McKinsey Insights & Publications RSS Feeds https://www.mckinsey.com/ http://www.mckinsey.com/assets/dotcom/newsletters/images/mckinsey_logo_sm.jpg https://www.mckinsey.com/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:44:43 GMT en Copyright (c) McKinsey & Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. Sitecore CMS: http://www.sitecore.net. Sitecore RSS module: McKinsey.RSS, Version=1.3.2.10198, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null A group of fast-growing industries is reshaping the competitive landscape. Their rise requires business leaders to rethink strategy in two important ways. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/strategy-in-the-age-of-arenas fb033812-f493-4872-9ddd-4027de70c89c Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights High Tech & Internet Strategy Leadership Innovation Eight disciplines for defining success, building the system to achieve it, and finding an edge when the margin between good and great is razor-thin. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/winning-what-the-best-athletes-teams-and-coaches-do-differently 85809f4f-2cde-4619-b90e-7e0207e0101a Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Our Insights Professional Services Leadership Organization A new podcast series based on the McKinsey Global Institute’s most recent book explains why another century of broad-based human progress is within reach. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/is-progress-behind-us-or-is-plenty-still-possible c484aff3-649f-4199-8c68-54ef31b56f04 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Research McKinsey Global Institute Growth Innovation The McKinsey Podcast AI is shaped by forces far beyond the technology itself, and its effects reach just as widely. Mapping how the pieces interact helps us see what could influence its course and where hurdles and opportunities may emerge. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/the-ai-economy-interconnected-forces-feedback-loops-and-speeds-of-change 00da8981-bb66-4562-ad2a-80619b7c3845 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Research High Tech & Internet McKinsey Global Institute Generative AI Managing in Uncertainty MGI Research Efficient, reliable power conversion technologies are critical for global electrification. With an expected value pool of about $95 billion in 2030, opportunities in the power conversion market abound. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/the-power-conversion-market-decarbonization-and-growth-opportunities 4e8b7c5e-dc35-48b5-9473-a16fb9822414 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Insights on Industrials Engineering & Construction Manufacturing Energy efficiency Industrial high tech Electric Power & Natural Gas Corporate strategy Innovation Sustainability Maintenance outages remain one of the largest, most complex performance drivers for operators. Here’s how digital and AI can help. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/capturing-untapped-value-in-capital-intensive-industries e98ecf17-5ff6-4cb1-812b-a42a03684294 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Operations Nokia’s Sanjay Mehta shares how a persistently uncertain world has driven an evolution in the role and capabilities of procurement. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/procurement-at-the-decision-making-table-a-talk-with-nokias-sanjay-mehta c380b18c-db09-4d49-98c8-efd99f4a5b41 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Operations McKinsey Talks Operations Drawing on two decades of collaboration, Lloyds Banking Group’s Charlie Nunn and McKinsey’s Tunde Olanrewaju explore how trust, curiosity, and optimism help leaders reimagine institutions in the age of AI. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/brilliant-moves-coffee-with-lloyds-banking-group-ceo-charlie-nunn 87b65538-c0fc-440a-8204-2935e5a94b31 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services United Kingdom Leadership Generative AI Capability building Capital for growth https://www.mckinsey.com/cn/updates/how-ai-is-reshaping-what-clients-expect-from-financial-advisors 26edcc1e-a84a-4f7b-aaf6-3726c3e0628a Wed, 09 Sep 2026 Updates With incentives declining and input costs rising, electric vehicle profitability is under pressure. Targeted design levers can reduce material costs by 10 to 25 percent while preserving performance. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/building-profitable-evs-ten-structural-design-moves-to-cut-material-costs 51f6ae5b-6978-4e13-91ba-3ebdb1e511aa Wed, 09 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Automotive Zero emission mobility Lessons from cognitive science can help leaders become wiser, more inspiring, and more resilient. McKinsey Senior Adviser Caroline Webb explains why human intelligence is a growing leadership advantage. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-why-leadership-intelligence-matters-in-the-ai-age cf746d71-8f90-4d53-9f71-76df745b1a9e Wed, 09 Sep 2026 McKinsey on Books Artificial Intelligence Leadership New research shows that organizations undergoing AI transformation succeed not by adopting one “best” operating model, but by making intentional design choices and executing them effectively. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organization/our-insights/the-key-to-ai-value-is-hiding-in-plain-sight-your-operating-model fd46f32f-0632-4c6a-b5bf-a223c40bb448 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 Insights on People & Organization Artificial Intelligence Leadership Digital Organization McKinsey Quarterly As AI and digital capabilities become more widely adopted in logistics operations, the companies seeing returns from their investments are doing three things differently. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/creating-value-from-ai-and-digital-capabilities-in-logistics-operations 2c6bcd17-e5ff-4f22-a081-08495f88d4d7 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Operations Our biennial global survey of 5,500 farmers finds that they are becoming selective in their spending in the face of economic pressures. AI is making inroads, even as survey respondents rely on trusted advisers for purchasing guidance. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/agriculture/our-insights/global-farmer-insights f03c0eb5-063e-4d86-946d-8af39fbb0c79 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 Agriculture Insights Food and Agriculture Agriculture Artificial Intelligence The traditional annual budget process is broken. It is rigid, backward-looking, and not operationally fit to keep up with today's fast-moving markets. Top-performing companies are outpacing peers by budgeting differently. Matthew Maloney, Karen McLoughlin, and Michele Tam join us to discuss their recent article on how top-performing companies are transforming the budget from a control mechanism to a dynamic road map for driving growth. They share how leading CFOs are more closely linking the budget to strategic priorities, and how harnessing AI enables a data-driven, forward-looking approach. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/your-budget-is-killing-your-strategy-four-imperatives-for-cfos 7cdc89fc-8068-4eff-946d-8dbf9dca7836 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/global-trade-regional-updates 5c00f02f-7054-49f1-95c0-9c4d137fcad3 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 Research McKinsey Global Institute Geopolitics Globalization MGI Research The National Nuclear Security Administration’s CIO shares that modernization means rebuilding infrastructure, data, and talent at once—while keeping the mission and a relentless pace of change in mind. https://www.mckinsey.com/pre-read-content/modernizing-for-the-mission-an-interview-with-jamie-wolff 0dda900a-c8f2-43ae-a019-bb2dac3a1a28 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 Pre Read Content Public Sector Defense & security United States Artificial Intelligence Digital Adopting digital and AI advances can help rail infrastructure technology address long-standing challenges. Where should operators prioritize? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/infrastructure/our-insights/smart-rail-infrastructure-laying-the-digital-tracks-for-resilient-networks 8cc37170-5cf0-46ac-a970-d73d55364ceb Tue, 08 Sep 2026 Insights on Infrastructure Rail Infrastructure Infrastructure Rail & Public Transport Infrastructure Maintenance and reliability For Saehong Hur, continued communication and an integrated mindset are vital for adapting to changing market needs and maximizing value. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/gs-caltexs-saehong-hur-leading-from-the-top-moving-forward-together bb1c27ec-e05e-4a4b-8140-f0078c30784b Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Future of Asia South Korea Leading Asia European utilities face a period of discontinuity: Electrification, renewables, flexibility needs, AI, and policy shifts are reshaping economics, driving four strategic responses as industry structure is redefined. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/utilities-at-an-inflection-point-four-strategic-evolutions-ahead 83a658ca-72d6-4933-af82-8d307b43d752 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 Insights on Electric Power & Natural Gas Alternative fuels & renewable energy Warranty and goodwill costs automotive OEMs billions each year, but a more strategic approach can deliver significant P&L and cash impact within 12 to 24 months. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/voices-on-quality-unlocking-warranty-value-in-consumer-automotive 2679251f-6b09-4a00-9c14-928e7d00c7ad Fri, 04 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Automotive Operations Artificial Intelligence A set of common traits underlies Asian founders’ success: Passion for their work, ongoing curiosity, boundless energy, and a strong belief in their people. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/future-of-asia-podcasts/shapers-and-founders-the-traits-behind-outsized-value-creation-in-asia fdea9dcb-1bb5-46ae-876a-074b3ecdb0a7 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 Future of Asia Podcasts Asia-Pacific How do exceptional leaders create enduring institutions? Three McKinsey authors reveal the leadership core behaviors and mindsets behind Asia’s most successful founder-CEOs—and how leaders everywhere can apply them. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-what-the-worlds-best-owner-ceos-get-right 41a7a6fe-a05f-419e-a8b4-1253db9be563 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 McKinsey on Books Leadership The Air Force’s former top enlisted leader reflects on the value of lifelong learning, writing your own playbook, and preparing the next generation to serve. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/the-power-of-purpose-culture-and-grit-an-interview-with-joanne-bass 5877e2af-eac5-4052-b0e5-303dfd09d57e Thu, 03 Sep 2026 Public Sector Insights Public Sector Banks can better compete against digital-first rivals by using AI to deliver more effective, hyperpersonalized customer engagement. Here are four key components of this strategy. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/at-last-customers-first-ai-powered-personalization-can-help-banks-create-value 31bab0fc-8f57-4290-8395-cdc393eddfe5 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Retail banking Retail & Small Business Banking Artificial Intelligence Rebuilding American manufacturing could cost up to $2 trillion. What will it take to get today’s factories up to speed? https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/made-in-america-again-rethinking-us-manufacturing-resilience 0e08839a-ec78-4e27-8978-fc79623ef1b4 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 Research McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Podcast Switzerland remains one of Europe’s most attractive locations for multinationals—but attractiveness is no longer self-sustaining. The question is not whether it stays attractive, but whether it actively fosters the conditions that sustain it. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/insights-on-europe/climbing-higher-securing-switzerlands-competitiveness-in-a-changing-landscape 7b1e0505-6b9f-4f09-81c2-21d535ad846c Wed, 02 Sep 2026 McKinsey Insights on Europe Switzerland Europe From tomatoes and copper to data centers and steel, the modern economy depends on a material world hidden in plain sight. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/a-century-of-plenty/podcast/why-progress-is-more-physical-than-we-think c86a8a1f-d7eb-4e25-8ae2-b597dc410c3a Wed, 02 Sep 2026 The Century of Plenty Podcast Energy, Resources & Materials Manufacturing Food and Agriculture McKinsey Global Institute Economic Studies Sustainability Growth MGI Research Recent data shows that buyout firms that maintain strict price discipline are delivering significantly higher MOIC than their peers. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/private-equity-confirms-a-timeless-principle-purchase-price-matters 3b8c841d-b76a-450d-af21-f4c38d552d72 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 Insights on Private Capital Private Equity Asians are worried about retirement but largely underprepared for it. The retirement industry can close the gap between customers’ awareness and action by rethinking traditional approaches to insurance. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/asias-75-point-gap-moving-consumers-from-retirement-angst-to-action 58aaa52c-3dff-4bc3-b31c-c4ad3bda2f09 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services Life insurance Asia-Pacific In an expanding global energy system, the next phase of the transition will require not just more low-carbon capacity but also system-wide investment in flexibility and resilience. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/energy-and-materials/our-insights/investing-in-the-energy-transition-time-to-look-at-whole-system-value 03fe12f3-d277-445f-ad82-f11e0c771b1a Tue, 01 Sep 2026 Our Insights Oil & Natural Gas Electric Power & Natural Gas With 160 years of experience, Boerse Stuttgart Group is Europe’s sixth-largest exchange group, helping position Europe for the future through digital, blockchain innovation, and financial infrastructure. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/insights-on-europe/podcasts-and-videos/europe-on-the-move-a-conversation-with-boerse-stuttgart-groups-ceo a10a8540-d3ba-418e-bcf7-0f71ba79fd2b Mon, 31 Aug 2026 Podcasts & Videos Capital for growth Europe on the move AI has the potential to improve build processes and operations within semiconductor fabs. Early adopters could see significant cost improvement and productivity gains. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/semiconductors/our-insights/revolutionizing-semiconductor-fab-operations-with-ai 7b33c57b-1f0f-4b93-8e56-295ac987915a Mon, 31 Aug 2026 Insights on Semiconductors Semiconductors Semiconductors Europe North America Artificial Intelligence Bob Li, AstraZeneca’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of Medical Affairs, Oncology, on why only 7 percent of cancer patients get access to clinical trials, and what decentralized trials, AI, and international collaboration could do to change that within a decade. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/astrazenecas-bob-li-on-the-mars-mission-to-eliminate-cancer 5c88c49a-c27d-441c-8bfd-445c701fcc76 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals There is a new management playbook emerging for how to run companies better in the age of AI. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/the-new-management-playbook-for-ai-how-to-move-faster-and-create-more-value 7f77da3a-836d-4bcd-a29f-0e330cb95af5 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 Digital Insights Tech & AI Digital strategy and organization Performance transformation Capability building Organization McKinsey Quarterly Despite being wary about the economy, consumers plan to spend the same or more on holiday shopping as they did last year. Here’s the latest research from our ConsumerWise team. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/the-state-of-the-us-consumer f5b09b82-0e90-477f-aa1a-622a0653a194 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights Retail & Consumer Goods United States Consumer insights Generative AI Brieane Olson, CEO of the US-based clothing retailer, says the secret to the company’s success is community cocreation—which can work in other industries, too. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/pacsuns-gen-z-playbook-listen-learn-and-let-go c59ba89f-44a6-4bb2-a19f-7b9ce4e66720 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 Retail Insights Retail & Consumer Goods Retail Innovation Growth Consumer insights Customer experience & loyalty Consumer behavior is more dynamic and unpredictable than ever. Our latest research highlights four converging trends redefining how consumers shop, what they value, and why they buy. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/consumers-dont-trust-ai-advice-they-turn-to-it-anyway b1407f8c-ab9d-4daf-93bb-b91d7874b9ef Thu, 27 Aug 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights Retail & Consumer Goods Consumer insights Generative AI The McKinsey Podcast As the current playbook reaches its limits, international payments is transitioning from a stand-alone product to a feature embedded in broader services. Here is how industry players can make the pivot. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/cross-border-payments-out-of-the-commodity-trap-into-the-future 05c579a2-9ef5-4d7d-aacc-4e8b4cf9d651 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Payments AI’s largest gains rarely come from labor savings alone. They come from faster decisions, better use of existing assets, and opportunities that would otherwise be missed. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/the-decision-dividend-how-ai-creates-economic-value 06eef356-c102-4f42-b396-95eb93e271fd Wed, 26 Aug 2026 Insights on Industrials Machinery & industrial goods Generative AI Strategic planning People are at the heart of any technology transformation. Leading organizations are making changes now to help their talent—and their digital workers—thrive side by side. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organization/our-insights/your-ai-agents-need-performance-management-too 59ecc6d8-243d-4909-ae8c-d5dc1ccea6a5 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 Insights on People & Organization Artificial Intelligence Organization Analytics Digital AI could unlock $230 billion for oil and gas and OFSE companies. The challenge is where to concentrate, how to scale, and how to share value when efficiency reduces the activity that many contracts reward. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/oil-and-gas/our-insights/can-upstream-oil-and-gas-produce-value-from-ais-230-billion-dollar-pay-zone 80fadefc-4a85-4715-b8c3-186f203c6cd2 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 Oil & Gas Insights Oil & Natural Gas Organizations are deploying agentic coding tools and coming to grips with the costs of AI while still seeking to capture more of the benefits that their workers are deriving from their individual use of AI. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai b7127d16-9fa8-4aac-befa-3865ca6e04be Tue, 25 Aug 2026 Insights on Artificial Intelligence With mixed economic signals and energy markets still vulnerable to disruption, central banks face an increasingly difficult balance between supporting growth and containing inflation. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/global-economics-intelligence 384a1022-063a-4b70-9b61-9ce3a506b5cf Tue, 25 Aug 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Economic Studies Corporate Finance Strategy McKinsey Partner Fangning Zhang discusses what’s driving China’s acceleration in drug discovery, why intense competition is fueling speed and cost efficiency, and what global R&D leaders need to do to build a genuine China strategy. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/mckinseys-fangning-zhang-on-chinas-growing-role-in-life-sciences-r-and-d c570ad83-42ce-481b-815a-cd503a050955 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals China Early experience implementing agentic workflows highlights emerging trade-offs that frontline leaders need to understand. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/where-ai-agents-pay-off-a-practical-guide-to-the-economics-of-agentic-workflows ac1fbe2c-7a1b-45e8-8a66-1565703718ac Mon, 24 Aug 2026 Insights on Artificial Intelligence Financial Services Generative AI Corporate Finance Only a few software teams are seeing real impact from incorporating AI. The key is launching an AI-driven redesign of the entire product development system, rather than just deploying new tools. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/beyond-the-copilot-scaling-the-agentic-product-development-life-cycle 222bc708-ea8e-40e3-a2a6-0067d665765a Fri, 21 Aug 2026 Our Insights Software Artificial Intelligence Reckitt didn’t sequence change. It did three moves at once: transforming its core, separating noncore businesses, and resetting its operating model. That decisive reset cut business complexity, accelerated decisions, and repositioned the company for stronger growth, higher margins, and sustained performance. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/how-we-help-clients/reckitts-transformation-three-moves-one-strategic-reset fdfcd83d-e9af-4e8d-9cee-f91b69e5590a Fri, 21 Aug 2026 How We Help Clients Retail & Consumer Goods Consumer packaged goods Business unit strategy Invesco President and CEO Andrew Schlossberg argues that AI should be part of a firm’s strategy, not on the sidelines, and that trust, once lost, is hard to win back. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/earning-and-sustaining-trust-in-the-age-of-ai c22fd260-8a3c-4208-9d2d-0ed73b516bde Thu, 20 Aug 2026 Insights on Financial Services Asset Management Generative AI The McKinsey Podcast A former CMS administrator and current Oracle Health and Life Sciences executive discusses leadership, public–private collaboration, and the promise of AI and value-based care. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/advancing-american-healthcare-an-interview-with-seema-verma f68353d5-bb2e-4601-9d73-33226a9fdd7d Wed, 19 Aug 2026 Public Sector Insights Public health Public & Social Sector Health Care North America