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=1.3.2.14544, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null The aviation value chain’s recent performance tells divergent stories: More airlines are creating value, and more are doing so consistently—yet the industry still cannot cover its cost of capital. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/could-aviation-at-last-be-close-to-earning-its-wings 07a97b99-eaf8-4b48-9643-023bc1f93ebf Fri, 06 Nov 2026 Insights on Travel Travel Aerospace Corporate Finance Operations Strategy Vuosi sitten tutkimuksemme osoitti, että Suomen suurimmat listatut yhtiöt ovat kasvaneet selvästi hitaammin kuin globaalit verrokit. Näemme jo myönteistä kehitystä – seuraavaksi kasvua on aika vauhdittaa suurilla liikkeillä. https://www.mckinsey.com/fi/our-insights/suomen-suuryritysten-kasvumahdollisuus-valikatsaus 91082bbc-79e5-4b50-9644-41ee9c1ee9b0 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 Our Insights Yoav Levy, cofounder and CEO of Upstream, explains how AI can reduce warranty and recall costs through early issue detection, accelerated investigations, and targeted countermeasures. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/how-ai-is-transforming-automotive-quality-operations f2045485-6c3d-4f3c-84a2-7c0d2bbc3e79 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Generative AI Operations Innovation A year after revealing the growth gap between the country’s largest publicly listed companies and their global peers, we find positive movement—now it’s time to accelerate, with bigger moves. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/assessing-the-growth-trajectory-of-finlands-largest-companies e62f00bb-133f-47ef-a0c4-e2bf9e7ddb58 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Western Europe Strategy Corporate Finance Growth AI presents an opportunity for technology vendors to reinvent their sales channels. This comprehensive overhaul would require five key moves. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/reinventing-the-channel-how-can-your-partner-ecosystem-fuel-ai-growth ef1c0193-dea0-41ed-b415-162b3bf66a81 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 Our Insights High Tech & Internet Growth, Marketing & Sales Generative AI McKinsey Senior Partners Drew Ungerman and Pooja Kumar discuss the massive opportunities available to improve quality of life and economies by investing in three aspects of population health. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/quality-for-quantity-the-gains-from-investing-in-population-health a1524c4f-5331-4f94-970e-60c6b5db22f1 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 Insights on Healthcare Systems & Services Health Care United States Artificial Intelligence Innovation Growth Sustainability Latin America’s insurance market has strong growth and significant untapped demand. AI could help insurers reach even more customers and operate more efficiently. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/how-ai-can-help-unlock-insurance-growth-in-latin-america ba8b6155-3e4b-434a-a344-bdde277ae9ae Thu, 05 Nov 2026 Insights on Financial Services Insurance Artificial Intelligence Beauty now stretches from skin care to saunas, from downtown department stores to K-beauty reels. Here’s what these shifts mean for brands seeking to connect with consumers. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/beauty-redefined bfffd162-691c-4f86-ade3-b901f03fbcdd Thu, 05 Nov 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights Retail & Consumer Goods Retail environments Digital strategy and organization Disruptive Technology Marketing & Sales The McKinsey Podcast Leaders who develop their inner world tap into four unique qualities. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organization/our-insights/the-spirit-of-the-leader 05f77c68-a6bf-4cbb-a854-e867f3b51125 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 Insights on People & Organization Leadership Organization McKinsey Quarterly AI is reshaping how banks manage risk. The next challenge is scaling AI capabilities through a redesigned risk operating model. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/the-ai-enabled-risk-function-of-the-future 62504412-2108-4ced-96f0-051149eec648 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Risk Management Creating value in private equity increasingly depends on transforming businesses, growing them profitably, and building operational excellence, as Providence Equity Partners has learned firsthand. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/why-growth-and-specialization-matter-more-than-ever-in-private-equity 11cf73eb-b709-465c-a980-0c0ce2302b27 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 Insights on Private Capital Private Equity High Tech & Internet Media & Entertainment Europe North and Central America Corporate Finance Growth Artificial Intelligence As shared autonomous vehicles expand into cities worldwide, operators are evaluating how to scale them profitably in multiple urban areas. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/from-science-fiction-to-reality-the-next-phase-of-shared-autonomous-mobility 5649e2ee-fa70-4109-9382-92493d260836 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Aerospace China Europe Middle East United States Generative AI Innovation Operations At Cannes Lions 2026, Slack CMO Ryan Gavin and McKinsey Partner Jeff Jacobs discussed how AI can turn productivity gains into a lever for growth. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/rethinking-growth-with-ai-a-conversation-with-slack-cmo-ryan-gavin 8fc0fdb4-320d-4714-91d2-7a25327865b8 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Media & Entertainment Generative AI Growth Leadership Germany’s pension reform is the most explicit expression of an accelerating trend. Across Europe, the moat around fee-based accumulation is disappearing. Life insurers have a choice to make. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-1-percent-wake-up-call-for-life-insurers e73ada18-ae73-4c68-a77d-1f3695b029ce Tue, 03 Nov 2026 Insights on Financial Services Life insurance Germany Financial restructuring Risk Management Capability building More consumers are prioritizing their health and scrutinizing what they buy. Our latest Future of Wellness research explores the trends shaping where they spend and what they expect in return. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/future-of-wellness-trends 350b7b2b-4a26-48b6-8644-53c9b13290e7 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights As AI makes it easier and faster for cyberattackers to discover and exploit vulnerabilities in software, companies must change their approach to safeguarding their digital assets and infrastructure. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/how-frontier-ai-is-rewriting-software-security-rules 9a928d8d-d4a4-4454-b6b9-53ce9b0d3b64 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 Digital Insights Software Generative AI Cybersecurity/Risk Risk Management Climate adaptation delivers benefits far greater than its costs, but investment lags. What are the barriers to scaling adaptation and how could they be overcome? https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/advancing-adaptation-breaking-barriers-to-a-trillion-dollar-opportunity f31d8ae3-f266-45fe-b612-553a83cf7bbc Tue, 03 Nov 2026 Research Financial Services Food and Agriculture Public & Social Sector Energy, Resources & Materials McKinsey Global Institute Sustainability MGI Research The judgment of the CEO and top leaders is one of the most valuable sources of knowledge in the organization. AI can now codify that tacit wisdom and make it available to everyone, for the first time. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/turning-executive-judgment-into-organizational-intelligence-leveraging-ai-in-ceo-leadership 07aea6de-fa88-417c-b018-080f9444745a Mon, 02 Nov 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Artificial Intelligence Organization Leadership Strategy McKinsey Quarterly Organizations may not recognize their exposure to conventional, cyber, and hybrid risks until a disruption occurs. Here is how they can anticipate and reduce risks associated with these threats. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/critical-infrastructure-is-under-threat-are-organizations-prepared c01502af-87b2-410f-a2af-22d3cbc16f20 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Public & Social Sector High Tech & Internet Logistics Cybersecurity/Risk Risk Management As AI adoption races ahead, great value is being left behind. Leaders need an operating model that turns investment into AI capital that can be deployed again and again. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/closing-bankings-ai-value-gap-a-ceo-guide f0aff84d-a268-465a-9070-3c7daf47dfac Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Generative AI Organization Strategy A closer look at Asia’s successful founder-CEOs reveals how they have scaled their businesses without sacrificing their entrepreneurial spirit. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/future-of-asia-podcasts/shapers-and-founders-scaling-without-losing-soul ec7dc5f7-d1c5-4c6f-b356-4bdb2dcd04cb Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Future of Asia Podcasts Hong Kong India Singapore Leadership Organization Tackling stalled development productivity requires sharp decision making. Leading biopharma are replacing fragmented analysis with connected, causal decision systems to optimize speed, cost, and success rates. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/overcoming-the-r-and-d-bottleneck-building-a-causal-decision-system 2bbdfc2c-b9d1-4b81-95c9-7a7dc116118b Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Generative AI Strategy AI agents could fundamentally change the economics of insurance distribution. Waniwani CEO Robin Diligent explains the opportunities, risks, and implications for insurers. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/waniwanis-ceo-on-the-agentic-future-of-insurance-distribution 2fc6b832-6162-4ced-ab49-a9a15d83c255 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Insights on Financial Services Insurance Industrial leaders can turn disruption into growth by sharpening their focus, scaling to meet surging data-center power demand, and putting AI and continuous improvement to work. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/wartsila-ceo-hakan-agnevall-focus-flexibility-and-the-next-wave-of-growth c9612260-f9e8-466c-a220-aa2ca3f2b0dc Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Insights on Industrials Manufacturing Energy, Resources & Materials Growth Sustainability Artificial Intelligence The coach who guided Michael Phelps to 23 Olympic gold medals explains why consistency beats motivation and what leaders can borrow from how he builds championship teams. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/bob-bowman-on-winning-show-up-and-do-your-work a8d4f15d-0745-4db4-856e-f6ff240af87e Fri, 30 Oct 2026 Our Insights Public & Social Sector United States Leadership Organization Three McKinsey experts in strategy and corporate finance explore the four foundational principles that underpin all successful value-creating strategies. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-why-you-cant-separate-strategy-from-value-and-vice-versa 86fc03a3-1001-4e85-b676-fe4224df1097 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 McKinsey on Books Professional Services United States China Finland Europe Middle East Canada Strategy Corporate Finance FICO CEO Will Lansing says a strong ownership culture, not a smarter computational method, will set the data analytics company apart from competitors in this AI era. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-algorithm-isnt-the-advantage-the-team-is 31160031-4ab0-44c8-ac9d-8f9219f0260a Thu, 29 Oct 2026 Insights on Financial Services The McKinsey Podcast Central banks move to tighten interest rate policies as energy price spikes fuel inflation; growth looks sparse in some economies, but activity indicators see manufacturing and services expanding. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/global-economics-intelligence 384a1022-063a-4b70-9b61-9ce3a506b5cf Thu, 29 Oct 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Economic Studies Strategy Banks increasingly deploy AI in distressed credit management. But few have adjusted their operating models to deliver distinctive customer experiences and optimize financial outcomes and recovery costs. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/banking-on-ai-how-a-new-operating-model-can-transform-distressed-credit-management d334ce31-b32d-46de-9ec1-ed49274e17c4 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Banking Generative AI Service operations Organization As more procurement functions invest in agentic AI to capture savings and drive efficiency, the question is increasingly: Is it worth it? https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/agentic-ai-in-strategic-sourcing-hype-or-hero 886ca13d-54fb-4aba-a192-73de82798ee1 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 Insights on Operations Professional Services Operations Generative AI Disruptive forces—from real-time settlement to agentic AI—are changing the dynamics of the securities services industry. How can leaders capture the next horizon of growth? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/rewiring-securities-services-for-a-new-era-of-competition-and-growth b4272c12-6e4d-43e1-b4b5-6a4c5c129ea7 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Securities Generative AI Growth Strategy Core IT Analysis of about 21,000 consumers indicates how AI shopping behavior is growing and evolving, with early evidence showing companies are not yet equipped to meet the rising demand. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/who-wins-when-ai-does-the-shopping-new-evidence-on-agentic-commerce 1b862917-915c-4bc6-a60c-b771a6d42978 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Retail & Consumer Goods Digital Big data AI may be deepening our crisis of connection, says Stanford research psychologist Jamil Zaki. Managing change with empathy helps leaders build trust, strengthen relationships, and get the most out of their AI investments. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organization/our-insights/what-ai-cant-replace-and-why-it-matters-for-value 65ef4660-aa22-41f7-a3a7-8aaf5495f471 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 Insights on People & Organization Professional Services Organization Artificial Intelligence Leadership As she prepares to step down, the CEO of leading European grid operator TenneT reflects on scaling energy infrastructure, navigating geopolitical shocks, and building resilience amid uncertainty. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organization/our-insights/hold-course-and-adapt-as-you-go-an-interview-with-manon-van-beek ec180ca8-37f2-4a0b-8538-b5f867a86883 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 Insights on People & Organization Electric Power Decision-making Leadership Managing in Uncertainty Pfizer’s chief medical affairs officer talks about measuring medical affairs’ true impact, leading change at scale, and what patient-first really means. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/pfizers-alex-condoleon-on-medical-affairs-accountability 13d9d50e-a373-43f8-b755-07aba7dfb657 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Health Care Artificial Intelligence Organization Innovation A year of delivery has confirmed much of what we expected about agentic AI in financial-crime prevention—and inspired five key questions that can help institutions scale. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/agentic-ai-in-financial-crime-prevention-lessons-from-winners d367bc20-05de-4a9f-8245-3a05e4f62e67 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Banking Europe Generative AI Risk Management AI agents can increasingly make decisions, act, and collaborate across workflows. Deploying them at scale requires new approaches to governance, architecture, and accountability. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/the-rise-of-the-agentic-coworker-a-banking-cios-guide-to-the-next-wave-of-ai 9e22aec6-2902-40af-9874-baf72217ac7b Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Digital Insights Banking Generative AI Cybersecurity/Risk Risk Management Applying AI to transaction monitoring shows how agents can transform compliance tasks and processes, turning cost centers into drivers of advantage. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/agentic-ai-in-transaction-monitoring-how-banks-can-scale-ai-in-compliance 4c473052-2348-4612-bf3d-f33a7774e4fd Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Financial Services Banking Risk & Resilience Germany Generative AI Risk Management Operations Can we unlock AI’s promise without surrendering human judgment? Technology leader Tiffany Xingyu Wang says the answer lies in learning not whether to trust AI, but when—and how much. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-ai-is-advancing-is-our-judgment-keeping-up 5265434b-be4d-4919-b340-b595e6ae68ec Fri, 23 Oct 2026 McKinsey on Books High Tech & Internet United States China Finland Europe Middle East Canada Artificial Intelligence Continued growth pressure on European grocery retailers limits opportunities for packaging players. In this environment, cost competitiveness remains imperative. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/packaging-and-paper/our-insights/the-state-of-grocery-retail-europe-implications-for-packaging-players 7bb506d8-c846-431b-b6bc-242ae07478f7 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 Insights on Packaging & Paper Packaged Foods Paper & forest products Consumer packaged goods Europe Growth Strategy Marketing & Sales Recent disruptions have shone a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of Asia’s energy system. Countries could focus on five priority investment areas to support regional growth and resilience. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/asias-energy-reckoning-securing-the-energy-system-to-drive-growth 4c91caab-89d2-47b1-bd13-632fa0716e1a Thu, 22 Oct 2026 Future of Asia Oil & Natural Gas Alternative fuels & renewable energy Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific Sustainability Economic Studies Small brands are out-innovating giants, buying patterns are changing, and scale isn’t the shield it used to be. To thrive, companies will need real product innovation and focused use of AI. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/what-trends-are-influencing-the-food-and-beverage-industry d13db981-c0db-454a-a400-5534353c31b2 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights Retail & Consumer Goods Consumer packaged goods Artificial Intelligence Growth Innovation The McKinsey Podcast Permitting delays ripple unevenly across states depending on their industry mix. Companies with projects in the queue can take steps to manage delays. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/federal-permittings-uneven-economic-impact-and-what-companies-can-do-about-it fed97583-880b-4949-99ea-9ffb92b7022d Thu, 22 Oct 2026 Public Sector Insights Energy, Resources & Materials Public Sector United States Operations The regional distribution of Britain’s economy traps operational leadership talent in London and the South East and prevents businesses across the country from improving their competitiveness. But actions from business and policymakers could reverse this trend. https://www.mckinsey.com/uk/our-insights/the-uks-regional-talent-trap-and-how-it-restricts-regional-growth-uk-productivity-series-part-2 fd32d73e-e7c3-45b9-a211-f46588c2ea31 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 Our Insights Manufacturing United Kingdom Operations Organization Growth In the next decade, quantum technology could create trillions in value and break encryption, delivering opportunity but also risk. Leading companies are acting now to secure a competitive advantage. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/three-horizons-of-quantum-a-business-road-map-to-the-future-computing-economy 8cbcfe1c-535f-4e44-8084-2d8bae412097 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 Digital Insights Open-source veteran Chris Wright explains why AI-driven vulnerability discovery is forcing a reckoning for software security, and how the industry can emerge stronger as a result. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/securing-software-in-the-age-of-ai-red-hat-cto-chris-wright 4817c6ed-07b3-45d0-a446-64c040e1a7b7 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 Digital Insights High Tech & Internet Cybersecurity/Risk Artificial Intelligence Fast-growing markets in Asia are difficult for global rail OEMs to access. Value could shift from new builds toward servicing and renewals—while OEMs prepare for future opportunities. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/switch-tracks-rewiring-rolling-stock-for-a-new-era 979e9880-467f-4021-80d4-4c3513f6d8cc Tue, 20 Oct 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Manufacturing Europe Asia-Pacific North and Central America Strategy Operations Growth Addressing the women’s health gap in Switzerland could deliver eight additional healthy days per year for every woman and potentially contribute more than 7 billion Swiss francs in annual GDP by 2040. https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/closing-the-womens-health-gap-switzerlands-chf-7-billion-opportunity b5702bdf-5280-4b4a-a64e-265aaf395035 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 Our Insights Health Care McKinsey Health Institute Switzerland Growth Sustainability Diversity McKinsey Health Institute The US retirement industry is entering a new era. Four shifts, from AI to product innovation, are redefining where value will be created. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-next-era-of-us-retirement-four-shifts-redefining-competition 8f798a10-0fd7-4220-ad8a-4361f6b92f74 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 Insights on Financial Services Financial Services Asset Management Wealth & Asset Management United States Innovation Growth Generative AI Our inaugural business aviation article finds that demand for private aviation services continues to grow, straining supply chains and infrastructure. Leaders will be those that respond quickly. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/the-state-of-business-aviation-in-2026-resilient-despite-headwinds 925861a8-ff51-4b65-a9c6-5d2ec39dfb97 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 Aerospace & Defense Insights Aerospace Infrastructure Airports United States Europe Strategic planning Growth