The So What from BCG

Europe is at a tipping point after years of slow growth. Sylvain Duranton, BCG X’s global leader, explains how countries and companies can work together to simplify regulation, scale innovation, and build a truly unified, competitive Europe.    Learn More:  Sylvain Duranton:https://on.bcg.com/3T9QN9b [https://on.bcg.com/3T9QN9b]  Europe’s Business Leaders Are Ready for Action: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-trade-disruption-wake-up-call-europe-boston-consulting-group-lbnhe/ [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-trade-disruption-wake-up-call-europe-boston-consulting-group-lbnhe/]  BCG’s Center for Geopolitics: https://on.bcg.com/4kJir8K [https://on.bcg.com/4kJir8K]  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

The role of the CEO is both powerful and punishing. Christine Barton, BCG’s CEO Advisory lead in North America, explores how to make the job more fulfilling. It starts with clarity of purpose, building the right leadership team, and minimizing activities that are time and energy sinkholes. Learn More:  Christine Barton: https://on.bcg.com/4n4CyAk [https://on.bcg.com/4n4CyAk]  BCG’s Insights for CEOs: https://on.bcg.com/4l6jujg [https://on.bcg.com/4l6jujg]  Moves Only a CEO Can Make: https://on.bcg.com/4kUtpJ2 [https://on.bcg.com/4kUtpJ2]  Balancing a Dynamic Career and a Rewarding Personal Life: https://on.bcg.com/3TfaYTz [https://on.bcg.com/3TfaYTz]  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Justin Manly, BCG’s lead on growth and innovation, explains how businesses can choose the right growth strategy given their aspirations and position in the market. Whether a company is gaining or losing share, in a booming or sluggish industry, profitable growth depends on knowing your starting point.  Learn More:  Justin Manly: https://on.bcg.com/4kGYyPH [https://on.bcg.com/4kGYyPH]  BCG’s Latest Thinking on Growth and Innovation Analytics: https://on.bcg.com/4kjTEIB [https://on.bcg.com/4kjTEIB]  BCG’s Latest Thinking on Corporate Finance and Strategy: https://on.bcg.com/3ZeAMlX [https://on.bcg.com/3ZeAMlX]  Your Growth Strategy Depends on Your Starting Point: https://on.bcg.com/43YpzZm [https://on.bcg.com/43YpzZm]  The Vitality Code: How Growth Leaders Master Strategy, Technology, People, and Culture: https://on.bcg.com/4dMKjH1 [https://on.bcg.com/4dMKjH1]  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Financial analysts were far more prepared than most CEOs for the US tariffs announced on April 2. Analysts, who serve as a proxy for the financial markets, anticipated tariffs would soon be an enormous issue, mentioning the topic 62% more often than did CEOs during Q1 earnings calls. That’s the conclusion of the second edition of the CEO Radar—a tool to help CEOs determine which issues truly deserve their time and attention. It unpacks the leading topics discussed on almost 4,900 earnings calls worldwide in Q1 2025, enabling chief executives to compare their agendas to those of their peers, and to the market’s expectations. On this episode of the CEO Radar Podcast, Edward Adams of Bloomberg Media Studios is joined by BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser and Michael Brigl, Head of BCG’s Central European practice, to discuss how tariffs are likely to have a long-term effect on corporate operations.  Listen to CEO Radar: https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/immersive-story/the-ceo-radar-q2-2025 [https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/immersive-story/the-ceo-radar-q2-2025]  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Global trade is entering a new phase marked by unpredictability. Marc Gilbert and Michael McAdoo discuss how companies can respond by building supply chain flexibility, strengthening scenario planning, and enhancing their understanding of geopolitical developments. Learn More: Marc Gilbert: https://on.bcg.com/3SpNytS [https://on.bcg.com/3SpNytS]  Michael McAdoo: https://on.bcg.com/4iQA6Ku [https://on.bcg.com/4iQA6Ku]  BCG’s Center on Geopolitics: https://on.bcg.com/3EA5A9A [https://on.bcg.com/3EA5A9A]  There’s Nowhere to Hide as Tariffs Reshape Global Trade: https://on.bcg.com/44RLO47 [https://on.bcg.com/44RLO47]  How Tariffs Are Shaping Investor Expectations: https://on.bcg.com/4iQA5pU [https://on.bcg.com/4iQA5pU]  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp