AI, shifting trade routes, and a maturing fintech sector are all reshaping how business gets done—and each relies on human judgment to work. Over the past three months, McKinsey authors explored how leaders, families, and firms are navigating these shifts. Our experts also offered perspectives on other topics of importance, including AI opportunities in the chemicals industry and American small business succession. Here are some highlights.
McKinsey studied 200 family business successions. The biggest problem wasn’t the heir—it was the outgoing CEO
Fortune
By Acha Leke and Chaitali Mukherjee
The future of AI and trade
Time
By Olivia White and Tiago Devesa
Fintech, once the ‘enfant terrible’ of finance, is growing up
American Banker
By Jon Steitz and Max Flötotto