Recovering from ransomware: a conversation with Veritas CEO Greg Hughes

Why executives and boards need to understand the growing cyber threat, how to best prepare for recovery, and who should be at the table.
Recovering from ransomware: a conversation with Veritas CEO Greg Hughes

The McKinsey Crossword: Bakery Consultant | No. 52

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.
The McKinsey Crossword: Bakery Consultant | No. 52

Growth in a crisis: Lessons from hospitality CEO Omar El Hamamsy

By redirecting business efforts, the head of Orascom Development found a path to company growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Growth in a crisis: Lessons from hospitality CEO Omar El Hamamsy

Reimagining travel: Thailand tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic

International tourism is a major contributor to Thailand’s economy. It was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic—but the country is finding ways to support its travel industry while preparing for the international travel to recover further.
Reimagining travel: Thailand tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic

Clinical supply chains: How to boost excellence and innovation

Clinical trials have increased in number and have become more complex, decentralized, and patient-centric. While this puts pressure on clinical drug supply, it also brings new opportunities.
Clinical supply chains: How to boost excellence and innovation

Welcome to luxury fashion resale: Discerning customers beckon to brands

Intrigued customers are breathing fresh life into the luxury apparel market, with a growing appreciation for pre-owned accessories and clothing. For most, brand involvement in resale is a plus: but can their enthusiasm bring the high-profile labels on board?
Welcome to luxury fashion resale: Discerning customers beckon to brands

Unlocking the potential of deeper customer-agent-insurer relationships

When done well, building more holistic customer relationships is a win-win-win for customers, agents, and insurers.
Unlocking the potential of deeper customer-agent-insurer relationships

Global Wealth Has Exploded. Are We Using It Wisely?

The world is richer than it has ever been, but the way in which we create wealth has changed. Should we be using our wealth more productively? Jonathan Woetzel, Anu Madgavkar and Jan Mischke highlight their research findings. 
Global Wealth Has Exploded. Are We Using It Wisely?

The shifting consumer packaged goods market in a diversifying Asia

Rising incomes and shifting consumption patterns are transforming Asia’s consumer packaged goods market. These changes present opportunities for companies that are agile and able to offer a locally relevant presence.
The shifting consumer packaged goods market in a diversifying Asia

Building value-chain resilience with AI

Value chains are facing increased uncertainty. A threefold approach underpinned by artificial intelligence can help companies adapt to rapidly changing markets and operational challenges.
Building value-chain resilience with AI

Author Talks: The history of Black cinema in America

The journalist whose article served as the basis for the movie The Butler explores the past 100 years of Black movies in the United States.
Author Talks: The history of Black cinema in America

How healthcare payers can expand nutrition support for the food insecure

Taking a data-based approach to food security, tailoring nutritional offerings, and building out partner networks can help payers realize the potential of food-support programs.
How healthcare payers can expand nutrition support for the food insecure

Consumer-goods companies must transform their planning end to end

Rising complexity isn’t tenable. Now is the time to take drastic action—in the form of a tech-driven end-to-end planning transformation.
Consumer-goods companies must transform their planning end to end

Strategies for OFSE companies confronting the energy transition

The oil-field-services-and-equipment sector has steadily declined for more than a decade. Companies can consider three broad strategies to revive their fortunes and chart a pathway for the future.
Strategies for OFSE companies confronting the energy transition

US water infrastructure: Making funding count

A much-anticipated wave of funding for US water infrastructure could be unlocked in the coming months and years. Are utilities and investors ready?
US water infrastructure: Making funding count

Building from purpose: Unlocking the power of Australia’s not-for-profit sector

Building from purpose: Unlocking the power of Australia’s not-for-profit sector

Author Talks: How spiritual health fosters human resilience

Are science and spirituality really at odds?
Author Talks: How spiritual health fosters human resilience

How COVID-19 is reshaping supply chains

Companies have only partly addressed the weaknesses in global supply chains exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. In the face of new challenges, finishing the job is even more urgent.
How COVID-19 is reshaping supply chains

The McKinsey Crossword: Gobbling Down (and Across) | No. 51

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.
The McKinsey Crossword: Gobbling Down (and Across) | No. 51

Improving strategic outcomes with advanced analytics

AI and machine-learning tools can enhance strategic planning.
Improving strategic outcomes with advanced analytics

What will it take to go from ‘travel shock’ to surge?

Trivago’s Axel Hefer predicts that the travel recovery will take off in 2022 as more customers become ready to book trips again.
What will it take to go from ‘travel shock’ to surge?

Net-zero power: Long-duration energy storage for a renewable grid

As the world transitions to decarbonized energy systems, emerging long-duration energy storage technologies will be critical for supporting the widescale deployment of renewable energy sources.
Net-zero power: Long-duration energy storage for a renewable grid

Bold ventures - China has the wealth to make investments to strengthen the social contract, address climate change and stimulate greater economic vitality

The world's wealth has increased vastly over the past two decades－and nowhere as much as in China. Its share of global net worth was the highest among 10 countries included in MGI’s The Rise and Rise of the Global Balance Sheet report that explores the vitality of the global economy via its balance sheet, write Jonathan Woetzel and Jan Mischke in China Daily.
Bold ventures - China has the wealth to make investments to strengthen the social contract, address climate change and stimulate greater economic vitality

Underwriting talent: Strategies for property and casualty insurers

Fast-moving market conditions are putting new and more intense demands on underwriting. Updated talent strategies can help carriers meet this challenge.
Underwriting talent: Strategies for property and casualty insurers

bp: An agility pioneer in the energy industry

bp took the bold step to organize for agility at scale in the Production & Operations organization with impressive results. Six leaders share their learnings and reflections on the transformation.
bp: An agility pioneer in the energy industry

Final approach: How airports can prepare for advanced air mobility

Advanced air mobility is becoming a reality. Airport operators need to assess the opportunity and integrate it into their planning.
Final approach: How airports can prepare for advanced air mobility

The economic impact of ageism

New research quantifies the struggles that midcareer workers—those 45 and over—worldwide face and suggests possible interventions to level the playing field.
The economic impact of ageism

The new key to automotive success: Put customer experience in the driver’s seat

Customer experience has replaced engineering prowess as carmakers’ critical battleground. Here’s how incumbent brands can effect a bold, fast transformation.
The new key to automotive success: Put customer experience in the driver’s seat

When are shipping rates going to normalize?

McKinsey’s Steve Saxon and Jaana Remes explain why shipping rates haven’t fallen and provide a scenario for what to expect in 2022.
When are shipping rates going to normalize?

Will VoloCity transform urban transportation?

Electric air taxis such as VoloCity, made by Germany’s Volocopter, are poised to revolutionize not just city travel but also the global mobility industry, says CEO Florian Reuter.
Will VoloCity transform urban transportation?

Advanced air mobility in 2030

In this video, three McKinsey experts on aerospace and mobility describe a future in which electric flying vehicles are a safe, affordable, and sustainable way to travel.
Advanced air mobility in 2030

‘Speeding up everyday travel’: Lilium prepares for takeoff

Daniel Wiegand, CEO of air-mobility company Lilium, believes that electric passenger aircraft will be commonplace by 2030.
‘Speeding up everyday travel’: Lilium prepares for takeoff

Rideshares in the sky by 2024: Joby Aviation bets big on air taxis

Joby executive Bonny Simi sees a future in which aerial ridesharing is popular, traveling between rural and urban areas is quick and easy, and the pilot workforce is much more diverse.
Rideshares in the sky by 2024: Joby Aviation bets big on air taxis

Boards and the cloud

A shift to the cloud requires boards to weigh numerous implications, from the technology infrastructure to cybersecurity.
Boards and the cloud

The third wave of biomaterials: When innovation meets demand

How corporate sustainability commitments could catalyze the next generation of bio-based chemicals and materials.
The third wave of biomaterials: When innovation meets demand

How to reduce postharvest crop losses in the agricultural supply chain

Cutting postharvest waste could translate to cost savings for grain-trading companies, as well as to potential land gains for countries at high risk of grain loss.
How to reduce postharvest crop losses in the agricultural supply chain

Reconceiving the global trade finance ecosystem

Trade finance does not work as well as it could, particularly for the millions of smaller businesses that help fuel the global economy. A new joint report sets out a vision for improving the ecosystem for all players.
Reconceiving the global trade finance ecosystem

Laying the foundation to accelerate the enterprise IoT journey

Wienke Giezeman is building and serving an IoT ecosystem by offering open-source tools and a “workbench” on which to build solutions.
Laying the foundation to accelerate the enterprise IoT journey

The Black unicorn: Changing the game for inclusivity in retail

In the age of the inclusive consumer, harnessing the power of retail can increase demand for Black-owned brands.
The Black unicorn: Changing the game for inclusivity in retail

Forward Thinking on making labor markets work smarter—for people and companies—with Beth Cobert and Byron Auguste

Two US leaders focused on developing a more skills-based labor market explore ways to broaden opportunity for workers while helping companies plug talent gaps.
Forward Thinking on making labor markets work smarter—for people and companies—with Beth Cobert and Byron Auguste

How good are you at business building? A new way to score your ability to scale new ventures

The Leap Business-Building Quotient highlights what matters in creating new ventures.
How good are you at business building? A new way to score your ability to scale new ventures

Five Fifty: From brown to green

A net-zero future will require massive decarbonization of energy-intensive industries. New technologies and coalitions could help lead the way.
Five Fifty: From brown to green

The McKinsey Crossword: Split P’s | No. 50

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.
The McKinsey Crossword: Split P’s | No. 50

Using a cost-control tower to drive affordability in defense

Cost-control towers help companies in many industries stay within budget and reduce costs. It’s time for defense companies to learn about their benefits.
Using a cost-control tower to drive affordability in defense

Expectations versus reality: Commercial satellite constellations

Despite a steady, sizeable uptick in announced commercial constellations over the past few years, many constellation operators have yet to meet original ambitions.
Expectations versus reality: Commercial satellite constellations

The rise and rise of the global balance sheet: How productively are we using our wealth?

Net worth has tripled since 2000, but the increase mainly reflects valuation gains in real assets, especially real estate, rather than investment in productive assets that drive our economies.
The rise and rise of the global balance sheet: How productively are we using our wealth?

Stepping up, but risking burnout: Women leaders in the public and social sectors in 2021

Women are increasingly represented in public and social sector organizations, but burning out. To support women leaders, agencies can recognize and reward leaders who invest in employee well-being, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Stepping up, but risking burnout: Women leaders in the public and social sectors in 2021

COP26 made net zero a core principle for business. Here’s how leaders can act

Momentum has shifted: net-zero commitments are the norm. But demand for solutions and systems to meet them outstrips the supply. To respond, businesses should focus on five fundamentals.
COP26 made net zero a core principle for business. Here’s how leaders can act

The US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Breaking it down

What’s in it? What does it aim to do?
The US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Breaking it down

How online marketplaces are making secondhand fashion a first choice

Online resale marketplaces are turning secondhand fashion into a mainstream market. Maximilian Bittner, CEO of Vestiaire Collective, thinks growing interest in sustainability will further fuel the category.
How online marketplaces are making secondhand fashion a first choice

Retail supply-chain strategies for the holidays and beyond

Retail supply-chain strategies for the holidays and beyond

Revamping fashion sourcing: Speed and flexibility to the fore

Supply-chain disruptions have made fast, flexible sourcing a top priority for fashion companies. Our survey of global sourcing executives reveals ambitious targets—and much work still to do.
Revamping fashion sourcing: Speed and flexibility to the fore

The value of getting personalization right—or wrong—is multiplying

Next in Personalization 2021 Report reveals that companies who excel at demonstrating customer intimacy generate faster rates of revenue growth than their peers. And the closer organizations get to the consumer, the bigger the gains.
The value of getting personalization right—or wrong—is multiplying

Author Talks: Giulio Boccaletti on the relationship between society and water

Do you want to understand human civilization? Look to the most elemental substance on earth: water.
Author Talks: Giulio Boccaletti on the relationship between society and water

The corporation in the 21st century

Shifts in how businesses create value and how it flows to households highlight the changing role of the corporation.
The corporation in the 21st century

The future of interior in automotive

In the new automotive world, car interiors will take center stage as buyers focus on the cabin experience.
The future of interior in automotive

Giving Gen Z customers what they want: A conversation with by.U

Two top executives at Telkomsel, Southeast Asia’s largest wireless provider, explain how the company supported a new venture and freed it to succeed on its own terms.
Giving Gen Z customers what they want: A conversation with by.U

Record-breaking global M&A activity continues in first half

Key sectors, geographies, and large deals animate the market.
Record-breaking global M&A activity continues in first half

Managing the risks and returns of intelligent automation

As companies accelerate the adoption of automation and artificial intelligence, they need a better way to maximize the benefits of these new technologies while minimizing the risks.
Managing the risks and returns of intelligent automation

Ten steps retailers can take to shock-proof their supply chains

In a seemingly ‘no win’ environment, retailers can take a two-speed approach to address the current shocks and build a more resilient foundation for the future.
Ten steps retailers can take to shock-proof their supply chains

European insurance and the future of senior protection and well-being

As Europe’s population ages and older adults’ needs broaden, insurers have a valuable opportunity to forge a path and build ecosystems to better serve the senior population.
European insurance and the future of senior protection and well-being

Unlocking digital healthcare in lower- and middle-income countries

COVID-19 led many healthcare systems in lower- and middle-income countries to adapt digital-healthcare platforms.
Unlocking digital healthcare in lower- and middle-income countries

Black farmers in the US: The opportunity for addressing racial disparities in farming

Achieving peer-level economic performance could generate billions in value for the agriculture industry.
Black farmers in the US: The opportunity for addressing racial disparities in farming

Being transgender at work

Although corporate America has stepped up its public support of LGBTQ+ rights, it still has a long road ahead to foster a truly inclusive environment for transgender employees.
Being transgender at work

IoT value set to accelerate through 2030: Where and how to capture it

New research shows that the Internet of Things offers significant economic value potential, particularly in standardized production settings, but companies must achieve scale to capture it.
IoT value set to accelerate through 2030: Where and how to capture it

Author Talks: Can OKRs solve our planet’s climate crisis?

Fueled by a powerful tool called Objectives and Key Results—OKRs—John Doerr’s new book offers an actionable global plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, before it’s too late.
Author Talks: Can OKRs solve our planet’s climate crisis?

The McKinsey Crossword: Climate Change | No. 49

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.
The McKinsey Crossword: Climate Change | No. 49

Toward an equitable economic recovery in Minneapolis–St. Paul

By closing long-standing racial equity gaps and preparing people of color for the future of work, the region can put itself on track to recover both equitably and more quickly.
Toward an equitable economic recovery in Minneapolis–St. Paul

Preparing for a successful Homeowner Assistance Fund program

Many homeowners have fallen behind on payments throughout the COVID-19 crisis. A few critical considerations can allow states to best help homeowners through Homeowner Assistance Fund programs.
Preparing for a successful Homeowner Assistance Fund program

Seven technologies shaping the future of fintech

In the next 10 years, seven key technologies will drive business model reinventions while shaping the competitive landscape of the financial industry.
Seven technologies shaping the future of fintech

Five consumer trends shaping the next decade of growth in China

Five consumer trends shaping the next decade of growth in China

Managing growth and value creation in SaaS: An interview with a software leader

Sue Barsamian, a veteran executive who now sits on several software company boards, discusses growth, product–market fit, new tools for better metrics, and diversity in the C-suite and boardroom.
Managing growth and value creation in SaaS: An interview with a software leader

Author Talks: There is no vaccine for climate change

What’s the most important thing we can do to address climate change? Talk about it.
Author Talks: There is no vaccine for climate change

A sustainable, inclusive, and growing future for the United States

While the challenges the United States faces are significant, it can build on core strengths to grow, broaden, and sustain prosperity.
A sustainable, inclusive, and growing future for the United States

Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, October 2021

With rising vaccination rates, surveyed economies are reopening more fully; industry and trade are expanding despite the pandemic’s knock-on effects.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, October 2021

Protecting people from a changing climate: The case for resilience

Our new study lays bare the potential impact of climate risks for people across the globe—and underscores the need to protect the most vulnerable and build resilience.
Protecting people from a changing climate: The case for resilience

McKinsey for Kids: K-pop, culture, containers, and why Asia’s where the action is

Ever thought about who makes many of the viral videos you watch or the T-shirt you’re wearing, and how it really got to you? In a new McKinsey for Kids, let’s head to Asia and think about really fun things like big container ships and supply chains.
McKinsey for Kids: K-pop, culture, containers, and why Asia’s where the action is

Unlocking the value of 5G in the B2C marketplace

Telcos are confident they can monetize 5G core in the B2B arena, but the value proposition for consumers is less clear. A slew of promising innovations could change that.
Unlocking the value of 5G in the B2C marketplace

Author Talks: Azeem Azhar on closing the exponential gap

Technology is evolving fast. Can society keep up?
Author Talks: Azeem Azhar on closing the exponential gap

Unlocking cash from your balance sheet

Opportunities to free up cash may be hiding in plain sight. Here are six strategies for releasing cash from your balance sheet.
Unlocking cash from your balance sheet

From the great attrition to the great adaptation

To keep top talent in the fold, managers must actively change their leadership styles—focusing less on controls and more on culture and connections.
From the great attrition to the great adaptation

How prioritizing health can be a prescription for Romania’s prosperity

Better use of known interventions could help reduce Romania’s overall disease burden over the next two decades.
How prioritizing health can be a prescription for Romania’s prosperity

CEO dialogue: Perspectives on productivity and sustainability

Leading manufacturers are setting tomorrow’s standards for tech-enabled efficiency, growth, and environmental responsibility.
CEO dialogue: Perspectives on productivity and sustainability

Central Europe’s great gender opportunity

Growth has slowed in Central and Eastern Europe, where women account for 60 percent of all college graduates and only 45 percent of the labor force. A new McKinsey report shows that closing the gap could reignite economies across the region.
Central Europe’s great gender opportunity

The McKinsey Crossword: Ballot Boxes | No. 48

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.
The McKinsey Crossword: Ballot Boxes | No. 48

US holiday shopping 2021: Strong demand meets big challenges

As holiday shopping ramps up—and supply-chain issues persist—forward-looking retailers are already doing things differently. Maintaining customer loyalty will be key.
US holiday shopping 2021: Strong demand meets big challenges

Charting a winning course for CPG value creation

In the next normal, consumer-goods companies can achieve profitable growth and outsize returns by renewing their focus on core execution capabilities.
Charting a winning course for CPG value creation

Preparing for 2022: Considerations for managed Medicaid programs

Medicaid continues to evolve rapidly, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and program and policy shifts.
Preparing for 2022: Considerations for managed Medicaid programs

The CIO agenda for the next 12 months: Six make-or-break priorities

With the post-pandemic economy taking shape, CIOs can evolve IT’s mission to shape the business.
The CIO agenda for the next 12 months: Six make-or-break priorities

Safe, smart, and green: Boosting European passenger rail’s modal share

Despite pandemic-related decline in demand, European passenger rail has potential for sustainable, long-term growth–companies and governments can take action to make investments that will help improve modal share.
Safe, smart, and green: Boosting European passenger rail’s modal share

Aligning portfolios with climate goals: A new approach for financial institutions

Portfolio-alignment tools will help financial institutions chart more scientifically robust, realistic, and profitable climate strategies.
Aligning portfolios with climate goals: A new approach for financial institutions

Author Talks: Paul Polman on business as a force for good

Climate change and inequality are threatening our very existence. For a better future, business must step up.
Author Talks: Paul Polman on business as a force for good