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What to read next McKinsey’s 2026 annual book recommendations

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McKinsey Global Publishing’s annual reading list is back, featuring compelling recommendations from a diverse group of leaders across the world. Our contributors have nearly 100 books for you to choose from.
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The real future of work in healthcare
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Healthcare is in a productivity crisis that more hiring and more technology alone will not solve. The next era of care depends on making automation work through human–AI workflows.
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The operating model advantage: Why AI winners are rewiring their organizations
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The real AI advantage comes from redesigning how work is done and how decisions are made. Ultimately, success will depend on people and operating models supported by technology.
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Explainers
Lights, camera, algorithm: How AI is rewriting the rules of film and TV
Artificial intelligence is reshaping film and TV production from script to screen—but the biggest disruptions may not be the...
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Lives & Legacies
A hidden figure behind GPS, a cycling champion, and a quiet trucking giant
Our latest obituaries also include a Hollywood animator, a cable industry innovator, and a prize-winning doctor who built a tuberculosis...
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Week in Charts
US import exposure
The mix of geopolitics and technology has intensified the focus on US manufacturing. The United States imports $3 trillion in...
Themes
Exploring America’s next chapter this Independence Day
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, business leaders have an opportunity to reflect on the nation’s past while looking...
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Why accelerated resource allocation matters in the age of AI

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In an era of rapid AI disruption, the winners may not be the companies that predict the future most accurately, but those that learn, reallocate resources, and adapt faster than their competitors.

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From the C-suite to the boardroom: Christiana Smith Shi on what it takes

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For executives, the developmental opportunity may be clear, but what does board service really entail?
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Building America’s innovation engine: An interview with David Lebryk

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The former US Treasury official shares how government can deliver in moments of crisis and how America’s public–private sector dynamic can help fuel its next era of growth.
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How Covista is changing education for healthcare professionals

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Chairman and CEO Steve Beard explains how the organization’s multiyear transformation has reshaped its purpose, structure, and culture.
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How Miro is redefining collaboration across the product development life cycle

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Miro cofounder and CEO Andrey Khusid reflects on the company’s evolution from a digital whiteboard to an AI-powered workflow platform—and how AI is reshaping competitive advantage in software.
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McKinsey on Books

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Author Talks: Testing AI’s limits in a one-year experiment
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What happens when AI runs your life for a year? NBC News Chief Technology Analyst Joanna Stern reveals surprising gains—and...
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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New from the Quarterly

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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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Collective action, collective success: A CEO’s role in transformations
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Successful transformations require everyone in the organization to move in the same direction. That can only happen when CEOs...

McKinsey Institutes

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Catalyzing competitiveness: Where investment happens and why
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Competitiveness has moved to the top of the global agenda, and investment is its indicator and its outcome. In the context of...
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Agents, robots, and us: How AI reshapes work and skills in Europe
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Most skills will still be needed—but how people use them will change as they work alongside intelligent machines.
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From access to assets: How early-life wealth building can shape economic mobility
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Investing in children’s financial futures can narrow disparities and expand opportunity. Different scenarios for the new...
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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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