recommendation
at position 50–55%
40 slides where a page of type recommendation falls in the 50–55% range of its deck.
Lebanon Economic Vision
“To overcome the challenges, Lebanon should develop a National Vision guided by consistent principles”
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S GREEN ECONOMY 2024
“Recommendations: Governments need to push further on comprehensive foundational policies”
SEA governments are taking actions—but a more integrated approach is needed considering transition and green investments that acknowledges local challenges.
Rail industry cost and revenue sharing (2011)
“Given the uncertainty over whether a Regional EBS would deliver VfM for taxpayers, in might be best to include it as a priced option during franchise bids rather than as the base case”
Given the uncertainty over whether a Regional EBS would deliver VfM for taxpayers, in might be best to include it as a priced option during franchise bids rather than as the base case
The State of Fashion 2025
“To improve employee experience, retailers should prioritise development and human interactions”
Companies with top-quartile employee experience are twice as likely to have top-quartile customer experience.
41 · Likelihood of leaving, %
The State of Fashion 2025
“It will be crucial for retailers to develop an end-to-end employee value proposition”
It will be crucial for retailers to develop an end-to-end employee value proposition
Solving fashion’s product returns
“Recommendations to achieve target state”
If returns due to sizing were reduced by 50%, overall return rates would be reduced by 35%.
2026 University of Sydney The 2026 Skills Horizon
“Build a skills-based learning organisation”
We’ve identified four practices that can get you started on the journey:
2019 Global FS Consumer Study DACH
“They should actively target customers interested in personalized services with experiences that strengthen their brand values at every touchpoint.”
Ultimately, providers should focus on creating a "segment of one," where each individual is treated as unique.
EY Ireland FS Research Report
5.5 Macroeconomic Fundamentals & Policy
Leverage Ireland's macroeconomic strength to advance up the value chain: Re-envision the areas of specialisation that Ireland can develop as the foundation for the next wave of growth in the FS sector
SDG Guide for Business Leaders
“1 CEO, board, and owners should take leadership and embody the SDG strategy and transformation to ensure success”
To move from philanthropy and CSR to creating business value from the SDGs, it is pivotal to put the SDGs on the CEO and board agenda.
76% · CEO engagement
id19 growth in wealth management
“More systematic solution delivery to increase share of wallet”
Institutionalize holistic and interdisciplinary review of clients with relevant experts across the bank.
~400 · Net revenue
10 retailer investments for an uncertain future
“Invest in the “story”—not traditional advertising”
More and more of the global population isn’t attracted to traditional advertising—they want authentic information they can find at their fingertips: what are their friends doing, which brands are hot
Global Banking Consumer Study Reignite human connections to
“Improve banking as we know it”
The greatest opportunity for banks lies in doing what they have been doing for centuries—selling traditional financial services to customers through established channels—but doing it a lot better.
99% · Bank of America loyalty program retention rate
Global Banking Consumer Study Reignite human connections to
“Embed banking in new channels”
Regardless of age, consumers are approximately 2.5 times more likely to purchase banking products embedded in non-bank channels if the product is managed in partnership with a bank.
2.5x · likelihood to purchase embedded banking products in partnership with a bank
Re-focus your talent lens: Abundance awaits
“Grow your strategic presence in tomorrow's knowledge clusters”
In developing countries like Vietnam, for example, a projected GDP growth of 9.7% CAGR between 2022-28 corresponds to an expected 34.5% increase in CO2 emissions
9.7% · Vietnam GDP CAGR 2022-28
January Macro Brief Special edition: 2024 outlook and top 10
“Companies should be agile in adapting their marketing, pricing and channel strategies to the diverging spending power of different customer segments”
Online offers a better way to survey prices, i.e., Adobe survey indicated that e-commerce prices were 6% lower during 2023 holiday season
The art of AI maturity Advancing from practice to performanc
“Invest heavily in talent to get more from AI investments”
Nearly half (44%) of Achievers have employees with consistently high AI skills competencies, while Innovators (33%) and Experimenters (30%) have significantly fewer such employees, on average.
78% · Achievers with mandatory AI training for most employees
Bridging the Skills Gap in the Future Workforce
“SHIFT FOCUS FROM INSTITUTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS”
Most of us recognize the value of a broad variety of skills across the workforce. But there needs to be a greater emphasis on broadening the variety of skills within each worker.
The art of AI maturity Advancing from practice to performanc
“Invest heavily in talent to get more from AI investments”
We found, for example, that 56% of Achievers in North America have mandatory AI trainings for most employees, from product development engineers to C-suite executives.
35% · Achievers with consistently high AI skills competencies
Banking Consumer Study 2025
“Offer flexible, evolving solutions”
Personalization stops being about product recommendations and becomes an evolving partnership that delivers true value to customers.
62% · customers open to AI-powered financial assistant
Ready for take-off Why niche markets are the next big thing
“Targeting location-based opportunities with precision”
Robotics and automation could be used to address the healthcare worker shortage in Japan, the world's number one industrial robot manufacturer.
Ready for take-off Why niche markets are the next big thing
What can today's business leaders do?
Set out to become a "mainstreaming" leader who turns tech-enabled solutions into universal solutions to address the needs of people within a local mass market.
Green by Default
“Practical considerations to help your business make a start”
Reinventing with a Digital Core
“Connect the Dots: Connect systems of record and insights with platforms”
Seamlessly connect systems of record (transaction platforms) and systems of insights (analytical platforms) to enable real-time analytics for hyper-personalized actions to drive business outcomes incl
Making finance the predictive powerhouse How to create an ag
What agility looks like
These organizations maximize their existing technology investments to strengthen the stack so that it serves multiple use cases.
Resiliency in the making
“Adopt "shift left" engineering capabilities to embed resilience in design”
Our survey found that two out of three executives anticipate a shift in the next three years towards a fully embedded collaborative approach that incorporates stakeholders across all operations.
2 out of 3 · executives anticipating embedded collaborative approach shift
Transforming the Industry that transformed the World: 01 Shi
“The High Tech company of the future will harness digital enablers to reengineer its market positioning”
High Tech organizations are well-positioned to capitalize on the growing market opportunity for digital disruptors if they are willing to reimagine their product offerings
$251B · Global edge computing market by 2024
Resiliency in the making
Resiliency in the making
the number of executives planning to increase designing for resiliency will jump from 17% today to 63% over the next three years
17% to 63% · Executives planning to increase designing for resiliency
The Value Multiplier: Intelligent Operations Maturity
The process lever
2.5x more likely to make the leap from efficient to predictive operations maturity if organizations improve process capabilities.
2.5X · likelihood of leap from efficient to predictive operations maturity
Artificial Intelligence: Ready to Ride the Wave?
“Treat AI as a business transformation: don't focus only on tech and algorithms—design collaboratively with business owners”
Of cases where business leaders pioneer AI projects see value added (vs. only 17% where tech solely leads similar projects).
70% · Value realization
Embracing the Loyalty Equation
Embracing the Loyalty Equation
By leveraging gen AI, CSPs can accurately predict future customer requirements; studies indicate an accuracy rate of 85-90%.
85-90% · AI prediction accuracy for future customer requirements
thebeatfeb2025 en
“Hold Overweight on European Banks”
While the potential for ECB rate cuts in 2025 presents a headwind to earnings, much of the downside has already been built into current forecasts.
9.3% · EPS growth
2023 Post Parcel industry trends
“Not enough is done to add value to mail to extend its life”
Posts that implemented 3.4x higher price change witnessed 1.7x lower volumes
-44% · Mail Volume Change (Total %, 2019-21)
Future of Sales Marketing Executive Perspectives
“Personalize customer journeys and reinvent sales channels; combine sales, marketing, and customer service capabilities to enable the change”
Customer loyalty and Convenience
“Tap into heightened consumer emotions to cultivate brand loyalty (and ultimately love).”
Once habit is established, transition unconscious to conscious loyalty through consistency and engagement.
Port of LA Clean Truck Program
“... Option III goes further and creates the requirement for an employee based drayage market”
Creates reciprocal obligations — Port provides concession and demands performance in return
Gen AI amplified
“Build a reinvention-ready digital core.”
A strong, reinvention-ready digital core is a prerequisite for high-growth organizations as it seamlessly adapts to emerging technologies like gen AI.
10% · healthcare providers actively investing in integrated tech to scale gen AI
2024 Making Reinvention Real with Gen AI
“3. Build an AI-enabled, secure digital core”
Organizations that are creating enterprise-level value are 2.9x more likely to have a comprehensive data strategy to support their gen AI efforts.
2.9x · Likelihood of enterprise-level value
Reinventing Construction Higher Productivity
“Construction can catch up with total economy productivity by taking action in seven areas”
48-60% · productivity improvement
2025 Me My Brand and AI
“What to do: Reimagine consumer experiences”
Proactivity makes brands 19% more likely to be preferred by consumers.
19% · consumer preference