Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights

Where AI will create value and where it won't

Using AI to boost productivity is unlikely to create a sustainable advantage. The real value from AI will lie in reshaping offerings, business models, and market structures before competitors do.

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Article

Why it’s even more important to consider restructuring before spin-offs

May 15, 2026 -

The market is always revealing new reasons for leaders to consider improving assets before spinning them off—but the principles...

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Podcast - Inside the Strategy Room

AI, strategy, and the future of work: Oxford economist Jean-Paul Carvalho

May 6, 2026 -

Professor Jean-Paul Carvalho explores how AI is reshaping cognitive work, organizations, and where business leaders can capture...

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Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Bias Busters: Escaping the echo chamber at the top

May 4, 2026 -

Egocentric anchoring and authority bias can amplify leaders’ perspectives and mute everyone else’s.

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Survey

CFOs have been concerned about geopolitical impacts for months

April 3, 2026 -

To cope with uncertainty, surveyed CFOs have been doubling down on performance and building cash and liquidity buffers.

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Podcast

Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon on adapting to disruption

April 15, 2026 -

The chair and CEO reflects on an AI-fueled future, how he got through tough challenges early in his tenure, and how he sees the...

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Article

Six breakthrough business models reshaping global growth

March 4, 2026 -

Six business models piloted in Asia offer lessons for global leaders in any market—and just might be the key to the next...

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