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=1.3.2.8085, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null Long-term value creation is foundational to building strong companies and economies, yet many leaders struggle to ensure that well-conceived, well-executed strategies receive full recognition from investors. Senior Partner Ryan Davies and Associate Partner Jacob Marcus join us to discuss how to anticipate investor reactions, assess opportunities to outperform expectations, and embed an investor mindset into decision-making to build greater resilience. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/driving-value-with-an-investor-mindset 755095a5-a8b0-47c7-bd4b-13dc82dead53 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Business class isn’t just for corporate travelers anymore. 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Insurers are well-placed to address evolving customer needs. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/the-untapped-prize-asias-high-net-worth-insurance-market b07cb84d-78ca-4133-8f81-335e86aadccf Wed, 12 Aug 2026 Insights on Financial Services Property & casualty insurance Hong Kong Singapore Growth Operations strategy Strategy In today’s tougher exit environment, private equity firms are facing longer holding periods, valuation gaps, and increased pressure to return capital. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/improving-private-equity-exit-prospects e7bd4fa1-18ea-4260-9b08-5531dea3115c Wed, 12 Aug 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Private Equity Technology may power AI transformation, but people determine whether it succeeds. Leaders can build trust through transparency, clarity, and investment in employees to create lasting change. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/ai-transformations-run-on-trust e6ee150f-7b0a-4645-9821-b0bac7184e4d Wed, 12 Aug 2026 Insights on People and Organizations McKinsey Transformation Leadership Artificial Intelligence Capability building We asked some of the leading players in minimobility to share their insights into what’s preventing broader adoption—and what could enable it. Here’s what they had to say. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/scaling-minimobility-industry-leaders-weigh-in-on-whats-needed d9bacc52-f153-4edf-914c-e52170de1b5f Wed, 12 Aug 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Automotive Sustainability Innovation Overarching Agentic AI is reshaping global business services, but realizing its potential will require leaders to rethink workflows, talent, and operating models. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-global-business-services b9a371fe-8211-4093-9fd5-91d6eaa3821b Tue, 11 Aug 2026 Insights on Operations Operations Artificial Intelligence Industrial companies are entering the most consequential commercial reset in decades—and many are less prepared than they believe. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/how-ai-led-commercial-transformation-can-power-industrial-growth eede92a8-fafa-4114-89a7-e4b6338b4032 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 Transformation Insights Manufacturing Machinery & industrial goods McKinsey Transformation Generative AI Growth Marketing & Sales Joy Rhoden of the American Hospital Association discusses how data, community partnerships, expanded care teams, and a focus on addressing health disparities are essential to improving maternal health outcomes. https://www.mckinsey.com/institute-for-economic-mobility/our-insights/solutions-for-the-black-maternal-health-crisis b4ecfec0-d88b-4b95-aced-00f8eb5aa7e6 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 Our Insights Health Care Leadership Health equity McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility What if success depends less on talent than on luck, resilience, and your choices when things go wrong? Former Inflection CEO Mike Grossman challenges conventional wisdom about success and leadership. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-the-biggest-misconceptions-about-leadership bd05f45c-ad11-4949-878f-fcd356428cfd Mon, 10 Aug 2026 McKinsey on Books Leadership At their core, AI transformations are a reinvention of how work gets done. This requires change leadership, not just change management. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/how-to-close-the-agentic-adoption-gap 4264c483-4a25-4e1b-9dc1-436105b9f6d1 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 Insights on People and Organizations Management processes Change management Generative AI Talent AI is advancing faster than organizations can adapt. Reaching the next productivity frontier will depend on workers across the economy acquiring the needed habits and skills. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/ai-fluency-the-next-foundation-of-us-economic-competitiveness 4bc5b06d-1d6f-446d-93de-d892fd863988 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 Insights on People and Organizations Capability building Suzy Welch shares how to find a career that’s right for you. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/are-you-settling-for-a-b-plus-life e5b13fff-20e5-4c80-b28b-539bfd4bc052 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 Insights on People and Organizations The McKinsey Podcast Infrastructure is at a pivotal inflection point: its definition is expanding beyond traditional assets to digital and interconnected systems, demanding a fundamental mindset shift by governments, investors, and operators to plan, fund, and maintain integrated infrastructure that supports future growth and resilience. Join Alastair Green and Adrian Kwok as they discuss the latest findings from our 2026 Global Private Markets Report and take stock of the latest trends in the sector. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-106-trillion-dollar-infrastructure-opportunity-private-market-outlook ccf1825b-21e8-4acc-a9ae-63ed9d1ac766 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Seven myths hamper growth in the new world of AI-driven growth. Overcoming them requires leaders to focus on redesigning how commercial decisions are made. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/growth-favors-the-bold-ai-as-force-multiplier 548127d8-508e-4c1a-8663-9c72645799af Thu, 06 Aug 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Marketing & Sales Strategy RGMx helped Reckitt improve pricing, promotions, and assortment. Smart Execution helps those choices land at the point of sale by using AI and data to strengthen product availability and retailer partnerships. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/how-we-help-clients/how-ai-enabled-execution-became-reckitts-tenfold-game-changer 673dfb17-8b50-491e-9811-ba96b0fa0343 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 How We Help Clients Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics As the United States celebrates 250 years, Americans share their aspirations for a better life, the barriers they face, and their priorities for expanding economic opportunity in a changing nation. https://www.mckinsey.com/institute-for-economic-mobility/our-insights/in-pursuit-of-progress-americans-aspirations-for-economic-mobility 189f5942-198a-44f4-99bb-2284a28d08bc Wed, 05 Aug 2026 Our Insights Economic Development United States Economic Studies Growth Managing in Uncertainty Economic Development Research topics Can you imagine even the poorest country in the world achieving the prosperity and quality of life of today’s Switzerland—by 2100? https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/a-century-of-plenty/podcast/how-do-we-reach-universal-prosperity-by-2100 dbb20d85-d678-4325-80f4-8387294f4ac4 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 The Century of Plenty Podcast McKinsey Global Institute MGI Research Our latest obituaries also include the first American to scale Mount Everest, a frugal Fed chair, and a fashion cofounder tailor-made for her visionary role. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-lives-and-legacies/2026-volume-4 0ef01437-d7f8-4195-87a8-8f45897aadda Wed, 05 Aug 2026 McKinsey on Lives and Legacies New AI-enabled tools have the potential to reshape how distributors price, source, negotiate, and manage assortments, with immediate financial and strategic impact. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/how-ai-is-redefining-category-management-in-distribution 02a1c1e5-9345-4ecd-b618-ab7f846a8e77 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 Insights on Industrials Retail & Consumer Goods Travel Machinery & industrial goods Travel United States Growth Change management Organizations that create the most effective agentic HR functions don’t just scale pilots. They define the human–agent operating model for the function first, then work backward to implementation. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/escaping-the-pilot-trap-building-hr-for-the-agentic-era a9ec6a7a-8cea-41de-b063-2bbef95164bb Tue, 04 Aug 2026 Insights on People and Organizations Talent Leadership Artificial Intelligence The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff describes the value of challenging the status quo, strengthening institutions, and inspiring the next generation of leaders. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/adapting-for-americas-next-chapter-an-interview-with-cq-brown 20e8d80c-3b67-48d8-8336-570945088c3c Tue, 04 Aug 2026 Public Sector Insights Public Sector Defense & Security Leadership From sneakers to crash test dummies, many everyday designs were developed based on the male body. Nike’s former global creative director explains why better design starts with broader perspectives. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-one-size-does-not-fit-all 76dffd51-0166-48a0-9882-761ef9d825e6 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 McKinsey on Books Clothing & textiles Other motor vehicles & components Women & Leadership 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. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/the-mckinsey-crossword/august-2026 406a0da4-c51c-4df4-aef3-95aa18d018fb Mon, 03 Aug 2026 The McKinsey Crossword The power infrastructure being built for data centers in the United States is unlikely to become stranded—even if compute demand falls short of current projections. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/powering-ai-how-real-is-the-risk-of-overbuilding 5a1d8758-e500-4801-88f1-78976beea3ab Fri, 31 Jul 2026 Insights on Electric Power & Natural Gas Energy, Resources & Materials Electric Power Bold actions to spur corporate dynamism can unlock transformational opportunities for Japan in a new era and reset its growth trajectory. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/from-drift-to-dynamism-reinventing-japan-to-compete-in-a-new-era 58664585-b1e1-4e41-b6df-16ca97900af8 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 Future of Asia Semiconductors Online services Automotive Video games & mobile gaming Japan Japan Macroeconomics Productivity Geopolitics Growth Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson reveals where we stand on the J-curve, how leaders can accelerate progress and create new value, and what gives him hope—and keeps him up at night. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/is-the-ai-productivity-story-at-a-turning-point 477972f9-142b-45dd-b7f2-3e12e4f2e890 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 Insights on People and Organizations Capability building Generative AI Geopolitical uncertainty continues to drive energy price volatility, affecting growth, inflation, and sentiment. ECB raises rates by 25 basis points, while Brazil and Russia focus on stimulus with 25-basis-point cuts. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/global-economics-intelligence 384a1022-063a-4b70-9b61-9ce3a506b5cf Fri, 31 Jul 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Economic Studies Corporate Finance Strategy Competitive advantage is becoming much more fluid as market positions shift faster across industries, with advantages eroding and differentiation narrowing. Despite this increased volatility, companies often fail to actively monitor shifts in their competitive edge. Join Matt Banholzer and Laura LaBerge as they discuss their latest research on the erosion of competitive advantage and share what companies can do to maximize their edge over peers. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-to-maximize-competitive-advantage 7052b482-3c7a-4f62-913c-182cf3238562 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Faced with declining customer satisfaction, North American utilities are turning to agentic AI to transform the customer experience for the better while reducing costs. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/how-utilities-can-rewire-customer-operations-with-agentic-ai 5a7cf7b1-cc95-4fe5-aaaf-4b481f34f1d4 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 Insights on Electric Power & Natural Gas Energy, Resources & Materials Electric Power Artificial Intelligence Executives from AMD, Dell, Liquid AI, and Mercedes-Benz discuss how to structure processes with AI in mind and why enterprise-wide transformation is about people, not just technology. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/ai-transformations-views-from-amd-dell-liquid-ai-and-mercedes-benz be9dcd83-ad98-4840-aede-a3f0854eb9b9 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Marketing & Sales As AI accelerates the digital economy, the real constraint is physical: housing, power, and infrastructure. Laura Hines-Pierce, co-CEO of Hines, explains why execution—not capital—will define the next era of value creation. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights/the-new-advantage-in-the-age-of-ai-building-in-the-real-world 697ec9f5-0ae8-442e-a860-b10f73c3062a Thu, 30 Jul 2026 Our Insights Real estate Generative AI The McKinsey Podcast What separates good from exceptional? Learning Leader Show host Ryan Hawk reveals why disciplined daily habits and purposeful ambition are the foundation of high performance. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-the-daily-practices-that-lead-to-exceptional-performance 38a0b525-361b-43a7-9c5d-b86bc6a10d55 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 McKinsey on Books Leadership Personal effectiveness As AI increases energy demand, data centers are moving to higher voltage systems, creating new opportunities for electricity and component providers. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/the-shift-to-800-volt-dc-at-data-centers-implications-for-providers d2da4ce8-e075-487f-8261-d1de168162f8 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 Insights on Industrials Electric Power Semiconductors IT cost & performance improvement IT infrastructure Archil Gachechiladze, Lion Finance and Bank of Georgia CEO, describes how focused execution and cultural change have driven the group’s strong financial performance. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/lion-finance-competing-like-a-fintech-winning-as-a-bank c3ef3fb4-cde8-41de-90f2-532c83715ca6 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Venture building works best when it’s part of a dual-track strategy—launching new businesses alongside the core—with clear oversight from the CEO on capital allocation, culture, and capabilities. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/business-building/our-insights/the-ceos-critical-role-in-building-new-businesses 60d78b2c-0ef9-41c9-a09b-dd06da99cda9 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 Our Insights Business Building Leadership Corporate strategy McKinsey Quarterly Sai Jasti, Bayer’s senior vice president and head of data science and AI, on how the company is transforming its workflows and embedding AI in research and development to meet ambitious productivity goals. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/bayers-sai-jasti-on-driving-productivity-in-r-and-d-with-data-science-and-ai 031a6236-0f81-482d-bf73-3506bef06a89 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Covestro’s chief commercial officer Monique Buch thinks of AI as a business strategy not a technology upgrade. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/why-ai-will-elevate-instead-of-replace-commercial-teams cebaca48-7062-4598-812f-48d602dbe5c2 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Generative AI B-to-B Companies are reassessing how they work, their team structures, and what it means to be a manager in this bracing new era. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/rewired-takes-how-ai-is-unlocking-creativity-and-heralding-the-rise-of-the-agent-manager ba5c06d4-c755-46f9-ba65-a16bd342130f Mon, 27 Jul 2026 Digital Insights McKinsey Technology Generative AI Management processes Analytics The Blue Star Families’ CEO explains what the military family experience reveals about the meaning of service and the relationships that can strengthen community bonds. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/lessons-in-resilience-leadership-and-trust-an-interview-with-kathy-roth-douquet 1559f88b-df2e-438a-947c-da88cce5744b Mon, 27 Jul 2026 Public Sector Insights Non-profit Public Sector Social Sector Culture Leadership Why do so many promising products fail to gain traction? A McKinsey alumnus explains why conventional thinking leads founders astray—and shares a practical framework for finding the “ideal” customer. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-why-founders-misunderstand-customer-demand c844d63f-ca17-4227-a974-2997e99b2feb Fri, 24 Jul 2026 McKinsey on Books Consumer insights Azerbaijan’s national energy company set out to digitalize one of its most strategic industrial assets. With bold leadership, deep workforce upskilling, and a rewired approach to digital and operations, SOCAR Carbamide transformed performance—and earned global recognition as a World Economic Forum Digital Lighthouse. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/chemicals/how-we-help-clients/how-socar-transformed-a-fertilizer-leader-in-azerbaijan-with-industrial-ai 3cdfb917-c3b9-4dac-bc39-3d7ef636906a Fri, 24 Jul 2026 How We Help Clients AI makes continuous financial planning practical at scale. Organizations can identify risks sooner, evaluate trade-offs faster, and intervene before performance gaps widen. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/how-ai-agents-can-help-fp-and-a-better-steer-the-business 15a54b78-5477-4043-9fab-eeda63ccd990 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 Insights on Operations Artificial Intelligence Corporate Finance Operations Tech investment alone won’t deliver a competitive edge. Organizations need systems that strengthen both brain health and AI-era skills so people can keep up with rising cognitive demands. https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/the-human-advantage-in-an-ai-economy 3d487d07-327c-4cc9-a4ab-9566d8dc9493 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 Our Insights McKinsey Health Institute Geopolitics Performance transformation Personal effectiveness The McKinsey Podcast Several asset classes grew further out of balance with the economy, raising the possibility of corrections through inflation, asset valuation losses, or, optimally, productivity. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/the-global-balance-sheet-2026-imbalance-and-divergence 28fa5d9c-31ef-4895-82a4-b8fc7962389b Thu, 23 Jul 2026 Research Public finance Economic development Government Financial Services McKinsey Global Institute North America United States Western Europe China Japan Geopolitics Global capital markets Productivity Global forces MGI Research The academic and safety-net hospital system is transforming technology into a driver of patient access, operational reliability, and business growth. 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