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Sitecore RSS module: McKinsey.RSS, Version=1.3.2.12743, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null 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 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’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 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 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 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 Plenty may be possible—but what would it take to make it probable? https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/a-century-of-plenty/podcast/some-hard-questions-about-a-world-of-plenty a7296f46-9760-4505-b4c2-5ed9609bd456 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 The Century of Plenty Podcast MGI Research Michelle Williams, a leading voice in epidemiology and public health, advocates that society view the health of a population not as charity but as infrastructure upon which thriving communities are built. https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/michelle-williams-on-why-public-health-is-public-wealth b208c327-4468-4add-b1b3-ad9332550160 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 Our Insights Public & Social Sector Health Care McKinsey Health Institute McKinsey Health Institute AI can help public sector agencies improve outcomes for residents and make every taxpayer dollar go further. But realizing that potential requires moving beyond experimentation and rewiring how services are delivered. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/rewiring-public-sector faa9aee4-b22b-40c9-b03d-3c8f068a7fa6 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 Public Sector Insights Public & Social Sector United States Innovation Regulatory strategy Performance transformation Digital Europe’s pulp and paper industry faces weaker demand, rising costs, and growing competition. The next frontier will focus on operations, commercial management, and capital allocation. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/packaging-and-paper/our-insights/reinventing-the-european-pulp-and-paper-operating-model e0a56cd8-5acc-42ba-a8d5-ca1b0640979c Tue, 18 Aug 2026 Insights on Packaging & Paper Paper & forest products Italy Operations strategy Organization Strategy As AI adoption grows, mission-driven organizations must weigh how to adopt new capabilities without sacrificing the trust central to every donor relationship, constituent served, and mission pursued. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/governing-ai-with-intention-in-the-social-impact-sector 29087004-aa76-4e38-b9e3-594db3ea31ff Mon, 17 Aug 2026 Risk & Resilience Insights Social Sector Risk & Resilience United States Artificial Intelligence Corporate governance Risk Management 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. Affluent vacationers are splurging on premium cabins—and becoming one of the biggest drivers of airline profitability. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/how-premium-leisure-travel-is-rewriting-airline-economics 84daf38f-a1f9-48e4-8977-3ac4d1cdd54f Thu, 13 Aug 2026 Insights on Travel Airlines Pricing Customer experience & loyalty The McKinsey Podcast The Tokyo-based biopharmaceutical company is accelerating its pipeline by innovating at the intersection of biology, modality, and disease. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/putting-innovation-and-patients-in-focus-a-conversation-with-astellas-pharma-ceo-naoki-okamura 001204ae-707b-4f5a-88f9-3d2690e982e3 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Lessons from markets around the world can help commercial payments players keep pace with a rapidly evolving environment. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/how-instant-payments-are-transforming-the-financial-landscape 3db6a3d0-8783-4fb4-b9df-d174746a795f Thu, 13 Aug 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Payments Financial Services As both organizations begin their second century, Suzano’s Beto Abreu and McKinsey’s Tracy Francis discuss what it takes to lead for the next generation. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/packaging-and-paper/our-insights/brilliant-moves-coffee-with-suzano-ceo-beto-abreu 79c5a17d-458f-4f84-9e2d-e99562532fd7 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 Insights on Packaging & Paper Leadership Sustainability Joseph Tsai has reshaped Cathay United Bank by balancing innovation with a long-term view that consistently focuses on the customer. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/joseph-tsai-putting-customers-at-the-heart-of-innovation a5eddf08-9075-4e82-bfbd-08f753d31e96 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 Future of Asia Asia-Pacific Leading Asia The competition for Asia’s high-net-worth-individual market is underway. 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-organization/our-insights/ai-transformations-run-on-trust e6ee150f-7b0a-4645-9821-b0bac7184e4d Wed, 12 Aug 2026 Insights on People & Organization 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