|
Aug 03, 2021
The rise of autonomous vehicles is shifting demand for automotive chips and prompting OEMs to consider in-house design. How could this reconfigure value chains across industries?
|
|
Aug 03, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many businesses to try to minimize short-term capital outlay; considerable capital can be unlocked by rethinking the way project risk is recognized and funded.
|
|
Aug 03, 2021
Investors reward SaaS companies that hit this operating performance marker, yet a surprisingly small number have been able to do so. Here's how more can follow their industry leaders' example.
|
|
Aug 03, 2021
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
|
|
Aug 02, 2021
Just when leaders need fresh thinking and decisiveness, they tend to fall back on tried-and-true ways. Five actions can transform your relationship with
uncertainty and help you thrive.
|
|
Aug 02, 2021
Raw-material and component costs are on a wild ride. Procurement and product-development teams can keep their grip by better understanding and managing embedded costs. A new approach can help.
|
|
Jul 30, 2021
Historically Black colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to
inspire and support Black Americans in the five critical roles they play in
the US economy.
|
|
Jul 30, 2021
How can leaders gain an elusive edge over competitors in a world turned upside down? Michael Useem draws lessons from ten executives to build a road map for mastering leadership.
|
|
Jul 30, 2021
Sun Life US focused on the client experience and aligned IT with the business to drive a transformation in its technological capabilities.
|
|
Jul 30, 2021
Eleven key levers can reduce costs and provide category managers with real-time insights on volatile commodities prices.
|
|
Jul 30, 2021
Many companies face large, and growing, skills deficits. A few companies approach skill building in a more integrated way—and are quietly gaining an edge on rivals.
|
|
Jul 30, 2021
Two partners from McKinsey's Risk and Resilience Practice share their perspectives on dealing with heightened uncertainty and emerging threats during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
|
|
Jul 29, 2021
Private-equity firms use add-ons to scale portfolio companies, but poor integrations impact results. Five practices can ensure that deals flourish.
|
|
Jul 29, 2021
Financing at the point of sale may be a small share of unsecured lending in the United States today, but it's growing fast. Banks seeking long-term growth should explore market entry, and merchants should reassess their financing offers.
|
|
Jul 29, 2021
In August 1971, a secret meeting at Camp David transformed the global monetary system—and here's what it means today and for the future.
|
|
Jul 29, 2021
We mapped out 1,382 biotechs based in Europe and some interesting themes emerged.
|
|
Jul 29, 2021
Learn more about potential economic outcomes of the COVID-19 crisis and how global executives rate the likelihood of each one.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Welcome to the July 2021 issue of Voices on Infrastructure, a collection of insights on preparing for the energy transition.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Customer experience is increasingly critical for industrial-services businesses—and the bar is rising. Here's how to exceed it.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Cell and gene therapies are at the forefront of innovation and transforming how we treat and potentially cure certain diseases. What will the next decade hold for these life-changing therapies?
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Robin Watson CBE, chief executive of Wood, explains how digital technologies in process engineering can help lower emissions and achieve greater sustainability.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
In addition to the moral argument, the former White House economic adviser explains that gender diversity is "a matter of human capital. It's a matter of talent. It's a matter of the evidence mounting over time."
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Sustainability of packaging materials varies by which sustainability elements are prioritized. Companies in the value chain will need to understand the trade-offs across carbon footprint, recyclability, and waste reduction.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
As the energy industry transitions to cleaner fuel sources and responds to climate change, leaders must also accommodate the evolving needs of the communities they serve.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Asia's consumer markets are not only a story of scale, but also one of diversity and shifting preferences and behavior caused by powerful demographic, social, and economic forces.
|
|
Jul 28, 2021
Responding to the short- and long-term needs of electric grids requires integrated and coordinated investment. Yet determining where and how much to invest is complicated by evolving market conditions.
|
|
Jul 27, 2021
Having built Haier into a global powerhouse, its CEO now wants to overthrow 100 years of organizational orthodoxy.
|
|
Jul 27, 2021
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
|
|
Jul 27, 2021
US states and districts have the opportunity to not only help students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic but also tackle long-standing historical inequities in education.
|
|
Jul 27, 2021
This peak-travel season, tourists are returning with a vengeance. Travel companies should focus on four priority areas to ensure traveler satisfaction.
|
|
Jul 27, 2021
Enterprise architects still have an important role to play at large incumbents, but they need to evolve in three ways.
|
|
Jul 26, 2021
The European machinery industry has an opportunity to accelerate out of the COVID-19 crisis with an ambitious plan aimed at altering industry fundamentals and increasing growth and profits.
|
|
Jul 26, 2021
McKinsey's Oliver Tonby, Li-Kai Chen, and Anu Madgavkar discuss the opportunity—and obligation—to reimagine the workforce of the future.
|
|
Jul 26, 2021
The CEO of the US retailer describes how the COVID-19 disruption helped refocus the chain's strategy.
|
|
Jul 23, 2021
Airbnb's CEO discusses how a company that flirted with demise during the pandemic turned its business around
|
|
Jul 23, 2021
Growth outperformers prioritize expansion into business areas where they have a ‘natural ownership' advantage.
|
|
Jul 23, 2021
How public- and private-sector organizations can collaborate, assess vulnerabilities, and look at the bigger picture to improve supply-chain resilience.
|
|
Jul 23, 2021
Employees are worried about their mental health as they return to the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic. Stigma can exacerbate their concerns, but employers can thwart its impact.
|
|
Jul 23, 2021
IT organizations focused on building value as well as reducing costs need to rethink how they engage with their vendors.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
Machines can now tell you when they aren't feeling well. The challenge for today's industrial players lies in applying advanced predictive-maintenance technologies across the full scope of their operations.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
This popular vacation destination is likely to capture a growing share of Chinese luxury spending.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
Joint research from FCLTGlobal and McKinsey highlights the behaviors that can help corporate leaders and board directors sidestep pressures and stay focused on the long term.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
Digital fitness solutions aren't going away in the postpandemic era—but neither are gyms, says Shaun Robert Jenkins, head coach at Tone House, New York City's fast-growing fitness studio.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
China offers a $5 trillion consumption growth opportunity over the next decade.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
Embedding cloud security into the code can reduce risk without slowing down the business.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
After a challenging year, beauty brands are bouncing back. The most successful ones offer a distinctive omnichannel customer experience while prioritizing sustainability and inclusivity.
|
|
Jul 22, 2021
In this video, McKinsey experts imagine the future of the fast-growing wellness industry.
|
|
Jul 21, 2021
In January 2021, we discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic could change the economy. How did we do?
|
|
Jul 21, 2021
Asia is paving the way for digital health ecosystems, and potential ecosystem orchestrators can generate value by taking bold, strategic actions.
|
|
Jul 21, 2021
Blending entertainment with instant purchasing, live commerce offers retailers, brands, and digital platforms a new channel with enormous scope for creating value.
|
|
Jul 21, 2021
Embedding design thinking, methods, and tools from the outset of ecosystem development will help companies produce integrated ecosystem offerings that delight customers, stave off threats, and create new sources of value.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
CaSandra Diggs, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, shares her views on how the fashion industry can give diverse talent more visibility, voice, and agency.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
Lance LaVergne, chief diversity officer of PVH Corp., discusses how fashion companies can attract young people and help emerging designers—and what it will take to disrupt the status quo.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
Companies know they're vulnerable to digital disruption. So why aren't they investing where the risks (and opportunities) are the highest?
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
Research identifies 15 proven ways that urban areas around the world can adapt to climate risk.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
The National Basketball Association's chief innovation officer explains how the league seized opportunities presented by the past year's disruption to test new ideas.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
A more diverse, equitable, and inclusive fashion industry is within reach. But individuals, companies, and institutions in the broader ecosystem must do their part by taking action in key opportunity areas.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
Listen to diverse students and young professionals talk about their disappointments and aspirations—and see highlights from our research on diversity in the fashion industry.
|
|
Jul 20, 2021
Divesting is a strategic capability that can add significant value. Indian companies that identify appropriate spin-offs and divestitures and execute successfully can emerge stronger from the current crisis.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
As the global economy emerges from the worst of the pandemic, strong growth returns, accompanied by inflation.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Johnson & Johnson remodeled its technology-business partnership to elevate the employee experience.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Experts in healthcare, commerce, security, and more discuss new approaches to address the pandemic when vaccination alone may not be enough and the enduring costs of the crisis continue to rise.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Consumer-product and retail companies looking to jump into the fast lane of modern shopping will need to overhaul their operations to master the seven building blocks of an effective omnichannel supply chain.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
A digital nerve center can help procurement teams collaborate better and act faster during turbulence.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
In France, domestic market has been the most resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
German tourism market to recover in 2023, faster than most other European markets.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Italy domestic market to recover faster than most other European markets.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
COVID-19 puts 600.000 jobs at risk and leads to €60 billion GDP loss in the tourism sector in Portugal.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
COVID-19 puts 4.4 million jobs at risk and 250,000 million euros in the Spanish tourism sector.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Domestic travel in Switzerland to return to pre-crisis level faster than in other countries, inbound segment taking longer to recover.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Domestic and International Tourism expected to recover to pre-crisis levels in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
The challenges facing Germany's banking sector are steep, but a new game plan presents the opportunity for a sustainable future for the industry.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
Why many tech-driven maintenance programs are not working and what to do about it.
|
|
Jul 19, 2021
In this interview, Johnson & Johnson's CIO of Corporate Technology explains how IT transformed the employee experience—and itself— with a digital-product mindset.
|
|
Jul 16, 2021
In her new book, Melody Wilding explores the intersection of high sensitivity and high achievement at work.
|
|
Jul 16, 2021
Advanced analytics can transform public-sector services, but US agencies are wary of the risk of biased outcomes. Sound risk management is the key to a wider adoption that will benefit all citizens.
|
|
Jul 16, 2021
While the early effects of the COVID-19 crisis presented a dip in the road, car sales and production are roaring back. Trends that have been long in coming point to significant changes ahead.
|
|
Jul 15, 2021
Global enterprises can proactively manage the threats that escalating international and internal political tensions pose to their operations, performance, and culture.
|
|
Jul 15, 2021
Anne Nijs explains how the rare-disease group at Roche Pharmaceuticals pioneered a new model that puts the patient experience at the center of healthcare innovation and delivery.
|
|
Jul 15, 2021
McKinsey's Joanna Barsh discusses how you can become an effective and engaged leader.
|
|
Jul 15, 2021
The risks of investing in emerging markets are real, but it's not necessary to amplify them by adding an extra risk premium to the cost of capital. Standard valuation principles still apply. Here's why.
|
|
Jul 15, 2021
With growth increasingly hard to achieve, Southeast Asian companies must make decisive moves in five areas of modern digital marketing to capture potential opportunities.
|
|
Jul 15, 2021
Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, strengthens ties with partners to help increase global immunity in the context of COVID-19.
|
|
Jul 14, 2021
The influential economist connects the dots between artificial intelligence, productivity, wages, and inequality, and how to counterbalance the impacts of automation.
|
|
Jul 14, 2021
Today, Black Americans face stubborn gaps between their economic position and that of white people. Research estimates a $220 billion annual wage disparity versus a parity scenario, with Black workers currently concentrated in low-wage jobs, underrepresented in higher-paying occupations, and paid less than white workers on average within the same occupational categories, especially in managerial and leadership roles. Two initiatives could make a big difference: unblocking pipelines into higher-paying professions and creating pathways to better careers from lower-paying occupations. The authors describe how business leaders can do this to promote Black economic mobility.
|
|
Jul 14, 2021
As decarbonization initiatives gain momentum, construction players can benefit from this growing trend—but only if they view ESG as a strategic opportunity and collaborate with other stakeholders in the ecosystem.
|
|
Jul 14, 2021
The ‘next normal' will pose challenges that banks can address through carefully planned M&A. A few broad strategies offer the greatest potential.
|
|
Jul 13, 2021
Raw-material shortages have the potential to disrupt the market for direct reduced iron, but industry participants are already planning to implement new strategies.
|
|
Jul 13, 2021
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you're looking for a quick win.
|
|
Jul 13, 2021
Comparing operation and maintenance performance of different roads is complex, but it can help improve efficiency for roadway owners and operators and unlock much-needed capital.
|
|
Jul 13, 2021
While underground mining methods show higher cost than open pit, their complexity almost always means that there is opportunity in both productivity and cost improvement.
|
|
Jul 13, 2021
The CEO of the US financial giant reflects on the lessons about managing environmental, social, and governance risks that the pandemic delivered to global business.
|
|
Jul 13, 2021
Category managers can respond to inflation—and save their companies a lot of money in the months ahead.
|
|
Jul 12, 2021
Innovative private brands that meet changing consumer requirements will be a distinctive component of success in the grocery world of tomorrow.
|
|
Jul 12, 2021
A brief essay on a misused word.
|
|
Jul 12, 2021
Digital health solutions have the potential to dramatically improve patient care and slow rising costs. Yet achieving that at scale still has obstacles to overcome.
|
|
Jul 11, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of global supply chains and highlighted the public health and national security implications of supply chain vulnerability. Policy reactions have focused on limiting exports and encouraging domestic production. But building supply chain resilience will require a more rigorous assessment of risk and a strategic set of policy actions.
|
|
Jul 11, 2021
If open finance continues to accelerate, it could reshape the global financial services ecosystem, change the very idea of banking, and increase pressure on incumbents.
|
|
Jul 09, 2021
Former Overstock.com executive Seth Moore clears up some common misconceptions about how dynamic pricing works in e-commerce and omnichannel retail.
|
|
