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Monthly Highlights, April 2020
This past month was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic—the human tragedy, and the government and business response. Below is a selection of our most-read articles. To explore the full collection, including our latest thinking, please visit Coronavirus: Leading through the crisis.
Editor’s choice
Beyond coronavirus: The path to the next normal
Beyond coronavirus: The path to the next normal
The coronavirus is not only a health crisis of immense proportion—it’s also an imminent restructuring of the global economic order. Here’s how leaders can begin navigating to what will be next.
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
Safeguarding our lives and livelihoods
Safeguarding our lives and livelihoods
We must solve for the virus and the economy. It starts with battling the virus. more
Getting ahead of the next stage of the coronavirus crisis
Getting ahead of the next stage of the coronavirus crisis
First the virus, now the economic fallout—you need to launch your plan-ahead team. more
An instant economic crisis: How deep and how long?
An instant economic crisis: How deep and how long?
Analysis of a range of economic data tracks the worsening effects of the pandemic in the West—and the cautious reopening of social and economic life in China. more
 
REGION IN FOCUS
Tackling COVID-19 in Africa
Tackling COVID-19 in Africa
An unfolding health and economic crisis demands bold action.
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LEADING THE RESPONSE
The minimal viable nerve center
The minimal viable nerve center
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, companies need a crisis response coordinated by top management that gives experts and managers the autonomy to implement creative, pragmatic solutions. more
Decision making in uncertain times
Decision making in uncertain times
The timeline for companies to react to the coronavirus has shrunk dramatically. Here are five principles that leaders can follow. more
How China’s consumer companies managed through the COVID-19 crisis: A virtual roundtable
How China’s consumer companies managed through the COVID-19 crisis: A virtual roundtable
During a virtual roundtable, China-based executives discuss their experience managing operations at leading consumer companies during the coronavirus crisis. more
 
 
Business in 60 seconds with Kevin Sneader
In a new video series from GZERO Media, McKinsey global managing partner Kevin Sneader offers an inside view of the challenges facing the world’s top executives. Every Thursday, he addresses questions about key issues, such as attracting and retaining talent, growing revenue, navigating change, and staying ahead of the competition—all in 60 seconds:
  1. Advice for business leaders confronting coronavirus challenges?
  2. How should business leaders run their companies during the coronavirus pandemic?
  3. Global forces changing corporate America after 2008
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Adapting workplace learning in the time of coronavirus
Supply-chain recovery in coronavirus time—plan for now and the future
Enterprise agility: Buzz or business impact?
Five Fifty: Learn fast and prosper
At the heart of a crisis: How consumer-health companies can lead in the time of coronavirus
Playing to win in oncology: Key capabilities for success
 
McKinsey Classics
Strategy at a time of uncertainty
Strategy at a time of uncertainty
Even if executives can’t identify outcomes, they can identify the variables determining how markets will evolve and know how those variables must change to justify investments. Read our 2000 classic “Strategy under uncertainty.”
Learn to plan for uncertainty  >
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