The CEO Shortlist
Every two weeks, get the insights that C-suite leaders use to make bold moves—curated by McKinsey's editors. From breakthrough ideas about technology, leadership, and other emerging trends, it’s your guide for navigating what’s next.
Power and growth in the AI age
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How much power will AI ultimately require? Beneath the question sits a real worry—that today’s rush to build data centers reflects...
Easier said than scaled
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In this issue, we take up two topics high on the CEO agenda: how to build new businesses that actually scale, and how AI is becoming...
The price of intelligence, the making of expertise
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Ninety-three percent of respondents to a recent McKinsey survey report exceeding their AI budgets—even as the sticker price of...
The thinking machine, the wary investor
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The general-purpose robotics market sits at under $1 billion today, but our colleagues project...
AI operating truths, global foresight
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In a 20-person agtech venture, AI now handles more than half the tasks across nearly every business function, enabling humans...
Leaders on leadership
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Every year, McKinsey interviews more than 100 CEOs, leaders, and founders to understand the latest in leadership. In this issue,...
Meeting the AI moment
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AI is everywhere—in the C-suite, the boardroom, the shop floor, the kitchen table. As the technology redefines the way business...
The assembly line, reinvented
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In the early 1900s, Henry Ford did not invent a better car—he changed the economics of building them. A similar shift is now...
Measure twice, cut once
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In this issue, we offer new methods to measure two amorphous but critical quantities: geopolitical value at stake and AI impact...
What changes—and what doesn’t—in the age of AI?
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Software development is happening differently these days. Across industries, roles are being redistributed: AI agents work the...
Growth, compute, and competition
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In a crucial set of industries, leading companies are pulling ahead, capturing a disproportionate share of growth, investment,...