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.
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Grow smarter. Change faster.
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B2B companies are facing slower demand, shifting customer expectations, and more competition than at any point in the past decade...
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Airports and fashion: Two outlooks
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Seamless, automated, and personalized: Three words that no one ever uses about today’s airport experience, especially on US Thanksgiving...
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Building new businesses in the age of AI
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The latest edition of our landmark AI survey finds that most organizations are still in the experimentation phase, they’re deeply...
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Shopping made easier
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Companies have spent decades refining consumer journeys, fine-tuning every digital interaction. But in the era of agentic commerce,...
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Realizing the full potential of AI agents
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The majority of CEOs have yet to see bottom-line value from AI agents. But there’s no question that the pace and potential scope...
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Travel technologies come of age
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New autonomous tools are already planning trips for people and improving customers’ experience. Soon they’ll be helping travel...
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Shifting seasons
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Leadership isn’t static: It changes as organizations grow, markets shift, and leaders themselves evolve. McKinsey’s forthcoming...
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From locker room to boardroom
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It’s not just the scoreboard that matters—it’s the system. Our new research on world-class teams looks at how leaders in sports...
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Public boards can take a page from private equity to create value
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Tactics most often associated with private equity (PE) boards can be artfully deployed by public-company boards as well. By adopting...
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The classics get an update
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Crafting a strategy has always been demanding. In 2010, only 35 percent of surveyed executives said they had a high-quality,...
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The latest on quantum and tariffs
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And it’s only gaining momentum. Last year was the hottest on record for three uses of quantum—computing, communication, and sensing—by...