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Sitecore RSS module: McKinsey.RSS, Version=1.3.2.11500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null Our new analysis reveals the odds of reaching $1 billion in sales—and how the paths to that milestone differ by category and ownership. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/billion-dollar-beauty-the-odds-of-scaling-a-breakout-brand 4e8925f4-3256-4d95-81a5-49562a3e8c45 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights Consumer packaged goods Bret Taylor, Sierra cofounder and OpenAI chair, believes AI’s near-term cybersecurity risks are real but solvable, and its greater power lies in delivering the world’s best knowledge to everyone. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/democratized-superintelligence-is-coming-the-world-needs-to-get-ready d615c9c1-4094-4508-89c9-b19b80ac0286 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 Digital Insights Cybersecurity/Risk Disruptive Technology Managing in Uncertainty The McKinsey Podcast At Cannes Lions 2026, LinkedIn CMO Jessica Jensen and McKinsey senior partner Dianne Esber discussed what it takes to turn AI from experimentation into a catalyst for growth. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-new-growth-mandate-a-conversation-with-linkedin-cmo-jessica-jensen a2336e31-d9ac-4aad-b4b6-b47e7cb32324 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Media & Entertainment Marketing & Sales Generative AI Growth Embedding the latest AI and technology within day-to-day operations is transforming maintenance from a cost center into a significant driver of value. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/maintenance-meets-ai-a-proven-approach-for-asset-heavy-industries 640f46a1-e6f0-4a00-9957-0874c08f5d22 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Automotive Aerospace Machinery & industrial goods Mining Oil & Natural Gas Logistics Operations Artificial Intelligence AI could improve both safety and productivity by anticipating problems before they arise, detecting worker fatigue, and automating dangerous tasks. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/harnessing-ai-to-make-mining-safer f5bb66e0-9796-4ca0-95b6-0741515b6a81 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 Metals & Mining Insights Mining Generative AI As India’s economy continues to ramp up, insurers have an opportunity to capture value by improving productivity, modernizing operating models, and scaling technology and AI across the enterprise. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/indias-new-insurance-track-the-marathon-becomes-an-ai-led-decathlon e5dbcaef-540a-420a-91ef-36dbfbf3a81c Wed, 23 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services Life insurance Property & casualty insurance Underwriting India Artificial Intelligence Growth How does business ownership compare with owning a sports team? 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Rubenstein explains the leadership mindset, culture building, and long-term thinking that team ownership requires. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-the-business-of-owning-a-sports-team 558adf88-de9c-4ac3-a626-516672a1abb5 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 McKinsey on Books Media & Entertainment United States Leadership Corporate Finance Organization For procurement leaders in the resources sector, using AI to codify the function’s category expertise does not just capture more value—it turns hard-won judgment into a compounded, durable advantage. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/rewiring-procurement-in-resources-making-judgment-an-enduring-asset 7d32d007-ede4-4b4f-ab92-68422c58d702 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Energy, Resources & Materials Operations Artificial Intelligence The physicist and policymaker says the coming decade will be defined by a race for electrons—and that nuclear power, grid investment, and new public–private models will be part of the picture. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/powering-through-uncertainty-a-talk-with-former-us-energy-secretary-ernest-moniz 38594972-1402-428d-b490-40fb14a21346 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 Insights on Electric Power & Natural Gas Energy, Resources & Materials Public Sector Social Sector Sustainability Travelers’ discovery and booking journeys have been reshaped. How can travel players show up at every turn on the path from search to certainty? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/winning-hearts-in-an-age-of-infinite-travel-choices 35284b9a-099d-49e7-8bc9-63ca1b0cd1a5 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 Insights on Travel Travel Consumer insights Artificial Intelligence New McKinsey Health Institute analysis finds that addressing modifiable risk factors could add 12 years to healthy life expectancy at birth and add nearly 9 percent to the global economy by 2050. https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/the-future-of-healthy-living-a-16-4-trillion-opportunity 673a2c2e-8e4e-4c0f-b896-839e8f2eee77 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 Our Insights Health Care Economic Studies McKinsey Health Institute US manufacturers have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshore the production of critical and at-risk goods, but to do so, they will need to aggressively ramp up production from today’s levels. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/ready-to-ramp-how-us-manufacturers-can-scale-at-pace cd7f01ff-8539-4dc7-be3a-a181d07a6301 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Manufacturing United States Operations Artificial Intelligence The 10th edition of McKinsey’s automotive consumer survey: China’s car buyers reveal where value is heading—and why the road ahead is exciting for consumers everywhere. https://www.mckinsey.com/cn/our-insights/our-insights/value-is-the-compass-consumers-set-the-pace 067f07d3-acad-44ce-94af-f52efa84ee65 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 Our Insights Automotive China WIRED’s Katie Drummond talks with McKinsey’s Dan Swan about why capturing AI’s full potential requires companies to move beyond experimentation and fundamentally rewire their businesses. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/wired-the-ai-playbook-top-companies-use 812f59b9-59df-453a-b69b-5511452d07eb Mon, 21 Sep 2026 Digital Insights Generative AI Organization AI is getting more expensive for companies. As rising token usage and workflow complexity make costs harder to predict, leaders need new ways to manage AI economics. https://www.mckinsey.com/quarterly/the-five-fifty/five-fifty-the-economics-of-ai b088534f-4905-44c7-948f-0b96e4bb3ef2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 The Five Fifty McKinsey Quarterly Novartis’s chief data and digital officer for biomedical research explains how data platform investments are paying off in AI safety prediction, generative chemistry, and faster translation. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/novartiss-christian-diehl-on-scaling-ai-beyond-the-demo cabfef8a-cf78-47e6-8d97-6ee0863708c9 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Generative AI Innovation Organization AI is accelerating drug discovery, but investment has concentrated in molecule design—the stage with the best data and clearest tools. The industry’s real constraint lies elsewhere: identifying and validating the right disease mechanism. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/ai-drug-discovery-focusing-on-what-matters-most 536edabf-e022-46b5-bdf5-84101b58e495 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Generative AI Innovation Strategy Six design dimensions can help states stand up social care referral networks that meaningfully improve health outcomes for Medicaid members in rural and underserved communities. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/social-care-referral-networks-improving-health-in-rural-communities f4ddb5e7-eb17-407f-88a3-72cb2f690389 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Public Sector Insights Public Sector Public health Medicaid Public Sector North and Central America Operations Alliances What compels us to act when we see a problem? Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation CEO Jim Bildner reflects on social entrepreneurship, personal loss, and how hope can move us to act. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-how-to-turn-hope-into-action b4cd5a6a-00d1-4b53-a8b5-908b85edb3c2 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 McKinsey on Books Social Sector Leadership Corporate Social Responsibility Managing in Uncertainty A new era of increased demand and constrained supply is fundamentally changing the global transformer market and reshaping decision-making across the value chain. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/the-transformer-supercycle-why-demand-is-outrunning-supply e5b46f6a-ecba-4341-b80f-9ddd2e92e6a7 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Insights on Electric Power & Natural Gas Electric Power Manufacturing Infrastructure Operations Growth Sustainability AI is fueling unprecedented semiconductor growth while upending long-standing industry dynamics and shifting the sources of value. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/semiconductors/our-insights/the-2-point-3-trillion-dollar-horizon-how-ai-is-rewriting-the-semiconductor-story 6159604c-a484-4b18-90f7-b699434f3596 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Insights on Semiconductors Semiconductors Artificial Intelligence Growth Organizations must redesign workflows to realize value from AI, but the challenge is where to begin. An opportunity lies between workflow steps, where work passes between teams and systems. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/cutting-the-coordination-tax-how-agentic-ai-can-reshape-workflows 0a66ae68-8b65-476c-b61e-fe9ea4b6b37b Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Insights on Industrials Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Organization Operations Genentech’s chief marketing officer discusses AI, the future of marketing, patient trust, and why growth depends as much on culture as technology. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-cmo-as-impact-driver-a-conversation-with-genentech-cmo-zoe-lazarre 934d83aa-9b4c-41ee-84b7-64c571565b5b Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Health Care Marketing & Sales Artificial Intelligence Growth Five common behavioral patterns can cause change efforts to falter. Know the warning signs—and what to do about them. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/why-transformations-stall-and-where-only-ceos-make-the-difference e182421b-f478-4164-898d-7ecee2015f4d Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Transformation Insights Organization Leadership The McKinsey Podcast As enterprises shift from experimenting with models to redesigning workflows, new research suggests Europe could be well-positioned for this new AI application era. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/europes-new-ai-edge-the-emerging-application-layer-opportunity fb3c1edd-e70a-4250-90a5-a784e8939408 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Our Insights High Tech & Internet Europe Generative AI Innovation Technology adoption and innovation The energy system has proven surprisingly resilient, but shock absorbers are thinning. Energy security has no easy exits but room to maneuver. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/aftershocks-energy-security-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis 0faea7f9-ae6d-4f94-9fd7-bef07c01e46c Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Research Energy, Resources & Materials Agriculture Logistics Manufacturing Public & Social Sector McKinsey Global Institute China Japan South Korea Europe Middle East Iran North America South America Commodity markets Geopolitics Macroeconomics Globalization Emerging Markets Managing in Uncertainty Supply chain management MGI Research Not every industrial company in a high-growth market earns a higher valuation. The biggest winners consistently combine four management actions. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/heres-why-some-us-industrial-companies-achieve-higher-multiples d4a71a24-488d-42cd-9ffa-f09f8d58e425 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Manufacturing Corporate Finance Strategy Growth Successful transformations no longer require an army of people at the center. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/the-agentic-transformation-office-redefining-the-economics-of-change 3772a9c8-d145-459c-8b78-0695791ca376 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 Transformation Insights Client loyalty evolves quickly. Leading banks are reclaiming the 12 to 25 percent of wallet share that changes hands every year instead of letting it drift. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/anchor-or-drift-what-it-takes-to-capture-wallet-share-in-2026 ba6218e7-064f-4dc6-a224-0b788e0091ff Wed, 16 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services Investment banking United Kingdom United States Corporate strategy UK banks have never been more profitable—but have rarely been more exposed. Success depends on securing customers and deposits, winning the commercial transaction layer, and rebuilding the cost base. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-decade-to-redefine-uk-banking e5fc4fc2-9eba-4844-a736-70827b283460 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services Financial Services Artificial Intelligence AI is not the only significant driver of change for insurers: 18 high-growth industries present major new opportunities even as they reconfigure industry economics. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-strategic-new-arenas-reshaping-insurance 15cde638-051a-4973-bb95-14a313945a4b Tue, 15 Sep 2026 Insights on Financial Services Insurance Growth Strategy As their portfolios become more complex and productivity gains slow, biopharma manufacturers are investing heavily to keep pace with rising demand. But capacity alone will not solve the problem. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/backbones-and-networks-a-blueprint-for-the-biopharma-plant-of-the-future 83feff1e-7133-400f-87a6-3756581300c3 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Operations Are the signals that shape power, trust, and influence hiding in plain sight? Calibrate CEO Pamela Meyer says spotting them can help leaders avoid missteps and make better decisions. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-read-the-room-before-you-lead-it 63519d23-ca4b-40f9-bd2c-59fdbaebdb9d Tue, 15 Sep 2026 McKinsey on Books Professional Services Leadership Which frontier technologies matter most for companies in 2026? Our annual report highlights the latest technology innovations, developments, and talent trends and their potential impact on business and society. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/the-top-trends-in-tech ade4c969-5334-4215-a0c7-7e9577883663 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 Digital Insights What if the biggest risk isn’t too much technological progress—but too little? https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/a-century-of-plenty/podcast/andrew-mcafee-on-ai-jobs-and-permissionless-innovation 8c054718-ec4b-48cd-a950-cf114a082d22 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 The Century of Plenty Podcast McKinsey Global Institute MGI Research Many enterprises are scaling AI agents faster than they are redesigning the work underneath. A detailed blueprint supports the rollout and lays the groundwork for lasting value creation. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/stacking-the-odds-a-blueprint-for-successfully-scaling-agentic-ai c62c9d20-2888-4d53-85e7-604011a87d70 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations Operations Australia’s prosperity has been built through deliberate choices, investment, and reinvention. After a lost decade of growth, the nation can draw on its strengths to choose another century of plenty. https://www.mckinsey.com/au/our-insights/australias-next-century-of-plenty 71a54c49-5fa5-4c9b-9fb6-84fe87a4ed67 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 Our Insights Public & Social Sector Australia Strategy Macroeconomics Growth A quarter of America’s manufactured imports face critical trade dependencies. Strengthening US manufacturing will depend not only on capital but also on talent, energy, and resilient supplier networks. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/the-future-of-us-manufacturing e850ab4d-d509-469a-b3d5-212f1421ebe6 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Insights on Operations McKinsey Talks Operations 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 The vast majority of Europe’s truck-related revenue flows after a vehicle is sold. Capturing that value presents a major growth opportunity. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/capturing-life-cycle-value-in-europes-trucking-industry a3b3d9b1-8849-41bd-a863-3f1386684676 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aftermarket Transport manufacturing Europe Growth Innovation Strategy Challenges across the ecosystem delay the transition to zero-emission trucks, resulting in rising pressure on European OEMs due to potential CO2 penalties and growing competition. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/zero-emission-trucks-accelerating-europes-transition 9eccb39d-b2d7-4492-b91e-53c8b53cf02c Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aftermarket Transport manufacturing Europe Growth Innovation Strategy Attackers now move at machine speed, but organizations make decisions at committee speed. To close the gap, businesses need a different operating model and committed executive leadership. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/the-speed-problem-how-frontier-ai-exposes-weakness-in-enterprise-cybersecurity 10639e2c-90ae-4171-a706-9f46d24de001 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Cybersecurity/Risk Generative AI Organization In the wake of disruption to transit in the Strait of Hormuz, buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are anticipating shifts in their procurement strategies. Here are the top changes they plan to make. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/oil-and-gas/our-insights/lng-buyers-sentiment-disruption-and-implications-for-procurement b6a82efa-c8c5-4eef-a690-a925afe00a25 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Oil & Gas Insights Oil & Natural Gas Chinese truck OEMs are building an inevitable presence in Europe—what their advantages are and how European truck OEMs could remain competitive https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/competing-against-chinese-innovation-speed-in-european-trucking 0b319b28-11aa-4364-a8d0-abf161ea9f08 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aftermarket Transport manufacturing Europe Growth Innovation Strategy The rules of the road are changing fast for Europe’s truck industry. Here’s how it can compete in an age of AI, disruption, and automation. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/competing-in-the-fast-lane-the-future-of-europes-truck-industry 21ae68ac-2aa8-4eaf-9137-b18a36d2fde1 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aftermarket Transport manufacturing Europe Growth Innovation Strategy Agentic and physical AI can rewire the commercial vehicle industry for next-level performance and competitiveness. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/harnessing-ai-to-accelerate-european-truck-operations 6a0dcea2-57bf-4c9e-bad7-d919740c2014 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aftermarket Transport manufacturing Europe Growth Innovation Strategy The advent of autonomous trucks and buses is set to define new form factors and business models, but Europe risks falling behind. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/mastering-autonomous-truck-technology-in-europe 762ed3d8-63ef-4cd8-90fb-ed9038811142 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aftermarket Transport manufacturing Europe Growth Innovation Strategy 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 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 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