm and optimism in a crisis

1K 7h

Six practices can help leaders build their self-awareness and guide their organizations through the challenges ahead.

From surviving to thriving: Reimagining the post-COVID-19 return

500+ 7h

For many, the toughest leadership test is now looming: how to bring a business back in an environment where a vaccine has yet to be found and economies are still reeling.

General James Mattis on leading in a crisis and thriving in the next normal

400+ 7h

The former US defense secretary shares lessons on how to emerge from the pandemic and prepare for what comes next, in a conversation with McKinsey global managing partner Kevin Sneader.

 

How North American claims organizations can respond to the coronavirus

40 7h

Claims leaders have to take action to manage uncertainty and prepare for the future—here is where to start.

The PE company CFO: Essentials for success

7h

Private equity portfolio companies are crucibles for CFOs. Here are four essential priorities to get started on the right foot.

Tuning in, turning outward: Cultivating compassionate leadership in a crisis

400+ 7h

Four qualities—awareness, vulnerability, empathy, and compassion—are critical for business leaders to care for people in crisis and set the stage for business recovery.

Major challenges remain in COVID-19 testing

100+ 7h

There remain challenges and risk in considering “widespread testing” as the sole criterion for returning to work and activities.

Beyond coronavirus: The road ahead for the automotive aftermarket

20 7h

Traffic will return to the roads when the coronavirus pandemic abates, but the automotive aftermarket will be fundamentally changed.

The SG&A imperative in times of crisis

7h

A crisis presents unique challenges in making wise spending decisions. Zero-based principles can help leaders move SG&A investments where they should be—rather than where they have always been.

Best practices for an unusual US admissions cycle amid coronavirus

42 7h

COVID-19 and changes to the NACAC code of ethics have created new challenges and uncertainties for institutions seeking to enroll students for fall 2020. Applying best practices can help universities even beyond May 1.

The B2B digital inflection point: How sales have changed during COVID-19

7h

COVID-19 is changing how B2B buyers and sellers interact. Savvy sales leaders are learning how to adapt to the next normal.

The power of through-cycle M&A

7h

How companies can use deal making to accelerate strategic shifts during the COVID-19 crisis.

How can the economies of emerging Asia respond to COVID-19?

7h

The region’s informal, cash-based economies and the unique vulnerabilities of their populations make resolute action more essential now than ever.

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Here's one more from slightly earlier, not on the list above, with interesting graphics -

How to Restart National Economies During the Coronavirus Crisis - April, here.
If there's not a 2x2 or 3x3 grid, it might not really be "consulting."   There's a 3x3 grid:

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