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AI is changing work. Now it has to change the organization
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The first phase of enterprise AI put powerful new tools in people’s hands. Capturing the larger opportunity from agentic AI will require leaders to rethink the shape of the organization itself.
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For CPG companies, agentic AI’s real payoff is growth
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As the relationship between consumer-packaged-goods companies and retailers becomes more complex, agentic AI can recapture lost sales. But are leaders ready to harness the technology’s power?
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As the world order turns, leading companies are keeping pace. Here’s how
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Leading companies are tracking six emerging patterns of geopolitical change and realigning their businesses to achieve resilience, seize growth, and build competitive advantage.
Explainers
AI in five industries: What’s now, and what’s next
The headlines are everywhere. The nuance is more elusive. In these video Explainers, McKinsey partners go sector by...
Lives & Legacies
An architect of modern media, a literary champion, and a retail revolutionary
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Chart of the Week
Beauty’s elusive billion
The global beauty sector has attracted more new entrants and capital than ever before, but billion-dollar success remains elusive:...
Themes
The new economics of AI: The rising cost of intelligence
AI adoption is scaling fast—and so are the costs. As organizations move from isolated use cases to enterprise-wide adoption,...
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Economic conditions outlook, September 2026
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Executives’ economic pessimism has eased since June, but they remain cautious. Negative views continue to be more common than positive ones, and expectations for the next six months are mixed.
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The technology shifts every business leader should be watching
The pace of technological change is accelerating, and so are its implications for business. What used to look like separate technology trends are increasingly colliding in the same business decisions. That creates new paths to growth, but also harder choices about where to invest, how to redesign operating models, what skills to build, and how to manage security, resilience, and the physical infrastructure required to scale.
Join McKinsey experts Michael Chui and Roger Roberts for a live discussion on the findings from Technology Trends Outlook 2026. They’ll explore where momentum is building, how the major trends are converging, and what these shifts mean for business leaders, workers, and society.
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The playbook for seeing around geopolitical corners
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From black swans to gray rhinos, geopolitical shocks are multiplying. Here’s the tool kit smart leaders use to see them coming.
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Shapers and Founders: Understanding the owner mindset
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Marrying Eastern philosophy and Western management culture has given many of Asia’s owner-CEOs a unique edge in growing their businesses.
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Siemens’s next reinvention: An interview with Cedrik Neike
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As technology transforms the factory floor, industrial companies are confronting a broader question: What will it take to lead the next era of manufacturing?
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Pause, pivot, or accelerate: SaaS in the age of agentic AI
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Agentic AI is reshaping the case for modernization in insurance. Leaders from Guidewire, Bessemer Venture Partners, and SAP discuss how insurers can respond, considering their existing commitments.
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Author Talks: Rana Foroohar on a new ‘great game’ in the Arctic
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From shipping and rare earths to energy and security, the Arctic is gaining importance in the global economy. The Financial...
Shapers and Founders: The Untold Stories of Asia’s Extraordinary Owner-CEOs
Drawing on rigorous empirical research, interviews, and decades of advisory work, McKinsey experts reveal the leadership strategies...
Rewired, second edition
This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as...
New from the Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly: Digital Edition
Agentic AI is such a powerful force that companies are rethinking the very nature of the corporation. What’s coming? A hybrid...
Recent McKinsey Quarterly digital issues
Explore previous digital issues of the McKinsey Quarterly—on gen AI, productivity, growth, and more. All are available with a...
The six strategy roles a CEO must not delegate
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Strategy is a team sport, but the value it creates ultimately depends on the CEO’s involvement.
McKinsey Institutes
Report - MGI Research
Workforce in motion: Skills and pathways to future jobs in the United States
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AI, automation, and broader structural trends are accelerating the reallocation of work across the US economy. Capturing its...
Report - McKinsey Health Institute
Evidence over hype: New York’s path to a healthy-longevity economy
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A McKinsey survey finds that New Yorkers prioritize healthy longevity—and spend accordingly.
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
America’s next growth opportunity: An investment-ready heartland
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With a more coordinated approach, smaller cities in the middle of the country could generate trillions of dollars in added economic...
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The McKinsey Crossword: Made with AI | No. 266
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Sharpen your problem-solving skills with the McKinsey Quarterly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind and is built around a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find.
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