Insights on Transformation
Read McKinsey’s latest insights on how organizations can enable and empower holistic, enduring transformations, and meet the demands of tomorrow.
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Beyond transformation: What we now know about driving bottom-line performance
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A comprehensive operating backbone is needed from day one to ensure that the core business moves in lockstep with the transformation.
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From potential to performance: Using gen AI to conduct outside-in diligence
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Leaders can use gen AI to accelerate the diligence process, gain richer insights, and make decisions with more speed and confidence....
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Worst to first: What it takes to build or remake a world-class team
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The winningest coaches, athletic directors, and administrators follow a few core principles to set uncompromising standards and...
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Four dos and don’ts for CFOs leading transformations
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In a new survey, CFOs report a continued push to transform their organizations. Here’s how they can best support those...
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Aim higher and move faster for successful procurement-led transformation
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Procurement can be the first around the track for business transformation efforts. Our research identifies the three areas that...
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The secret to success with transformational M&A? It’s the people
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McKinsey research shows that leaders who think strategically about capabilities, culture, and talent pools early in the postmerger...
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How seven steps can help midsize industrials crack the transformation code
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In a challenging geopolitical and market environment, midsize industrial companies are under pressure to build resilience and...
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European Transformation Summit: Empowering people
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Our seventh gathering of European transformation leaders found consensus about the need to empower people for change efforts...
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Gain transformation momentum early by optimizing working capital
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Transformations can take a long time to show results, but if organizations optimize their working capital early on, they can...
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Defining your ‘true north’: A road map to successful transformation
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Once a byword for cost cutting, transformation now embraces bolder goals. By using your strategy as a guide and four work streams...
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Why your next transformation should be ‘all in’
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Improve the odds of a successful business transformation by going “all in” to kick-start performance and remake your portfolio....
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Setting aspirational targets
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Companies should bear in mind four principles during the target-setting part of the transformation process.
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Breaking the mold: Five behaviors of leading growth transformers
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Leading companies are using transformation to achieve profitable growth—enabled by specific behaviors.
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Something’s coming: How US companies can build resilience, survive a downturn, and thrive in the next cycle
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The US economy continues to throw off mixed signals. But one thing is becoming clear: executives should prepare for an extended...
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Seven principles for achieving transformational growth
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Dogged persistence and nimble execution underscore a set of proven ground rules for growth.
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A primer in resilience: Maximizing value beyond earnings
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Empowering the finance organization to take decisive action to strengthen the balance sheet is critical to achieving organizational...
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The powerful role financial incentives can play in a transformation
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Generous and specific financial incentives can help drive and sustain a rapid performance improvement. Seven principles can assist...
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How many people are really needed in a transformation?
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Deciding how many employees to involve in an organization’s transformation shouldn’t be a guessing game. New research...
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The impact of agility: How to shape your organization to compete
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Insights from over 2,000 global respondents reveal the recipe for an agile transformation that delivers real business impact.
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How capability building can power transformation
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A well-designed program to promote productive behavior and skills can not only energize an organization’s workforce but...
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Meet the newest member of the consumer C-suite: The chief transformation officer
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More consumer companies are turning to chief transformation officers, but the role is often ill-defined. Here’s how organizations...
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The wisdom of transformations: How successful CEOs think about change
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What works and what doesn’t, from those who know.
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The transformation office: Key success factors
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A great transformation office is like a winning coach who pushes and encourages everyone to reach their goals.
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The role of the chief transformation officer
The individual charged with leading change must have multiple capabilities.
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How to gain and sustain a competitive edge through transformation
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Our latest research confirms that a comprehensive approach to transformation, which enables mindset and behavior changes at scale,...
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Losing from day one: Why even successful transformations fall short
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Our latest transformations research confirms that success remains elusive and reliant on a holistic approach. Yet some actions...
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Five Fifty: The changeable organization
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What does it take to transform corporate organizations? New research reveals the variables that matter most.
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The numbers behind successful transformations
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Crunching the numbers on transformations suggests good news for companies that go broad, move fast and renew often, prioritize...
Featured Collections
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Cash Excellence
This collection of articles and videos explores how to enhance an organization’s performance and resilience through the...
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Perspectives on transformation
How can companies overcome the odds and achieve long-term success in a business transformation? Our video series looks closer...
Featured case study
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Allianz drives end-to-end transformation for profitable growth and customer delight
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In a competitive and commoditized insurance market, the German insurance provider didn’t just want to regain market share. The goal was to reset the bar completely.