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Apr 25, 2019
Companies must navigate issues around strategy and technology, processes, and organization to keep up as software and electrical/electronic architecture grow more important to mobility.
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Apr 25, 2019
To capture value in agriculture and construction, OEMs should innovate in four areas, including mastering digital and enhancing service with the newest technologies.
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Apr 25, 2019
Rapid economic growth is blurring the distinctions among developing, emerging and advanced countries, writes Jonathan Woetzel in Milken Institute Review.
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Apr 25, 2019
Global brands face new opportunities as luxury represents a powerful form of social capital for young Chinese consumers.
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Apr 25, 2019
An enterprise-wide risk transformation can substantially improve risk management while also sustainably trimming costs.
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Apr 24, 2019
Extreme weather events are exacting a high—and rising—price. Utilities need to devise and implement strategies to adapt.
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Apr 24, 2019
Energy intensity is decreasing, renewables are gaining, and new efficiencies are on the way. Here's how to build the resilience you need to navigate rapid change.
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Apr 24, 2019
Scale advantages are emerging for the largest US banks; their regional peers need to build highly efficient delivery models in order to compete.
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Apr 24, 2019
If companies in the country embrace digital, they could outpace peers and see an increase in profitability and revenue growth.
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Apr 24, 2019
Surveyed executives confirm that digital transformations rarely achieve success. But in those that do lie the structural elements that may help organizations overcome the odds.
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Apr 24, 2019
As e-commerce volumes soar, many logistics and parcel companies hope that automation is the answer. But as this second article in our series on disruption explains, things are not so simple.
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Apr 22, 2019
CEOs who pivot to a longer view of health and performance make the right moves for their companies, though it's sometimes their successors who reap the rewards.
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Apr 22, 2019
To remain competitive, companies in China will need to look for opportunities in the fast-growing services trade, write Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong in China Daily.
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Apr 19, 2019
Consumers today are savvy and expect personalization, especially when viewing ads. Field Garthwaite, cofounder and CEO of IRIS.TV, discusses how machine learning can help marketers deliver more relevant and noninvasive video content.
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Apr 19, 2019
As talk of an impending economic downturn takes hold in the business world, executives can take thoughtful steps to help their companies better weather the storm.
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Apr 18, 2019
Globalization is entering a new chapter that is being driven by flows of information and data, as well as technological changes that are reshaping industry value chains, write Susan Lund and Jacques Bughin in VOX EU.
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Apr 18, 2019
We surveyed nearly 5,000 consumers in China to discover how they buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. Here's what we learned.
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Apr 17, 2019
Energy companies struggling with customer churn can borrow lessons from retail and consumer goods to build loyalty and boost sales through personalization.
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Apr 17, 2019
An increasing number of governments and businesses are implementing digital identification programs. What makes a digital ID beneficial to both the user and the institution?
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Apr 17, 2019
Value-based care models are becoming increasingly important for health systems. Implemented well, they can improve system economics, enhance care quality and outcomes, and strengthen physician alignment.
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Apr 17, 2019
Our latest mobility start-up and investment tally shows the industry invested $120 billion in the last 24 months as it prepares for the years to come.
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Apr 17, 2019
New research by the McKinsey Global Institute shows how good digital ID is a new frontier in value creation for individuals and institutions around the world.
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Apr 16, 2019
US farmers are under increasing economic pressure. A recent McKinsey survey explores how this will affect their spending on agricultural inputs.
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Apr 16, 2019
Worried about the effect of new digital entrants on your industry and markets? Reinvented incumbents may be an equal threat.
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Apr 15, 2019
Start-up activity has surged in Pakistan as businesses emerge to meet labor-market demands. But the country still lags behind peers.
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Apr 12, 2019
A new program seeks to spark development in the neediest communities and boost the national economy. Similar, past efforts offer insights that may help them succeed.
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Apr 12, 2019
It's time to dig for a solution to the gold mining reserve crisis.
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Apr 12, 2019
The region has seen rapid growth over the past 15 years, but a number of trends could affect whether the economies continue to grow.
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Apr 11, 2019
Many retailers believe—rightly—that format redesign is often too risky, takes too long, and costs too much. There's a better way.
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Apr 11, 2019
How the energy, mining, and materials industries can meet the unique challenges of protecting themselves in a digital world.
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Apr 11, 2019
US consumer products companies are facing a manufacturing-labor crisis. It's time they took a fresh look at their automation options.
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Apr 11, 2019
Increased passenger density and decreased vehicle footprint should bring strong growth for ridesharing in the decade ahead.
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Apr 11, 2019
Companies often struggle to make the leap from successful pilots to organization-wide rollout, and in many cases transformation efforts have essentially stalled. Knowing where you stand and what to do next can help you quickly get back on track.
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Apr 11, 2019
Offshore wind is poised to become a major source of power for the most densely populated area of the United States. Nine building blocks are needed to meet growth milestones and successfully scale the industry.
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Apr 10, 2019
Most transformations don't deliver on their promises or their targets.
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Apr 10, 2019
Digital platforms open new opportunities for connecting, integrating, and reimagining a traditional sector. Zeroing in on specific segments and pain points shows how.
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Apr 10, 2019
In the consumer-goods sector, agile ways of working aren't an all-or-nothing proposition. Success depends on knowing where and how to deploy them.
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Apr 10, 2019
Consolidation in the US retirement arena continues apace. To maximize deal value, firms must follow some industry-specific best practices.
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Apr 10, 2019
New technologies can advance project outcomes in the construction industry. Governments are well-poised to cultivate greater adoption.
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Apr 10, 2019
As adoption increases, new research looks into the consequences for women's jobs in the United Kingdom and those of African American workers.
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Apr 10, 2019
Agile organization models have less hierarchy and fewer conventional managers. Here's how executives making the move to agile can keep their valuable former managers engaged and motivated.
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Apr 09, 2019
Battery-electric adoption could offer sizable potential in heavy machinery. There's a strong business case for some applications already—and addressing barriers could unlock more opportunity.
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Apr 08, 2019
There's a new vision for indirect procurement, enabled not just by new technologies but also by a radical new understanding of the value indirect procurement can generate.
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Apr 08, 2019
For traditional firms seeking to elevate their digital footprint, ecosystems represent an opportunity to boost growth, performance, and outshine competitors. Here's a look at what ecosystems can offer.
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Apr 05, 2019
Value networks and value-based payment are usually implemented independently, limiting their effectiveness. Greater alignment of these strategies can allow payers to unlock their transformative potential.
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Apr 04, 2019
While many organizations are investing in data and design capabilities, only those that tightly weave these disciplines together will unlock their full benefits.
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Apr 03, 2019
Conducting a premortem can help teams anticipate project failure—and head it off at the pass.
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Apr 03, 2019
Avoid throwing good money after bad by developing "contingent road maps"—plans for updating your investment strategy based on unbiased feedback from the market.
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Apr 02, 2019
McKinsey's latest research shows that consumer engagement in healthcare continues to grow, but many payers and providers are struggling to meet changing needs and demands.
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Apr 02, 2019
To maximize deal value in a merger, focus on critical principles.
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Apr 02, 2019
Procurement matters more than you might think. Here's how to make the most of what and how you buy.
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Apr 02, 2019
Over the next decade, next-generation capabilities have the potential to completely transform the claims process. Carriers should focus on four areas to unlock value.
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Apr 02, 2019
The superstar effect is real, and in this new competitive environment, strategy matters more than ever.
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Apr 01, 2019
Affordable biologic therapies could help expand patients' access to treatment in the developing world. Here's what pharma companies must know to unlock the potential.
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Apr 01, 2019
As China's GDP growth slows, what opportunities can companies in the country look to?
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Apr 01, 2019
Incoming administrations may consider appointing a state COO to lead strategic operations and implement high-priority projects. Those who work with state COOs could position them for success with thoughtful role definition and strong support.
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Mar 29, 2019
UK companies can navigate shifts in global trade patterns by focusing on fast-growing services and digital trades, redoubling efforts in emerging markets, and digitizing their supply chains.
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Mar 29, 2019
The Medicaid program has experienced significant changes since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was passed. Five trends are likely to affect how the program will change over the next five to ten years.
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Mar 29, 2019
Crude oil prices continued on a downward trajectory in the fourth quarter, resulting in a somber outlook for the sector going into 2019. OFSE performance in the last quarter itself was mixed, with outcome varying greatly at company level.
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Mar 29, 2019
Despite challenges, the West of Shetland is increasingly important to offshore UK oil and gas activity. Four levers can help lower breakeven costs to make the province globally competitive.
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Mar 29, 2019
Outfitting Manhattan's Hudson Yards with sustainable power and technology solutions was no easy feat—but well worth the effort. Jay Cross, president of Related Hudson Yards, shares his perspective.
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Mar 28, 2019
Respondents report an overall wary economic outlook and are increasingly concerned over trade. Yet there are signs of optimism among emerging economies and for companies' prospects.
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Mar 27, 2019
Indian consumers have strongly embraced digital technologies. Now India's companies must follow suit.
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Mar 26, 2019
Understanding culture, and proactively managing it, is critical to a successful integration. This requires a comprehensive approach.
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Mar 25, 2019
It's common for companies to hang on for too long to projects or parts of the business that are underperforming. Two effective techniques can help executives decide when to hold on to an asset and when to let it go.
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Mar 22, 2019
Welcome to the first edition of China Brief. In this series, linked to our monthly podcast, McKinsey on China, our China-based partners share the latest insights from this dynamic market.
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Mar 21, 2019
Adhering to four key principles can help companies increase the odds that their collaborations will create more value over their life cycles.
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Mar 21, 2019
In this episode of the McKinsey Podcast, Simon London speaks with McKinsey senior partner Katy George and partner Enno de Boer about the future of manufacturing—think digital and advanced analytics, not robots.
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Mar 21, 2019
Value-added services can help insurers improve profitability, own the customer interface, and reinvent their product offerings. To capture these benefits, companies must understand the changing needs of customers and brokers and expand new services beyond a core offering.
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Mar 20, 2019
Companies in developing economies are becoming battle hardened as they vie for growth and plug into advanced technologies. Wealth is piling up in areas of economic vitality.
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Mar 20, 2019
Household batteries could contribute to making the grid more cost effective, reliable, resilient, and safe—if retail battery providers, utilities, and regulators can resolve delicate commercial, operational, and policy issues.
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Mar 20, 2019
China looks set to remain the fastest-growing major chemical market, but important changes are under way. To succeed in this next stage of development, players will need to embrace a new set of strategies.
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Mar 20, 2019
Leading firms are applying advanced analytics across the full asset-management value chain—with real-world results.
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Mar 19, 2019
Shiny new initiatives can distract you from paying attention to other valuable but mundane projects and investments.
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Mar 19, 2019
New automation techniques can provide the first step toward continuous, tech-enabled redesign of critical operations—forming an intuitive ops-to-tech cycle in which tech improves ops, and vice versa.
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Mar 19, 2019
Patterns in how consumers move in and out of Medicaid and Individual market coverage have important implications for both private- and public-sector stakeholders.
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Mar 18, 2019
Modest growth forecasts, shifting consumer tastes, and increased competition will force executives to seek new opportunities.
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Mar 18, 2019
For medtech companies, divestitures can create value. But several elements are necessary to make separations successful.
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Mar 18, 2019
Rethinking how we travel through our cities and towns means tracking the emissions we create as we do. The good news is that traveling may soon get cleaner.
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Mar 15, 2019
As customers and banks shift to digital technologies, bancassurers need to rethink their distribution model.
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Mar 15, 2019
A retailer can now use geospatial analytics to understand the interactions between its online and offline channels. With these insights, it can create a higher-performing retail network.
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Mar 15, 2019
Transformations must truly change the trajectory of the organization to thrive over the long run. Here are four essential steps to ensuring lasting change.
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Mar 15, 2019
Ron Kuerbitz, Chief Executive Officer, agilon health, shares his perspective on consolidation of the sector, the role of technology, and what he's most excited about for the future. He spoke with Neha Patel, Partner, McKinsey & Company in December 2018.
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Mar 15, 2019
The New York Times foreign affairs columnist shares what the environment can teach us about thriving in an age of disruption in a conversation with James Manyika.
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Mar 15, 2019
James Manyika and the New York Times foreign affairs columnist discuss what it will take to restore high-wage jobs in the face of technological disruption.
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Mar 15, 2019
From flat, to fast, to deep, technology is advancing in stages and changing our world. The New York Times columnist forecasts what's next in conversation with James Manyika.
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Mar 15, 2019
The New York Times foreign affairs columnist tells James Manyika why he thinks the environment, globalization, and technology are transforming our world.
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Mar 15, 2019
There's reason to be hopeful about our future. The New York Times columnist explains why in a conversation with James Manyika.
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Mar 15, 2019
One-word answers are not enough in today's complex world, when people have differing priorities as citizens, consumers, and workers.
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Mar 14, 2019
The Head of Digital Strategy and Medical Innovation, US Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Novartis discusses how disruptive technologies and digital innovation are inspiring a start-up mind-set within the organization.
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Mar 14, 2019
Josipa Petrunic imagines a low-carbon, smart-mobility future for Canada. In this interview, she describes how CUTRIC, the consortium she leads, is bringing the public and private sectors together to make it happen.
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Mar 14, 2019
Carsten Breitfeld, an industry veteran turned disruptor, explains how his Chinese-conceived, globally oriented start-up is tuned for the emerging mobility transformation.
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Mar 13, 2019
How will regional variations in China, Europe, Brazil, India, and the United States reshape cars, carmakers, and the automotive "user experience"?
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Mar 13, 2019
In this episode of the McKinsey Podcast, Simon London speaks with McKinsey partners Rajesh Krishnan and Brooke Weddle about the ins and outs of organizational health.
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Mar 12, 2019
Companies often believe they have extracted all significant cost savings from their supply chains. A zero-based approach can unlock additional value.
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Mar 12, 2019
The company's chief strategy officer describes Lyft's aspirations to contribute to a broader mobility ecosystem.
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Mar 12, 2019
Management practices and digital technologies used by other industries can help oil and gas companies boost capital-project productivity.
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Mar 11, 2019
A leader at the forefront of wireless electricity explains why cars are going electric, electric is going wireless, and the mobility ecosystem is headed for major change.
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Mar 11, 2019
A focus on public-sector efficiency and competitive dynamics for companies are keys to outperformance.
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Mar 08, 2019
Spending reviews have the potential to provide significant insight into budget allocations, enabling higher productivity and greater operational efficiency.
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