Featured Insights

Our latest thinking on the issues that matter most in business and management.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

The net-zero transition in the wake of the war in Ukraine: A detour, a derailment, or a different path?

– The invasion of Ukraine will, at least initially, complicate the transition path to a net-zero economy, but this tragic development could still prove to be a turning point in accelerating progress in the medium run.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Bias Busters: When the crowd isn’t necessarily wise
– Leaders need to recognize herd mentality when it happens—and explore the contrarian view to help break the spell.
Article

Supply chains: To build resilience, manage proactively
– Supply chain upheavals show little sign of abating. Companies can address them by reconsidering outdated, short-term strategies... and beginning the hard work of building structural resilience.
Article

IFRS 9 models in financial instruments and impairment regulations: The new reality and lessons learned
– Banks need to evolve International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 models quickly—and those that get it right will... have more than just a competitive advantage.
Article

A new era of US infrastructure grants
– The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law introduces a new level of funding considerations for state and local governments. States with... high ambitions are already in the thick of it—what now?

The Next Normal

Emerging stronger from the coronavirus pandemic
Explore the collection

Most popular

Report - McKinsey Health Institute

Adding years to life and life to years
Article

When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Article

If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done?
Executive Briefing

COVID-19: Implications for business

New from the Quarterly

Article - McKinsey Quarterly

The net-zero transition in the wake of the war in Ukraine: A detour, a derailment, or a different path?
– The invasion of Ukraine will, at least initially, complicate the transition path to a net-zero economy, but this tragic development... could still prove to be a turning point in accelerating progress in the medium run.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Can the automotive industry scale fast enough?
– The rapidly increasing uptake of electric vehicles could transform the automotive ecosystem and promote even greater innovations.... For that to happen, two imperatives need attention now.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Getting strategy wrong—and how to do it right instead
– Too many companies equate strategy with hitting financial goals. They underestimate the difficulty—and the value—of... the real thing.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy
– New research details what empowered employees love about hybrid work models and the risks to diversity, equity, and inclusion... if managers get the evolving flexible workplace wrong.
See more

NEW FROM THE MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE

Podcast - McKinsey Global Institute

Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
– The World Trade Organization’s first African—and first female—director-general reflects on the impact of the... pandemic on trade, the imperative to ensure that vaccines reach Africa and other emerging economies, and how to ensure that trade is more inclusive in the years ahead.
Podcast - McKinsey Global Institute

Forward Thinking on democratizing technology with Anne-Marie Imafidon
– “Having a computer science degree should not be a prerequisite for being one of the only people in control of what happens... next. It’s about democratizing. It’s about giving folks agency so we can make collective decisions about what happens next rather than it being that technical power race. I don’t know if we can call it race to the—I’m going to call it the bottom, race to the dystopia.”
Article - McKinsey Global Institute

Securing Europe’s future beyond energy: Addressing its corporate and technology gap
– European leaders have shown great resolve in their initial response at scale and speed to the war in Ukraine. They will need to... build the same momentum to face the region’s slow-motion corporate and technology crisis. An estimated €2 trillion to €4 trillion of annual value could be at stake—six times the amount needed for the net-zero transition—and with it Europe’s long-term prosperity and strategic autonomy. A program of 11 actions can turn the tide.
Podcast - McKinsey Global Institute

Forward Thinking on the growing role of business in the net-zero transition with Claire O’Neill
– The former British politician who led the United Kingdom’s winning bid to host COP26 is now focused on coordinating an effective... business contribution to the net-zero transition. She sees momentum building. “CEOs left COP saying, ‘We get it. Net zero is the thing we have to do.’”
See more

McKinsey Live Webinars

Wednesday, May 18, 9:30 a.m. ET

World Economic Forum: A preview of Davos 2022

For the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, global leaders will gather in person for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Join McKinsey senior partners Sven Smit and Tracy Francis for a discussion of what to expect, starting with the tragic invasion of Ukraine and other converging crises—COVID-19, climate change, rising inflation--that together, are dramatically reshaping the global business agenda.
Register

Multimedia & Features

McKinsey Live
Public events to help leaders, organizations, and communities respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

The McKinsey Podcast
Welcome to The McKinsey Podcast, a business and management podcast featuring conversations with leading experts.

McKinsey Video
Watch our collection of videos featuring perspectives from CEOs, leading industry experts, and authors.

McKinsey Themes
Explore essential reading on topics that matter.