McKinsey Insights & Publications RSS Feeds https://www.mckinsey.com/ http://www.mckinsey.com/assets/dotcom/newsletters/images/mckinsey_logo_sm.jpg https://www.mckinsey.com/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:44:43 GMT en Copyright (c) McKinsey & Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. Sitecore CMS: http://www.sitecore.net. Sitecore RSS module: McKinsey.RSS, Version=1.3.2.11454, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null Bold moves to redefine growth in Germany. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/insights-on-europe/productivity-reimagined 603ab2a6-3846-4222-99a6-13f3cadd3799 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 McKinsey Insights on Europe Capital for growth Technology adoption and innovation Despite costing companies 8 to 11 percent of revenue, trade spend underdelivers. Companies could reset their approach through six design principles to unlock best-in-class trade spend optimization. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/reimagining-trade-spend-from-cost-center-to-growth-catalyst 882b6d67-29ef-4b01-af7f-17adfd173df9 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights India Marketing & Sales Growth As AI-native systems take hold, autonomous driving is becoming a race for compute power, software, data, and semiconductors. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/reinventing-autonomous-driving-in-the-age-of-generative-ai 6b554857-723d-4844-a0f1-336cace41c93 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Automotive & Assembly Autonomous vehicles Complexity is increasing and competitive pressures are on the rise. The asset class is becoming less about deploying capital at pace—and more about deploying it with precision. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/global-private-markets-report/private-credit c9981920-a1a6-42cd-9667-81d2b7c68297 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 Global Private Markets Report Private Equity Economic Studies Three McKinsey experts explain how AI is reshaping life sciences—where it’s creating value today, why so many efforts stall, and what the next decade could mean for patients. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/ai-in-life-sciences-explained-the-technology-that-could-reinvent-medicine 753bb386-24af-4c44-8e89-b705f70d76f9 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 McKinsey Explainers Pharmaceuticals Artificial Intelligence The state of distribution in the United States is defined by permanent volatility, especially from the emergence of AI. The ability to address five current themes will define leaders in this new era. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/where-value-is-won-and-lost-in-distribution 9a246b39-f04d-47ee-9b57-9c6a83bc3e27 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 Insights on Industrials Retail & Consumer Goods Logistics Industrial high tech United States Growth Change management Three McKinsey experts explain how AI is reshaping banking from the inside out—and why the biggest obstacle isn’t the technology. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/banking-and-ai-when-the-tech-starts-doing-the-work-not-just-assisting-it 35d01746-f7dd-473a-bbb2-227b8fac835b Mon, 08 Jun 2026 McKinsey Explainers Financial Services Analytics A slew of forces is expanding roles for overlooked players in the materials supply chain in North America and Europe. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/energy-and-materials/our-insights/the-next-wave-of-value-in-the-materials-supply-chain cd4ca18f-4288-4c30-9889-36af0027774b Mon, 08 Jun 2026 Our Insights Energy, Resources & Materials Metals Mining Europe North America Manufacturing operations By first redesigning how decisions flow—clarifying ownership and codifying precedent—the financial services firm was able to rewire its Legal & Compliance group with technology at the core. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/how-we-help-clients/blackstones-legal-and-compliance-ai-transformation-started-with-technology 6829919b-842b-4368-b666-7a110f81a8e9 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 How We Help Clients Talent A comprehensive benchmark survey of workforce and HR trends across Europe, the United States, and China delivers critical insights for today’s HR leaders. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/hr-monitor 51aa03fa-00f1-4667-9999-ba32029f2234 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 Insights on People and Organizations Human resources Digitalizing federal procurement can improve decision-making, increase efficiency and transparency, and bolster resilience—all of which are critical in today’s high-pressure environment. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/reimagining-federal-procurement-in-the-digital-and-ai-age 209b41ce-25ad-4463-8b55-f16aa62be4f3 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 Public Sector Insights Government Public Sector United States IT management & strategy Artificial Intelligence Overcapacity, volatile costs, and weak demand are compressing margins. Successful companies are harnessing AI to pursue cross-functional interventions that target the total cost baseline of a mill. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/packaging-and-paper/our-insights/resetting-cost-competitiveness-in-pulp-and-paper-packaging c59d5815-0d49-4e75-9b4c-551ff92bc916 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 Insights on Packaging & Paper Paper & forest products Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing operations What if the fastest way to transform an organization is through crisis? Marina Nitze explains how crises expose hidden failures—and create rare opportunities for reinvention. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-how-to-succeed-when-systems-fail f7a5bef7-5bf6-4fdc-bc86-8a7ad5da4f55 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 McKinsey on Books Leadership This compendium brings together five years of McKinsey research on how Latinos are reshaping America’s economic future and why expanding opportunity for this dynamic community is essential to broader growth. https://www.mckinsey.com/institute-for-economic-mobility/our-insights/latino-economic-mobility-insights-from-five-years-of-research 92dcbe79-8c8a-48db-93e8-1b804d1c7b66 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 Our Insights McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Research topics McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility AI, geopolitical realignment, and shifting capital flows are redrawing trade corridors and reshaping competitive advantage—forcing leaders to rethink where and how they grow. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/how-ceos-can-navigate-the-new-era-of-trade a8c5d421-0377-4bf9-9004-76adc4e6cd39 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 Research Strategy Managing in Uncertainty The McKinsey Podcast The German retail and tourism group’s chief digital and technology officer says AI is “the most fundamental change in the way we do business in 50 years.” https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/preparing-for-agentic-commerce-rewes-ai-transformation 6d6b3465-aa05-450a-81e0-aa02b6a59033 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 Retail Insights Consumer packaged goods Engineering & Construction Europe Artificial Intelligence Growth Marketing & Sales Chris Silver, chief revenue officer at Parloa, talks with McKinsey partner Brian Blackader about the shift to adopting AI technologies in customer care, getting to success, and how he sees the future. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/embracing-complexity-parloas-vision-for-next-gen-customer-experience 027caac4-15d6-46f1-9579-eb8b57a1cf03 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 Insights on Operations Operations McKinsey Talks Operations As warranty costs surge, automakers are turning to AI-enabled quality systems to detect risks earlier and reduce financial exposure. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/when-warranty-costs-rival-r-and-d-spend-remaking-vehicle-quality-with-ai ffbcfbcc-a1b6-4559-9cf0-82dbf00623b1 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Automotive Analytics Generative AI San Francisco is driving the AI revolution. How can the Bay Area sustain and expand this innovation ecosystem in the years to come? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/the-next-gold-rush-how-the-bay-area-can-keep-its-edge-in-the-ai-era 73e73858-2de3-4d09-b8ea-fad74726e1f3 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 Social Sector Insights Sector development Public finance United States United States Growth Macroeconomics How Daniel Tsai transformed a family insurer into one of Asia’s most diversified — and most resilient — business empires. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/leading-asia/from-family-business-to-diversified-powerhouse-a-conversation-with-daniel-tsai-chairman-fubon-group 5a52b51f-3647-4023-a510-49f3aeb9c609 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 Leading Asia Airlines can modernize their approach to business- and first-class revenue. Premium cabins call for differentiated strategies. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/airline-premium-cabins-profitability-at-the-front-of-the-plane b500de01-1c23-4561-9cbf-ade0ddad5c9b Mon, 01 Jun 2026 Insights on Travel Travel Travel AI is already transforming how software is built—but most organizations are capturing only a fraction of its value. At Sonar, teams redesigned the product development life cycle and showed AI can unlock step-change gains in speed, quality, and scalability. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/overview/when-ai-becomes-part-of-the-workflow-redesigning-how-software-gets-built dfbe94f1-eed5-4a0a-986d-af2e215fb3ed Mon, 01 Jun 2026 Overview Artificial Intelligence Digital Don’t let your production network transformation get bogged down. For faster, stronger results, put site leaders in front—while providing direction from the center to create systemwide impact. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/leading-from-the-field-transformation-in-distributed-operations f249f614-1c8d-4640-b44c-badcc0cd60c2 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 Transformation Insights Manufacturing Performance transformation Sidney Lu has spent four decades building things no one thought Taiwan could build. His rule: every three years, deliver something that genuinely surprises — or risk becoming history. He isn’t done yet. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/leading-asia/the-next-wow-factor-a-conversation-with-sidney-lu-chairman-and-ceo-foxconn-interconnect-technology 51b6b28e-8639-42b8-829a-e1c95cee1ad7 Sun, 31 May 2026 Leading Asia Traditional budgeting can undermine performance. Today, leading CFOs use budgets to turn strategy into action. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/your-budget-is-killing-your-strategy-here-are-four-ways-to-fix-it 56e6cb7e-ef17-4de8-aa1b-2cf8e93dd6b0 Fri, 29 May 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Strategy Corporate Finance For all the constant buzz around AI, broad-based announcements about how AI has boosted profits are noticeably missing. The reason for this loud silence: it hasn’t happened—yet. AI is not an immaterial vapor hovering above the economy. The models that will power future change run on a foundation of physical inputs: cables, turbines, chips, and copper. These are bought and sold all over the world. This is why the one area AI is having a measurable effect on trade, write Olivia White and Tiago Devesa. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/media-center/the-future-of-ai-and-trade b243511c-931a-4a8f-8cc5-7f55d91f32d7 Fri, 29 May 2026 Media Center For industrial companies, applying AI to the aftermarket and services could provide a source for differentiation on top of cost and time savings and enhanced customer experiences. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/ai-is-already-rewiring-the-aftermarket-and-services ee7ec629-94d3-4024-b160-821f62980c09 Fri, 29 May 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Industrial equipment & components Machinery & industrial goods Europe North and Central America Marketing & Sales Artificial Intelligence With luxury consumers rapidly embracing AI, the strategic question for merchants is no longer whether agents will mediate the journey, but who controls how brands are perceived. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/when-ai-meets-desire-innovating-human-centered-luxury-experiences-in-the-agentic-age 7db4cce5-5669-41df-a49f-9c44d91bedf1 Fri, 29 May 2026 Retail Insights Luxury goods Artificial Intelligence Customer-Experience Design Oil price increases impact production costs and household budgets, while growth loses momentum; nevertheless, the broader economy continues to expand, leaving interest rates in a holding pattern. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/global-economics-intelligence 384a1022-063a-4b70-9b61-9ce3a506b5cf Fri, 29 May 2026 Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Economic Studies Corporate Finance Strategy The 2026 Global B2B Pulse Survey finds a divide between leaders and laggards—and shows how integrating hyperpersonalization, AI, and sales accountability creates a new operating system for growth. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-surprising-economics-of-b2b-growth-the-new-survival-threshold-and-what-it-takes-to-thrive 53909b0a-ef47-42a1-9198-1a9eeafb312f Thu, 28 May 2026 Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Marketing & Sales Growth AI is poised to reshape banking not just by cutting costs, but by redistributing profits, redefining customer relationships, and accelerating competition. How should banks respond? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/move-first-or-fall-behind-how-ai-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-banking cc66e4b0-f3c5-4e41-ace1-44608e1a553d Thu, 28 May 2026 Insights on Financial Services Financial Services The McKinsey Podcast The way agentic AI is being used in software development is a harbinger for broader changes in the delivery model. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/our-insights/rewiring-software-delivery-for-the-agentic-era b8d61411-1996-48d2-9dcd-5262091cd9e5 Thu, 28 May 2026 Our Insights on Technology Software Artificial Intelligence Ahead of the summer season, a smaller share of US consumers reported optimism while a greater share reported cost concerns, which could impact their spending across discretionary categories. Here’s the latest research from our ConsumerWise team. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/the-state-of-the-us-consumer f5b09b82-0e90-477f-aa1a-622a0653a194 Thu, 28 May 2026 Consumer Packaged Goods Insights United States Economic Studies Consumer insights Artificial Intelligence The global home-improvement retailer’s chief digital and information officer on unlocking the potential of AI—and keeping people’s feet on the ground. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/building-the-ai-advantage-how-adeo-is-preparing-for-retails-next-wave fbc0c219-438e-4478-9f7d-773acc5ac326 Thu, 28 May 2026 Retail Insights Consumer packaged goods Europe Artificial Intelligence Marketing & Sales Growth Leading cybersecurity executives and board directors discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/overview/cybersecurity/the-boards-role-in-managing-emerging-ai-risks daddfefa-712a-4dda-9715-7fe8a3b02181 Wed, 27 May 2026 Cybersecurity Semiconductors Management consulting McKinsey Transformation Europe United States Cybersecurity/Risk Risk Management Quantum is approaching an inflection point, bringing significant economic opportunity—and potential security risks. Are business leaders ready to harness quantum’s potential? https://www.mckinsey.com/quarterly/the-five-fifty/five-fifty-quantums-breakthrough 0faae6b7-fea9-4cf6-b8ad-7a895b804f61 Tue, 26 May 2026 The Five Fifty McKinsey Quarterly Can Japan translate its hardware expertise into AI, data, and software to emerge as a leader as general-purpose robots scale? https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/japans-100-billion-opportunity-in-general-purpose-robotics 50c5bcd0-6755-4c10-926e-eeeb7c7cc93d Tue, 26 May 2026 Insights on Industrials Industrial high tech Several intersecting trends are shaping and accelerating growth in India’s auto component sector, creating compelling opportunities for investors and industry players alike. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/shifting-into-high-gear-indias-auto-component-sector 7149ee26-8491-4981-a2e7-f587009ed63a Tue, 26 May 2026 Automotive & Assembly Insights Automotive components & suppliers Automotive India Emerging Markets Growth Global forces Autonomous vehicles Focus areas To capture the opportunity for deterrence and prosperity, Sweden must overcome a set of challenges. The outcome will depend on Sweden’s ability to align on priorities, mobilize across stakeholders, and execute with speed. https://www.mckinsey.com/se/our-insights/enhancing-swedish-security-through-deterrence-and-prosperity 81760add-cb31-48aa-9390-846a241e4008 Mon, 25 May 2026 Our Insights Sweden As the world enters what the IEA calls the “age of electricity,” Hitachi Energy is leading the evolution of the energy system for a fully electrified world—making electricity abundant and more accessible in Europe and worldwide. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/insights-on-europe/podcasts-and-videos/europe-on-the-move-a-conversation-with-hitachi-energys-ceo 1470ad62-281a-4bb6-bf9c-0f8e480982f0 Fri, 22 May 2026 Podcasts & Videos Energy, Resources & Materials Electric Power & Natural Gas Energy cost and transition Europe on the move Leslie Davis, president and CEO of UPMC, discusses the organization’s “payvider” model and how its emphasis on innovation has helped UPMC deliver better, more affordable care. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/leslie-davis-on-serving-communities-as-both-payer-and-provider 0378ea59-e0f6-4464-832d-98fc5023701a Fri, 22 May 2026 Insights on Healthcare Systems & Services Health care providers Health care payors United States Corporate strategy Growth Leadership Asia’s diverse adaptation needs are large, requiring much of the global adaptation spend going forward. Yet, the challenge also opens a significant opportunity for the region. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/future-of-asia-podcasts/advancing-climate-adaptation-in-asia-protecting-people-protecting-growth cabc2062-7a86-4177-a6f4-ca25cdf9f25c Fri, 22 May 2026 Future of Asia Podcasts Asia-Pacific As attention focuses on stablecoins, a larger $4 trillion transformation is underway, integrating bank deposits and central bank assets into a unified global monetary stack. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/beyond-stablecoins-the-emerging-architecture-of-on-chain-money e7bf66e8-6788-4dd4-81fe-17550a365f2a Thu, 21 May 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Strategic planning Innovation Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel explains how mRNA, AI, and individualized care could transform everything from vaccines to cancer treatment. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/the-next-era-of-healthcare-is-personal 689bedc7-8ede-4f5c-a7a1-463fb2401a44 Thu, 21 May 2026 Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Leadership Innovation The McKinsey Podcast Amid a global surge in electrification, India’s scaling domestic demand and structural advantages could make it a globally competitive electrical-equipment-manufacturing powerhouse. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials/our-insights/wired-for-growth-indias-electrical-equipment-opportunity cc995235-dad9-4c0f-bdce-6e368e3c83fc Thu, 21 May 2026 Insights on Industrials Electric Power Industrial high tech India Growth Emerging Markets In this preview of our 2026 Global Banking Annual Review, we provide a glimpse of banks’ continued strong results in 2025; the emergence of a new world map; the tipping point for customer ownership; and the unprecedented pace at which AI is remaking the industry, prompting banks to accelerate their precision strategies and evolve into multispeed organizations. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-banking-annual-review a7bd0643-01f9-42b3-b705-c2035c62a702 Thu, 21 May 2026 Insights on Financial Services Banking Financial Services Strategy Probing how much manufacturing ramp-up would be needed to address US trade dependencies. https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/ramping-up-manufacturing-in-america e8bf192b-1f0b-4f3a-a5c6-e575ba2e1dec Thu, 21 May 2026 Research Manufacturing McKinsey Global Institute United States Macroeconomics Global forces Manufacturing operations Consumer expectations in Australia are changing; organisations can leverage their loyalty programmes to keep up with ongoing shifts. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/australian-consumer-loyalty-rapid-change-calls-for-rapid-solutions bf66372a-5a65-4652-a583-37e429e6565d Wed, 20 May 2026 Retail Insights Retail & Consumer Goods Australia What happens when AI runs your life for a year? NBC News Chief Technology Analyst Joanna Stern reveals surprising gains—and unsettling trade-offs—to embedding AI into everything from labor to leisure. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-testing-ais-limits-in-a-one-year-experiment 5749f222-a8e9-49ad-a505-60f5f4da49b3 Wed, 20 May 2026 McKinsey on Books Artificial Intelligence Provider-led health plans are underrepresented in the commercial group insurance market, leaving more than $20 billion in potential revenue and $700 million in operating margin on the table. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/how-provider-led-health-plans-can-succeed-in-commercial-insurance c86839c4-5d7f-4206-95b0-a10678443d91 Wed, 20 May 2026 Insights on Healthcare Systems & Services Commercial insurance Health care payment & delivery innovation United States Capability building Growth Innovation