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Apr 18, 2024
Decarbonization has emerged as a critical tool in the fight against climate change, but it also shows promise as a means of economic acceleration across the globe. Learn how.
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Apr 18, 2024
The demand for nature and biodiversity investments is growing—Saker Nusseibeh talks about how to meet clients where they are and encourage them to move forward with a long-term view.
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Apr 18, 2024
Momentum for the battery cell component market is building rapidly in Europe and North America. To capitalize on this opportunity, suppliers will need to tackle several challenges head-on.
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Apr 17, 2024
Leading urban economist Ed Glaeser talks doom loops, hybrid spaces, the 15-minute city, and bumpy roads.
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Apr 17, 2024
Improving mental health globally demands an equitable, evidence-based, and holistic approach that encompasses the specific needs of children and young people, says UNICEF's Zeinab Hijazi.
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Apr 17, 2024
The founder and CEO of digital identity verification and fraud prevention platform Socure describes the challenges and opportunities of AML, KYC, and identity fraud prevention.
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Apr 16, 2024
What it takes to get transformation right, setting a company up to operate better today and handle disruption and change tomorrow with energized, creative employees.
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Apr 16, 2024
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
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Apr 16, 2024
Innovative business models in US healthcare are creating substantial value, but much opportunity remains, even among the fastest-growing organizations.
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Apr 16, 2024
The uptake of digital financial services is low in Canada compared with other similar economies. Developments in five areas will determine if the industry is about to blossom.
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Apr 15, 2024
It's hard to create outsize value when you have to manage the finance function's daily and often urgent demands. But some CFOs rise to the challenge.
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Apr 15, 2024
Consumers are increasingly discerning about where, how, and from whom they receive healthcare. Healthcare can learn from other industries how to provide an optimal end-to-end consumer experience.
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Apr 15, 2024
When we become too comfortable in our jobs and relationships, we can miss huge opportunities to grow and change. Harvard University professor Cass Sunstein explores this dynamic—and suggests ways to keep the sparkle in our lives.
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Apr 15, 2024
Five actions can transform an organization's talent system, establishing a culture of performance while boosting employee experience.
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Apr 12, 2024
Tim Christophersen, vice president, climate action at Salesforce, talks about the global software leader's climate and nature strategy and the lessons learned from its pursuit of net zero.
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Apr 12, 2024
Amid a slower deal environment, private equity buyout managers can adapt their approach to value creation—and, as a first step, emphasize improvements to operational efficiency.
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Apr 12, 2024
Alex Hardiman, chief product officer of the New York Times, shares how a strong product-led strategy can elevate organizations across industries.
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Apr 12, 2024
To help insulate themselves from economic headwinds, luxury brands have focused much of their attention on serving high-net-worth consumers. But aspirational luxury consumers are just as important.
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Apr 11, 2024
Getting K-12 students to school is a complex endeavor that requires significant investment and innovation. Stakeholders could face five key challenges within the next decade.
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Apr 11, 2024
No risk, no reward. Banks can design an embedded-finance offering based on their size, distribution footprint, customer base, and product portfolio.
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Apr 11, 2024
The CEO and cofounder of Drop discusses spinning off an adjacent business under a new brand during the COVID-19 pandemic while still scaling up the initial startup.
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Apr 10, 2024
Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer of the California State Teachers' Retirement Fund, explains how performance can be enhanced by culture, diversification, and limiting CIO turnover.
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Apr 10, 2024
CEO Niklas Östberg explains how Delivery Hero is doubling down on grocery delivery to unlock further growth.
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Apr 10, 2024
Lionel Souque, CEO of Rewe Group, explains how his company is building the future through digitalization, retail media, and sustainability.
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Apr 10, 2024
CEO Yves Claude shares insights into Auchan's commitment to sustainability with local sourcing and long-term supplier relationships as it expands significantly across geographies.
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Apr 10, 2024
Can open-source software unlock the scalability the autonomous-vehicle industry has struggled to achieve amid varied successes and setbacks? Shinpei Kato, CEO of TIER IV, shares his vision for how it might.
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Apr 10, 2024
Can open-source software unlock the scalability the autonomous-vehicle industry has struggled to achieve amid varied successes and setbacks? Shinpei Kato, CEO of TIER IV, shares his vision for how it might.
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Apr 10, 2024
Reitan Retail's CEO talks about two milestone deals that show the distinctiveness of the company's discounter model.
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Apr 10, 2024
Although economic uncertainty will likely persist in 2024, grocery retailers could fuel profitable growth by future-proofing the assortment, driving efficiency savings, and monetizing retail media.
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Apr 09, 2024
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
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Apr 09, 2024
A McKinsey survey finds that 90 percent of farmers are aware of sustainable-farming practices, but holistic adoption remains low; they seek more operational and financial support.
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Apr 09, 2024
US manufacturing and construction face a hiring crunch for skilled workers such as carpenters, electricians, welders, and plumbers. A few creative actions can help overcome gaps and boost performance.
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Apr 09, 2024
Artificial intelligence is defining the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and production front-runners are finding significant impact throughout the factory, production network, and supply chain.
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Apr 08, 2024
Despite economic headwinds, Chinese consumption is exhibiting encouraging signs.
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Apr 08, 2024
Despite economic headwinds, Chinese consumption is exhibiting encouraging signs.
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Apr 08, 2024
In a world of rapid change, looking for certainty can obscure opportunity. Taking smaller yet bold steps provides a more sure-footed path through uncertainty.
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Apr 08, 2024
A tsunami of digital innovation is hitting product development. Will your organization surf that wave or be overwhelmed by it?
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Apr 08, 2024
As the space economy expands, it could create value for multiple industries and solve many of the world's most pressing challenges.
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Apr 08, 2024
For everyone from repair copilots to clerical assistants, generative AI can improve productivity and ease labor shortages. How can airlines and related companies get the basics right?
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Apr 05, 2024
Can a tool intended for creative work help you live life more fully? Advertising leader Bonnie Wan shares her story of connection and courage—and offers a transformative practice that anyone can learn.
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Apr 04, 2024
Leaders today confront a raft of complexities. Here's what will matter most as 2024 evolves—and how CEOs can reckon with ongoing disruption successfully.
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Apr 04, 2024
In response to financial pressures, academic medical centers are pursuing efforts to improve their near-term fiscal health. Clinician engagement is crucial to longer-term success.
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Apr 04, 2024
The Nordic countries are well equipped to take the lead on responsible use of artificial intelligence. This sets them up for a competitive advantage.
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Apr 04, 2024
As increased commodity trading value pools attract new competition, successful players will differentiate by managing illiquid risks and embracing data-driven trading models.
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Apr 04, 2024
At some factories, underperformance isn't just financial—it may also threaten safety, quality, or the environment. An unconventional improvement approach can help these sites regain health and vitality.
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Apr 03, 2024
Consumer-facing businesses have an opportunity to unlock holistic value. By better integrating their loyalty programs with pricing strategies, they can drive growth in a muddled economic landscape.
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Apr 03, 2024
Technology disruptions are reshaping mobility solutions. Will mobility insurance see a meteoric transformation?
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Apr 03, 2024
By upgrading their energy strategies, industrials can reduce energy costs, accommodate market volatility, and achieve ambitious decarbonization targets—here's how.
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Apr 03, 2024
A new, comprehensive supply-chain-management approach can help aerospace companies eliminate many of the disruptions that are contributing to a record-high aircraft order backlog.
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Apr 03, 2024
As economies in Asia evolve in 2024, they have the potential to shape the next normal. We talk to business media leaders about their views on the year that was and the year ahead.
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Apr 02, 2024
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
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Apr 02, 2024
Price transparency is one of several industry innovations that is increasing the potential for consumerism in US healthcare.
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Apr 02, 2024
In this final retrospective, McKinsey senior partners and best-selling authors share insights from their book, discuss the "life cycle of a CEO," and talk about developments in their ongoing research.
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Apr 02, 2024
Overcoming the challenges to capturing cloud value, particularly those that are unique to European companies, requires a five-pronged strategy.
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Apr 01, 2024
Reducing direct imports from a country may not reduce geopolitical risk as much as you might expect.
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Apr 01, 2024
Amid decade-high CFO turnover, former chief financial officers share advice on what matters most today for securing the top job in finance.
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Mar 29, 2024
Yes, organizational health still drives long-term performance—but the way leaders measure and diagnose health should change, new research shows.
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Mar 29, 2024
Reddit chief product officer Pali Bhat shares his approach to creating innovative products—and how machine learning and artificial intelligence will change that approach.
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Mar 29, 2024
Survey responses show increased confidence in the economy—globally and at home. Geopolitical concerns persist, and respondents increasingly view political transitions and policy changes as pressing risks.
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Mar 29, 2024
The surge of interest in and use of generative AI translates to higher demand for semiconductors, pushing the industry to innovate faster and produce more capable and efficient chips.
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Mar 29, 2024
How can you make your conversations count? A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer reveals what "supercommunicators" do differently.
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Mar 28, 2024
Most European consumers were still wary about the economy last quarter, but their shopping behavior shifted slightly. Here's the latest research from our ConsumerWise team.
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Mar 28, 2024
Reimagining the traditional linear flow of supply chains to support circularity could be a growing source of value for companies, consumers, and the planet.
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Mar 28, 2024
In this interview, Alinma Bank's chief digital officer discusses the importance of a digital factory to the bank's overall transformation journey.
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Mar 28, 2024
This episode of Deal Volume highlights insights from McKinsey's most recent Global Private Markets Review, including the state of the industry in 2023 and trends likely to affect investors in 2024.
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Mar 28, 2024
According to McKinsey's latest Global Private Markets Review, private markets entered a slower era in 2023, with macroeconomic headwinds, rising financing costs and an uncertain growth outlook weighing on fundraising, deal activity and performance.
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Mar 28, 2024
With leaving still on nurses' minds, organizations that address the varying needs and preferences of nurses of all tenures can help mitigate departures and create more rewarding experiences for all.
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Mar 28, 2024
Why the world's largest financial institutions are choosing centralization as their generative AI operating model. Our weekly digest explores that topic and more.
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Mar 28, 2024
Translating fashion's decarbonization commitments into action has proved difficult. A new McKinsey analysis outlines what the industry can do to reach its targets.
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Mar 27, 2024
It's time to raise investment and catch the next productivity wave.
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Mar 27, 2024
Most of the failures in ML development come not from developing poor models but from poor productization practices.
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Mar 27, 2024
Successful transformations need to change something meaningful in the business, but not try to do too much.
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Mar 26, 2024
Mock exams can serve as a key component in preparing for bank regulatory reviews and a catalyst in driving greater synchronization of business objectives and risk management.
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Mar 26, 2024
The authors of CEO Excellence, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, reflect on the book's success and share experiences about the profound impact it has had on their personal and professional lives.
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Mar 26, 2024
Logistics companies have struggled to commercialize decarbonized services. A new approach could help win over customers and boost margins while reducing emissions.
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Mar 26, 2024
Marketplaces that attract more demand for their sustainable product lines also decarbonize faster and perform better. Offering green features is key to having the biggest impact on decision making.
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Mar 26, 2024
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
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Mar 25, 2024
Companies with innovation cultures are way ahead of peers in deploying—and benefiting from—generative AI.
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Mar 25, 2024
The world is not on track to meet net-zero targets. Yet opportunities remain to accelerate efforts and help meet decarbonization goals.
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Mar 22, 2024
Generative AI is transforming financial services, offering opportunities for efficiency and innovation. As banks race to deploy gen AI, the right operating model can help unlock its potential.
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Mar 22, 2024
The next robot revolution is here, and this one might transform the global economy.
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Mar 22, 2024
Prompt engineering is the practice of designing inputs for AI tools that will produce optimal outputs.
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Mar 21, 2024
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a theoretical AI system with capabilities that rival those of a human. Many researchers believe we are still decades, if not centuries, away from achieving AGI.
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Mar 21, 2024
Vast demographic changes are transforming the world and profoundly affecting how the public sector manages talent. Six priorities can help leaders shape a robust talent framework for the future.
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Mar 21, 2024
Novel ingredients could shape the future of food—but are consumers willing to try (and pay for) them? Our survey on US consumer sentiment offers insights for formulators, brands, and retailers.
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Mar 21, 2024
Women's healthcare has been neglected for decades. McKinsey research dispels some of the myths about women's health and suggests ways to significantly improve health outcomes—and the economy.
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Mar 20, 2024
With digitization, computing, and advanced technologies, the "attack surface" is now the sum of systems and capabilities that can be exploited by cyberattackers.
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Mar 20, 2024
Global economic uncertainty elevated but consumers upbeat; China faces deflation, real estate problems, and FDI decline; EU growth stagnant; high US interest rates affecting households and companies.
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Mar 20, 2024
Biopharma leaders are adjusting their commercial focus and transforming their enabling capabilities and operating models to benefit their patients, companies, and the healthcare ecosystem.
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Mar 19, 2024
Despite market slowdown and funding woes, some agriculture technology start-ups still retain high value. Here's how investors can identify and pursue these opportunities in time.
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Mar 19, 2024
Industrial heat pumps can help decarbonize the industrial sector and district heating. To develop new solutions and increase uptake, heat pump OEMs and end users can start conversations in key areas.
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Mar 19, 2024
The managing partner and founder of Emerald Technology Ventures shares how the company works with start-ups and corporations in navigating the dynamic world of climate tech.
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Mar 19, 2024
More than 70 percent of US malls have closed. What does that mean for the future of shopping? Philip Kotler, "the father of modern marketing," and Giuseppe Stigliano discuss retail's "perfect storm."
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Mar 19, 2024
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
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Mar 18, 2024
The number of employees who use generative AI is expected to soar, freeing many to focus on higher-level cognitive work. Can organizations use this moment to make jobs more people centric?
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Mar 18, 2024
Two AI-enabled approaches are changing the way companies identify operational improvement opportunities. Individually powerful, together they can be transformative.
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Mar 18, 2024
A new survey of the Latin American fraud landscape reveals that most fraud goes unnoticed as companies struggle to keep up with the dynamics of the fraud landscape.
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Mar 18, 2024
Luxury hotels know that the secret to top-tier customer experience is a culture of excellence.
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Mar 15, 2024
Black and Latino US residents experience different levels of prosperity and parity depending on where they live. Our interactive map explores this variation across all US counties.
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Mar 15, 2024
In the fourth quarter 2023, the economies of Southeast Asia mostly showed strong resilience to counter the challenging external environment and continue its growth trajectory.
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