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Case Study

LATAM’s reinvention at 35,000 feet

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Partnering with McKinsey, the airline rewired its organization to make digital and AI core parts of the business—transforming the passenger experience, accelerating growth, and unlocking new levels of operations performance.
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Article
Winning hearts in an age of infinite travel choices
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Travelers’ discovery and booking journeys have been reshaped. How can travel players show up at every turn on the path from search to certainty?
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Article
Here’s why some US industrial companies achieve higher multiples
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Not every industrial company in a high-growth market earns a higher valuation. The biggest winners consistently combine four management actions.
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Explainers
AI in five industries: What’s now, and what’s next
The headlines are everywhere. The nuance is more elusive. In these video Explainers, McKinsey partners go sector by...
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Lives & Legacies
An architect of modern media, a literary champion, and a retail revolutionary
Our latest obituaries also include the first American to scale Mount Everest, a frugal Fed chair, and a fashion cofounder tailor-made...
Energy security beyond the Strait of Hormuz crisis
Chart of the Week
Energy’s latest chokepoint
The Strait of Hormuz crisis in 2026 stands apart from other major energy supply disruptions. At its peak, the closure of the...
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Themes
Celebrate International Podcast Day with conversations on change
How are leaders navigating change? This International Podcast Day, hear from McKinsey experts and guests on what’s changing at...
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Our Latest Survey Research

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Economic conditions outlook, September 2026

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Executives’ economic pessimism has eased since June, but they remain cautious. Negative views continue to be more common than positive ones, and expectations for the next six months are mixed.

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The technology shifts every business leader should be watching
October 15, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. CET

The technology shifts every business leader should be watching

The pace of technological change is accelerating, and so are its implications for business. What used to look like separate technology trends are increasingly colliding in the same business decisions. That creates new paths to growth, but also harder choices about where to invest, how to redesign operating models, what skills to build, and how to manage security, resilience, and the physical infrastructure required to scale.

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Interviews

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Podcast

Leading when change feels threatening

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Fear and change can go hand in hand. Executives who understand this can significantly improve their odds of transformation success, while the executives who don’t risk sabotaging their change programs.
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Interview

Siemens’s next reinvention: An interview with Cedrik Neike

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As technology transforms the factory floor, industrial companies are confronting a broader question: What will it take to lead the next era of manufacturing?
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Interview

Pause, pivot, or accelerate: SaaS in the age of agentic AI

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Agentic AI is reshaping the case for modernization in insurance. Leaders from Guidewire, Bessemer Venture Partners, and SAP discuss how insurers can respond, considering their existing commitments.
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Interview

Modernizing for the mission: An interview with Jamie Wolff

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The National Nuclear Security Administration’s CIO shares that modernization means rebuilding infrastructure, data, and talent at once—while keeping the mission and a relentless pace of change in mind.
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Interview

How leaders are turning AI into growth

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Nearly 90 percent of companies are investing in AI, but only 6 percent see material impact. The difference is in how they approach it.
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Interview

AI is changing how we work. Is your organization ready?

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As AI reshapes roles, leaders face a bigger question: how to rethink jobs, teams, and the way work gets done in a fundamentally different era.
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McKinsey on Books

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Author Talks: The business of owning a sports team
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How does business ownership compare with owning a sports team? Baltimore Orioles owner David M. Rubenstein explains the leadership...
Shapers and Founders: The Untold Stories of Asia’s Extraordinary Owner-CEOs
Drawing on rigorous empirical research, interviews, and decades of advisory work, McKinsey experts reveal the leadership strategies...
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Rewired, second edition
This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as...
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McKinsey Quarterly: Digital Edition
Agentic AI is such a powerful force that companies are rethinking the very nature of the corporation. What’s coming? A hybrid...
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Recent McKinsey Quarterly digital issues
Explore previous digital issues of the McKinsey Quarterly—on gen AI, productivity, growth, and more. All are available with a...
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The key to AI value is hiding in plain sight: Your operating model
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New research shows that organizations undergoing AI transformation succeed not by adopting one “best” operating model,...

McKinsey Institutes

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Report - MGI Research
Aftershocks: Energy security beyond the Strait of Hormuz crisis
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The energy system has proven surprisingly resilient, but shock absorbers are thinning. Energy security has no easy exits but...
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Report - McKinsey Health Institute
The future of healthy living: A $16.4 trillion opportunity
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New McKinsey Health Institute analysis finds that addressing modifiable risk factors could add 12 years to healthy life expectancy...
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Interview - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
Solutions for the Black maternal-health crisis
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Joy Rhoden of the American Hospital Association discusses how data, community partnerships, expanded care teams, and a focus...
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The McKinsey Crossword: Made with AI | No. 266
The McKinsey Crossword: Made with AI | No. 266
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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.
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Data Points
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