McKinsey August Highlights: CEO reading lists, income inequality, and Bill Gates's energy ideas

monthly highlights | AUGUST 2016

Editor’s choice

What CEOs are reading

Leaders of some of the world’s biggest organizations reveal which books are keeping them occupied in the coming months.

New from The McKinsey Global Institute

Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality

The real incomes of about two-thirds of households in 25 advanced economies were flat or fell between 2005 and 2014, according to a new MGI report. Without action, this phenomenon could have corrosive economic and social consequences.

Plus, two of the report’s authors discuss the global implications of their research.

this month’s highlights

People analytics reveals three things HR may be getting wrong

More sophisticated analyses of big data are helping companies identify, recruit, and reward the best personnel. The results can run counter to common wisdom.
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Adapting your board to the digital age

Many directors are feeling outmatched by the ferocity of changing technology, emerging risks, and new competitors. Here are four ways to get boards in the game. more →

Five things Bill Gates gets right on energy

And one that McKinsey senior partner Scott Nyquist isn’t so sure about. more →

Where machines could replace humans—and where they can’t (yet)

The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities. more →

Fintechs can help incumbents, not just disrupt them

Although true for other financial services, it’s most striking in corporate and investment banking. more →

What CEOs can teach the next US president

While managing an entire country differs in a number of ways from managing a company, there are lessons the next US president can glean from the CEO transition period. more →

also new

How to keep cities moving: Ideas for America’s urban leaders

Nonfinancial risk: A growing challenge for the bank

How to reinvent the external-affairs function

New talent tensions in an era of lower investment returns

China’s One Belt, One Road: Will it reshape global trade?

The new world of patient engagement

McKinsey Classics

China’s productivity opening

The McKinsey Global Institute knows China. Read these classic—and still very relevant—studies of its economic and social conditions. And for McKinsey’s latest take on them, visit our new series exploring the country’s emergent trends, growth prospects, and more.

Top 10 Podcasts

1. The power of design thinking

2. How companies become digital leaders

3. Achieving a digital state of mind

See the rest of the list →

New McKinsey Quarterly Issue

Digital strategy: The economics of disruption

Just released, the full issue of McKinsey Quarterly 2016 Number 2 is now available on our McKinsey Insights app for iPhone, iPad, or Android devices. Swipe through the collection of articles or download the full-issue PDF.

On your PC or laptop? Read the issue overview and download a PDF of the full book on our site.

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