A new era of US infrastructure grants

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law introduces a new level of funding considerations for state and local governments. States with high ambitions are already in the thick of it—what now?
A new era of US infrastructure grants

Anti-money-laundering innovations and evolving financial crime risks: The future of compliance

Geopolitical strife and digital assets are among the new risks compliance organizations must fight. Emerging technologies can help.
Anti-money-laundering innovations and evolving financial crime risks: The future of compliance

Applying transformation practices to business building and sustainability: A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

Tried-and-true transformation methodologies are being increasingly applied to new topics outside of traditional performance improvement efforts. McKinsey senior partner Seth Goldstrom talks about the influence of transformation approaches in two areas: business building and reaching sustainability goals.
Applying transformation practices to business building and sustainability: A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

The tech transformation imperative in retail

Organizations face an urgent need to overhaul their tech architecture and operating model to keep pace with the changing landscape. Five concrete actions can accelerate the transformation journey.
The tech transformation imperative in retail

Author Talks: Make anxiety your ally

How can we reclaim our relationship with anxiety, so it works for, and not against, us?
Author Talks: Make anxiety your ally

CFO perspectives on leading agile change

CFOs across industries and regions came together virtually to discuss the impact and the challenge of leading an agile transformation journey.
CFO perspectives on leading agile change

Procurement, early warning systems, and the next disruption

A pandemic, inflation, and geopolitical conflict are affecting global supply chains. We offer an approach companies can use to avoid product shortages and mitigate the effects of price volatility.
Procurement, early warning systems, and the next disruption

Financial inclusion and sustainable, inclusive growth in action

Access to financial services remains a significant barrier to prosperity for millions of Americans. How can businesses promote financial inclusion and support sustainable, inclusive growth more broadly?
Financial inclusion and sustainable, inclusive growth in action

The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth

A new report reveals five actions that leaders can take to contribute to economic development, advance global security and sustainability, and make space a safe and globally accessible domain.
The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth

Quantum computing just might save the planet

Exponentially more powerful machines could make possible major reductions in emissions, putting the goal of limiting global warming within reach.
Quantum computing just might save the planet

How economic-development organizations can seize funding opportunities

By harnessing funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, economic-development organizations have an opportunity to effect significant change in their communities—if they can organize themselves first.
How economic-development organizations can seize funding opportunities

The state of grocery in North America

The emergence of new challenges will force grocery retailers to adapt their strategies and operations. Executives should focus on five priorities in 2022.
The state of grocery in North America

Growing beyond groceries: The ecosystem expansion

Grocers are in a unique position to expand beyond their core retail offerings. It can be challenging to build an ecosystem—but the rewards could be worth it.
Growing beyond groceries: The ecosystem expansion

The state of grocery retail in Mexico

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed shopper behavior, forcing Mexican grocers to change their online commerce game. Can they create a lasting competitive advantage?
The state of grocery retail in Mexico

Crisis or opportunity? How grocers can win the talent war

Grocery retailers can’t find the people they want for the jobs they need. In a competitive labor market, evolving the talent model can provide an advantage
Crisis or opportunity? How grocers can win the talent war

For many Americans, economic opportunity seems increasingly out of reach

Low unemployment doesn’t seem to dispel the gloom about inflation, the McKinsey American Opportunity Survey shows.
For many Americans, economic opportunity seems increasingly out of reach

Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The World Trade Organization’s first African—and first female—director-general reflects on the impact of the pandemic on trade, the imperative to ensure that vaccines reach Africa and other emerging economies, and how to ensure that trade is more inclusive in the years ahead.
Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Expand diversity among your suppliers—and add value to your organization

Companies can unlock more value in their supplier diversity programs by including higher-growth sectors and promoting diversity across the business ecosystem.
Expand diversity among your suppliers—and add value to your organization

Sustainability in semiconductor operations: Toward net-zero production

As semiconductor companies ramp up production to meet surging demand, greenhouse-gas reduction deserves equal emphasis.
Sustainability in semiconductor operations: Toward net-zero production

Trying to boost corporate travel sales? Five questions for airline executives

As airlines try to hasten the recovery of the highly profitable business travel segment, they should steer clear of five common sales pitfalls.
Trying to boost corporate travel sales? Five questions for airline executives

The McKinsey Crossword: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | No. 76

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: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | No. 76

Small and medium-size commercial insurance: The big opportunity

The small and medium-size segment is set to thrive in the coming years—and the complexity of the market will only grow. To capture the segment’s potential, insurers should keep several priorities in mind.
Small and medium-size commercial insurance: The big opportunity

Leading from the heart: How Freshworks’ CEO built a global tech unicorn

Girish Mathrubootham, CEO of the India-born, US-headquartered software-as-a-service start-up believes that this is the decade for India as a product nation.
Leading from the heart: How Freshworks’ CEO built a global tech unicorn

Solving the net-zero equation in the United States

Achieving net-zero carbon emissions will require investment and action on a massive scale. How can the United States meet the challenge of this moment?
Solving the net-zero equation in the United States

Advanced recycling: Opportunities for growth

As interest in the circular economy grows, emerging recycling technologies that are complementary with mechanical recycling are accelerating.
Advanced recycling: Opportunities for growth

Author Talks: Can you trust your gut?

Don’t wing it; Google it. With unlimited information at our fingertips, one data scientist says people can boost happiness and success by relying more on research than intuition.
Author Talks: Can you trust your gut?

BIL Navigator

Explore Bipartisan Infrastructure Law programs and monitor upcoming deadlines with BIL Navigator.
BIL Navigator

Navigating the complexity of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The act funds hundreds of programs. Our BIL Navigator has been designed to help governments identify programs, monitor key deadlines, and more.
Navigating the complexity of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Facing crises, forging trust: An interview with Australia’s Major General Andrew Hocking

Major General Andrew Hocking talks about the importance of trust in building resilience, why a focus on communities is important, and lessons learned from dealing with both the bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facing crises, forging trust: An interview with Australia’s Major General Andrew Hocking

Blue carbon: The potential of coastal and oceanic climate action

Nature-based climate solutions in the world’s oceans can play an important role in conservation and carbon abatement efforts worldwide.
Blue carbon: The potential of coastal and oceanic climate action

Box’s Aaron Levie on navigating SaaS’ several stages of growth

After nearly two decades leading the file-sharing company, its co-founder and CEO talks about how his understanding of value in enterprise software has evolved.
Box’s Aaron Levie on navigating SaaS’ several stages of growth

How to stay cool as competition heats up in ice cream and yogurt

Ice cream and yogurt industry leaders are rethinking innovation and consumer segmentation to keep pace in marketplaces changing faster than ever before.
How to stay cool as competition heats up in ice cream and yogurt

Partnering for health equity: ALJ Health’s Akram Bouchenaki

The CEO of Abdul Latif Jameel Health explains why health equity is essential—now more than ever.
Partnering for health equity: ALJ Health’s Akram Bouchenaki

Reimagining higher education in MENAP

Stakeholders can consider a range of bold initiatives to transform higher education and create new opportunities for students in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan.
Reimagining higher education in MENAP

Digital transformation on the CEO agenda

Successful digital transformations may not be as elusive as you think. The best CEOs know up front what success looks like—and what stands in their way.
Digital transformation on the CEO agenda

Around the world, nurses say meaningful work keeps them going

While some surveyed nurses said they plan to leave direct patient care, the effects of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce may be leveling off.
Around the world, nurses say meaningful work keeps them going

Can the automotive industry scale fast enough?

The rapidly increasing uptake of electric vehicles could transform the automotive ecosystem and promote even greater innovations. For that to happen, two imperatives need attention now.
Can the automotive industry scale fast enough?

Assessing the lingering impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce

Analysis suggests potential instability and workforce gaps in the US healthcare sector. A call to action for all stakeholders could help.
Assessing the lingering impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce

Decarbonizing the grid with 24/7 clean power purchase agreements

In the global struggle to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, renewable power is taking an ever-increasing share of generation capacity. Yet the rise of wind and solar power is creating new challenges in managing the system.
Decarbonizing the grid with 24/7 clean power purchase agreements

Companies that care: Lessons from a unicorn founder and his purpose-driven investor

Doing good may also be a good investment—and potentially transformative for the world. Two leaders on the front lines discuss the current landscape and what’s next.
Companies that care: Lessons from a unicorn founder and his purpose-driven investor

A wave of innovation: The state of insurance in Asia and North America

McKinsey senior partners Brad Mendelson and Kurt Strovink discuss insurance trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic and how insurers can adapt to stay ahead and capture customers.
A wave of innovation: The state of insurance in Asia and North America

How biotechs can rethink their strategies after the market downturn

Biotech stocks have taken a hit, but the sector will probably rebound. Companies can navigate the downturn by scrutinizing cash management and financing and rethinking paths to long-term value creation.
How biotechs can rethink their strategies after the market downturn

Transformations and a hybrid workforce: A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

Many organizations have adopted a hybrid or fully remote workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinsey senior partner Seth Goldstrom talks about leading transformations in this new dynamic.
Transformations and a hybrid workforce: A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

Winning in software for industrial companies

A new compendium compiles articles that can help industrial companies excel in software by improving strategy, operational excellence, and talent acquisition and retention.
Winning in software for industrial companies

Driving sustainable, enterprise-wide performance acceleration

Leading pharma companies are achieving rapid, large-scale performance improvements using a multifaceted approach that realizes short-term gains and builds long-term capabilities at the same time.
Driving sustainable, enterprise-wide performance acceleration

Five Fifty: The Great Reallocation

After years of companies playing defense with sustainability, the landscape has shifted to an emerging growth opportunity—for those savvy enough to seize it.
Five Fifty: The Great Reallocation

The McKinsey Crossword: May Flowers | No. 75

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: May Flowers | No. 75

Accelerating growth in medtech: The next surge in portfolio moves

Large medtech companies are struggling with growth challenges and stagnant valuations. Could M&A and divestitures reset the trajectory?
Accelerating growth in medtech: The next surge in portfolio moves

War in Ukraine: Twelve disruptions changing the world

The war is devastating lives and roiling markets. Here we track the disruptions that seem likely to shape lives and livelihoods, beyond the immediate crisis.
War in Ukraine: Twelve disruptions changing the world

Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, April 2022

Amidst high inflation and the continuing war in Ukraine, strong demand persists; forecasting institutions trim growth estimates.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, April 2022

The childcare conundrum: How can companies ease working parents’ return to the office?

The status quo work culture no longer works for most families—particularly those with very young children. But companies’ support for childcare can turn worker attrition into attraction. Here’s how.
The childcare conundrum: How can companies ease working parents’ return to the office?

Prepare now for the future of industrial services

A 600-executive survey reveals how services organizations can adapt to a remote-first world by revamping their operating models and carefully tailoring commercial models to match.
Prepare now for the future of industrial services

Delivering on the promise of federal infrastructure funds in states

Thanks to the combined impacts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and pandemic-related recovery bills, states and localities could have a meaningful effect on lives and livelihoods.
Delivering on the promise of federal infrastructure funds in states

Parent, employee, all of the above? Eight working mothers on the realities of post-pandemic life

How does being a parent inform how women show up at work, and vice versa? For Mother’s Day 2022, we asked eight McKinsey partners to share their thoughts.
Parent, employee, all of the above? Eight working mothers on the realities of post-pandemic life

Transforming biopharma R&D at scale

Transformations often struggle to scale up and make change stick. To achieve lasting impact, high-performing R&D organizations pay heed to the five outcomes that matter most.
Transforming biopharma R&D at scale

Reimagining the future of financial-services headquarters

The stakes are high for financial-services firms to reorient their offices around learning, inclusion, and innovation.
Reimagining the future of financial-services headquarters

Taking the pulse of the US consumer

According to the latest Consumer Pulse survey, people across America are changing their shopping behaviors—and will continue to do so. Companies need to pay close attention.
Taking the pulse of the US consumer

Author Talks: Tomorrow’s capitalist is socially conscious

Fortune Media’s Alan Murray says stakeholder capitalism is here to stay.
Author Talks: Tomorrow’s capitalist is socially conscious

Meeting the challenge of moms’ ‘double double shift’ at home and work

As the United States emerges from the pandemic, how can businesses build a more inclusive working environment to improve outcomes for women in the workforce?
Meeting the challenge of moms’ ‘double double shift’ at home and work

How US consumers are feeling, shopping, and spending—and what it means for companies

The latest Consumer Pulse survey shows that, across America, people have simultaneously embraced new behaviors and reverted to old ones. What will they do next?
How US consumers are feeling, shopping, and spending—and what it means for companies

Author Talks: It’s time to pass the baton

To solve decades-old issues, former presidential adviser David Gergen says we need fresh leadership—so he wrote a playbook to guide the next generation of problem-solvers.
Author Talks: It’s time to pass the baton

When—and how—to prepare for post-quantum cryptography

While quantum computers may not be able to crack conventional encryption protocols until 2030, many cybersecurity and risk managers should evaluate their options now.
When—and how—to prepare for post-quantum cryptography

Climate sustainability in retail: Who will pay?

Although the path to decarbonization remains unclear, retailers can prepare by better understanding how costs could be distributed along the value chain.
Climate sustainability in retail: Who will pay?

Forward Thinking on democratizing technology with Anne-Marie Imafidon

“Having a computer science degree should not be a prerequisite for being one of the only people in control of what happens next. It’s about democratizing. It’s about giving folks agency so we can make collective decisions about what happens next rather than it being that technical power race. I don’t know if we can call it race to the—I’m going to call it the bottom, race to the dystopia.”
Forward Thinking on democratizing technology with Anne-Marie Imafidon

What Black and Latino consumers want healthcare stakeholders to know

Understanding consumer behavior and attitude drivers may help stakeholders improve health outcomes and experiences for Black and Latino patients.
What Black and Latino consumers want healthcare stakeholders to know

Securing Europe’s future beyond energy: Addressing its corporate and technology gap

European leaders have shown great resolve in their initial response at scale and speed to the war in Ukraine. They will need to build the same momentum to face the region’s slow-motion corporate and technology crisis. An estimated €2 trillion to €4 trillion of annual value could be at stake—six times the amount needed for the net-zero transition—and with it Europe’s long-term prosperity and strategic autonomy. A program of 11 actions can turn the tide.
Securing Europe’s future beyond energy: Addressing its corporate and technology gap

Unlocking the growth opportunity in battery manufacturing equipment

Surging demand for battery cells gives rise to an opportunity for European machinery and equipment manufacturers to supply emerging gigafactories.
Unlocking the growth opportunity in battery manufacturing equipment

Acting where it makes a difference: The corporate center that can flex

The demands facing general and administrative functions are changing, strengthening the case for corporate centers to embrace more flexible operating models.
Acting where it makes a difference: The corporate center that can flex

How leaders in Asia look to building next generation economic champions

To succeed in Asia, CEOs need to reshape their organizations and build new capabilities to differentiate and compete in a rapidly changing world.
How leaders in Asia look to building next generation economic champions

How CEOs can win the new service game

Four irreversible trends are redefining excellence in service operations. For today’s leaders, they could be a transformational opportunity—or an existential threat.
How CEOs can win the new service game

The McKinsey Crossword: The Kentucky Derby | No. 74

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: The Kentucky Derby | No. 74

Getting strategy wrong—and how to do it right instead

Too many companies equate strategy with hitting financial goals. They underestimate the difficulty—and the value—of the real thing.
Getting strategy wrong—and how to do it right instead

Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion

During the COVID-19 pandemic, women have had bigger workloads—and have burned out in greater numbers. Government leaders can use proven approaches to address these issues and build better workplaces.
Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion

State of Fashion Technology Report 2022

As technological innovation accelerates, fashion companies have an opportunity to serve customers better while also creating a more efficient, responsive, and responsible business.
State of Fashion Technology Report 2022

Educational technology in the age of COVID-19

Educational technology in the age of COVID-19

A complete corporate makeover: Keppel’s plan for sustainable growth

CEO Loh Chin Hua is on a mission to transform Keppel Corporation from a conglomerate structure to a future-ready organization with strong purpose, relevance, and a goal of achieving sustainable growth.
A complete corporate makeover: Keppel’s plan for sustainable growth

The new standard for insurance claims

In this podcast, three claims experts discuss what insurers should consider as they update their technology, ways of working, and workforces to bring forth the future of claims.
The new standard for insurance claims

Salesforce’s Arundhati Bhattacharya on lifelong learning and talent reinvention

Salesforce’s India CEO, and former chair of the State Bank of India, believes that lifelong learning will determine success in the future, especially as people start having multiple careers.
Salesforce’s Arundhati Bhattacharya on lifelong learning and talent reinvention

It’s cloud time for boards—in seven charts

These seven charts can help boards shape their business’s cloud strategy.
It’s cloud time for boards—in seven charts

Careem’s co-founders on finding purpose building a unicorn

Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson reflect on the early days of launching their Middle East ride-sharing app, the importance of a company’s meaning, and what lies ahead for both Careem and start-ups in the region.
Careem’s co-founders on finding purpose building a unicorn

Petrochemicals 2021: Regional fortunes and growing sustainability

The industry has continued to recover after the initial shock of COVID-19. A deep dive into the numbers illustrates several implications for 2022.
Petrochemicals 2021: Regional fortunes and growing sustainability

The next horizon for grocery e-commerce: Beyond the pandemic bump

Consumers will increasingly shop for groceries online in the years ahead. Retailers must make a series of strategic investments to keep pace.
The next horizon for grocery e-commerce: Beyond the pandemic bump

Overcoming global supply chain challenges

McKinsey’s Tom Bartman discusses what’s causing disruptions in global supply chains and how key stakeholders are responding.
Overcoming global supply chain challenges

Digital twins: The art of the possible in product development and beyond

Digital representations of physical products are coming to life. Here’s how to make them work for you.
Digital twins: The art of the possible in product development and beyond

Net-zero steel in building and construction: The way forward

Rising demand for greener approaches creates an imperative for the industry to seize the moment, adopt new mindsets, and set standards for the transition to a greener future.
Net-zero steel in building and construction: The way forward

NatWest Chairman Sir Howard Davies on operational resilience in banking

Sir Howard Davies discusses the ways regulations, interest rates, monetary policy, climate risk, and economic threats are affecting the resilience of the banking system.
NatWest Chairman Sir Howard Davies on operational resilience in banking

Rise of the inclusive, sustainable consumers

How can businesses attract and retain customers when sustainability and inclusion are no longer “nice to have” but critical to business? And how can they do so successfully in this challenging economic environment?
Rise of the inclusive, sustainable consumers

Building a green business: Lessons from sustainability start-ups

Green tech and climate technology companies are rapidly altering the competitive landscape. With sustainability now a business imperative, incumbents need to move quickly—or risk being left behind.
Building a green business: Lessons from sustainability start-ups

Social media as a service differentiator: How to win

With customers increasingly moving their service interactions onto social media, companies have an opportunity to leverage these channels to differentiate their service experience.
Social media as a service differentiator: How to win

Redesigning the design department

The best corporate design departments are transforming from fortified castles into vibrant town squares.
Redesigning the design department

The future of B2B sales is hybrid

Since B2B buyers are using more channels, B2B sellers must, too.
The future of B2B sales is hybrid

Driving digital transformation in healthcare: An interview with Dr. Pius S. Hornstein, Country Chair Sanofi Greater China

Reflections on Sanofi’s digital transformation journey in China
Driving digital transformation in healthcare: An interview with Dr. Pius S. Hornstein, Country Chair Sanofi Greater China

Training your own capital-project talent

With talent scarce, systemic capability building has become an imperative for the capital-project industry. Here’s how to get it right.
Training your own capital-project talent

The business value of innovation in the cloud

In this interview, TrueBlue’s chief technology and information officer explains why migrating to the cloud was always about far more than just technology.
The business value of innovation in the cloud

Philippines economic outlook 2022

As the Philippines continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, our new research aims to provide directional scenarios and insights into lasting trends.
Philippines economic outlook 2022

Stave off attrition with an internal talent marketplace

Is your best talent hiding in plain sight? An internal talent marketplace helps match existing employees to open roles—in novel and sometimes unexpected ways.
Stave off attrition with an internal talent marketplace

The McKinsey Crossword: World Laughter Day | No. 73

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: World Laughter Day | No. 73

Skinny design: Smaller is better

Designing packaging and products with supply chain and in-stock issues in mind can increase revenues and profits, all while meaningfully improving sustainability. Three steps can point the way.
Skinny design: Smaller is better

The role of the executive team in a transformation: A conversation with Jon Garcia

In large-scale transformation programs, the tone is set at the top.
The role of the executive team in a transformation: A conversation with Jon Garcia

Author Talks: “If you don’t understand … how are you going to help?”

List-based marketing can go in one ear and out the other for consumers, which is why one Fortune 500 adviser says the best branding combines empathy, connectedness, and good storytelling.
Author Talks: “If you don’t understand … how are you going to help?”

Global Energy Perspective 2022

We’re in the midst of an energy transition that continues to accelerate.
Global Energy Perspective 2022

The CEO’s risk agenda: An insurance perspective

In a fast-changing business environment, CEOs who prioritize a new, holistic risk management approach will add value to their organizations—and to their customers too.
The CEO’s risk agenda: An insurance perspective

A digital path to sustainability

Sustainability and productivity needn’t be at odds when enabled by Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. And with an empowered workforce leading the way, outsize gains can be the result.
A digital path to sustainability

Mobility’s net-zero transition: A look at opportunities and risks

A transition to net-zero emissions would entail much greater demand for electric vehicles. McKinsey analysis shows how the shift could create opportunities and risks for automakers around the world.
Mobility’s net-zero transition: A look at opportunities and risks

Growing meat instead of raising animals for food: A conversation with Eat Just’s Josh Tetrick

The cofounder of a food-technology company wants nothing less than to change the way we produce and consume meat.
Growing meat instead of raising animals for food: A conversation with Eat Just’s Josh Tetrick

Logistics disruptors: Flexport’s Sanne Manders on being customer obsessed and thinking differently

Founded in 2013, Flexport rose to become the sixth-largest freight forwarder in the transpacific region in less than a decade. How?
Logistics disruptors: Flexport’s Sanne Manders on being customer obsessed and thinking differently

The next frontier in consumer goods: Digitally enabled innovation

Four lessons to guide the industry’s innovation transformations.
The next frontier in consumer goods: Digitally enabled innovation

Chemicals and capital markets: Growing sustainably

Green chemicals—those with a low-carbon product portfolio or a higher exposure to end markets supporting sustainability—are being rewarded by capital markets and safeguarding future cash flow.
Chemicals and capital markets: Growing sustainably

Cloud foundations: Ten commandments for faster—and more profitable—cloud migrations

Cloud migrations founder quickly unless organizations invest in building the right cloud foundations.
Cloud foundations: Ten commandments for faster—and more profitable—cloud migrations

US manufacturing: The next frontier for sustainable, inclusive growth

US manufacturing has an outsize impact on the nation’s economy. How can business leaders harness innovation to revitalize the manufacturing sector and drive inclusive economic growth?
US manufacturing: The next frontier for sustainable, inclusive growth

Outsprinting the energy crisis

High energy costs are hitting Europe’s industrial players hard. Bold action could protect margins today and make companies cleaner, stronger, and more profitable for the future.
Outsprinting the energy crisis

Charting net zero: Insights on what the transition could look like

See the opportunities and risks of the net-zero transition through eight of our recent data visualizations.
Charting net zero: Insights on what the transition could look like

Author Talks: One billion more

The global population is fast approaching the eight billion mark. A former Department of Defense consultant says not to panic.
Author Talks: One billion more

Seizing green business growth for Asia’s energy players

Globally, sustainable energy and low-carbon solutions top national and corporate agendas. For regional energy players, the time to commit to new, planet-friendly ventures is now.
Seizing green business growth for Asia’s energy players

Space around the globe

The United States remains the epicenter of space activity, but many more countries are getting involved and increasing their investments.
Space around the globe

Forward Thinking on the growing role of business in the net-zero transition with Claire O’Neill

The former British politician who led the United Kingdom’s winning bid to host COP26 is now focused on coordinating an effective business contribution to the net-zero transition. She sees momentum building. “CEOs left COP saying, ‘We get it. Net zero is the thing we have to do.’”
Forward Thinking on the growing role of business in the net-zero transition with Claire O’Neill

Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy

New research details what empowered employees love about hybrid work models and the risks to diversity, equity, and inclusion if managers get the evolving flexible workplace wrong.
Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy

Fueling digital operations with analog data

Intelligent document processing, with humans in the loop, allows companies to bridge the business operations gap between the analog and digital worlds.
Fueling digital operations with analog data

Impact officer in chief: The state infrastructure coordinator’s role

As funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law becomes available, a coordinator could help states set priorities and allocate resources across agencies.
Impact officer in chief: The state infrastructure coordinator’s role

How to succeed in the expanding global offshore wind market

Regions around the world are embracing offshore wind. Companies that pursue projects can expect numerous challenges and must excel across multiple domains.
How to succeed in the expanding global offshore wind market

How Latin American physicians view the future of healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends in the healthcare industry. A survey of Latin American physicians reveals how they believe the industry will evolve as the pandemic evolves and the future unfolds.
How Latin American physicians view the future of healthcare

The McKinsey Crossword: Nonbinary | No. 72

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: Nonbinary | No. 72

Amid disruption, automotive suppliers must reimagine their footprints

Technology, sustainability, and the era of electric vehicles are complicating location decisions for automotive suppliers.
Amid disruption, automotive suppliers must reimagine their footprints

Author Talks: The great American demographic shift

Positive trends in immigration and fertility mean Black, Latinx, and other minority groups are on track to collectively account for more than 50 percent of the country’s population.
Author Talks: The great American demographic shift

The rising risk of a global food crisis

The war in Ukraine poses a looming threat to the worldwide food supply. Here’s what’s at stake—and what might be done to help.
The rising risk of a global food crisis

AI ushers in next-gen prior authorization in healthcare

Healthcare payers recognize that prior authorization (PA) is ripe for improvement. AI-enabled PA design may deliver substantial financial, user-experience, and care benefits.
AI ushers in next-gen prior authorization in healthcare

Delivering the climate technologies needed for net zero

Developing and deploying climate technologies is critical for the world’s net-zero agenda. Growth could await businesses willing to innovate quickly and to collaborate across value chains.
Delivering the climate technologies needed for net zero

Building the electric-vehicle charging infrastructure America needs

The United States needs many more EV-charging stations—and federal funds for them are coming. Seven principles could help US states and companies accelerate this buildout effectively.
Building the electric-vehicle charging infrastructure America needs

Net-zero emissions in US government fleets

Through its use of electric vehicles, the US government stands to serve as a role model for accelerating progress in the electrification journey and reaching net-zero commitments.
Net-zero emissions in US government fleets

What Medicare Advantage members want from their onboarding experience

Medicare Advantage payers that apply the results of a recent survey to improve the onboarding experience could reap benefits such as improved health outcomes for beneficiaries and reduced churn.
What Medicare Advantage members want from their onboarding experience

Strategies to lead in the semiconductor world

Semiconductor companies can take different paths to capture new opportunities as demand continues to outstrip supply.
Strategies to lead in the semiconductor world

Closing the racial wealth gap by investing in Black consumers

Organizations that incorporate racial equity into their strategic agenda can promote growth and advance Black economic mobility. How can business leaders realize this transformative growth?
Closing the racial wealth gap by investing in Black consumers

Better data for better therapies: The case for building health data platforms

Health data platforms that participants trust could bring an end to today’s reductionist approach to drug development, revolutionizing our understanding of disease.
Better data for better therapies: The case for building health data platforms

How Volkswagen board member Hiltrud Werner finds resilience

Resilience is top of mind for Hiltrud Werner in her role as a member of Volkswagen’s board of management as COVID-19, new regulations, and the energy transition test the automaker’s mettle.
How Volkswagen board member Hiltrud Werner finds resilience

Navigating inflation: A new playbook for CEOs

Few chief executives have faced the challenge of leading a company through an inflationary spike like today’s. Lessons from strong leaders and bold action can help CEOs make the decisions that only they can make.
Navigating inflation: A new playbook for CEOs

Viewing change as opportunity: An interview with Western Digital’s David Goeckeler

David Goeckeler took the reins at Western Digital days before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic—and helped the company rekindle its innovation road map in the face of massive change.
Viewing change as opportunity: An interview with Western Digital’s David Goeckeler

How advanced analytics can address agricultural supply chain shocks

Building automated supply chain planning systems to address global shocks could lead to significant cost savings for agricultural organizations.
How advanced analytics can address agricultural supply chain shocks

Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they’re ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently.
Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

Better and faster: Organizational agility for the public sector

Agile principles can help governments transform the way they work for the better.
Better and faster: Organizational agility for the public sector

How industrial and aerospace and defense OEMs can win the obsolescence challenge

Complex equipment can last for decades, but internal components such as semiconductors have much shorter life cycles. Navigating that disparity requires a systematic approach.
How industrial and aerospace and defense OEMs can win the obsolescence challenge

Author Talks: A tale of two Americas

Tom Vozzo spent 26 years as a top executive before pivoting to a nonprofit that rehabilitates gang members. The philosophies that help them reenter society, he says, would help corporate America too.
Author Talks: A tale of two Americas

Three ways transformation has changed (and three ways it hasn’t): A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

Recent global challenges have shown evolving approaches to transformation and some enduring transformation best practices.
Three ways transformation has changed (and three ways it hasn’t): A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

Capturing the true value of Industry 4.0

With digital transformations notoriously difficult to scale up across factory networks, manufacturers may need to slow down to get ahead in the race to implement Industry 4.0.
Capturing the true value of Industry 4.0

Playing offense to create value in the net-zero transition

Decarbonization will reshape the economy, opening new markets and imperiling others. Now is the moment for companies to spot green growth opportunities and move boldly to take advantage.
Playing offense to create value in the net-zero transition

In conversation: The CFO’s critical role in innovation

By embracing discipline and well-defined processes, innovation teams can make finance leaders their biggest allies.
In conversation: The CFO’s critical role in innovation

Lithium mining: How new production technologies could fuel the global EV revolution

Lithium is the driving force behind electric vehicles, but will supply keep pace with demand? New technologies and sources of supply can fill the gap.
Lithium mining: How new production technologies could fuel the global EV revolution

The McKinsey Crossword: Thank You, Uncle Sam | No. 71

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: Thank You, Uncle Sam | No. 71

A formula for transformation success: A conversation with Jon Garcia

Organizations can learn from a three-part equation on the critical factors for a successful transformation.
A formula for transformation success: A conversation with Jon Garcia

In conversation: The CFO’s role in talent development

By taking the lead in enhancing financial acumen and other capabilities throughout the company, CFOs can raise their leadership profiles and their organization’s game.
In conversation: The CFO’s role in talent development

‘A CEO cannot micromanage’: An interview with Jackson Health CEO Carlos Migoya

Times of crisis call for communication, humbleness, and flexibility.
‘A CEO cannot micromanage’: An interview with Jackson Health CEO Carlos Migoya

How Asian insurers can use digital marketing to fuel growth

Modern digital marketing can cost-effectively amplify customer acquisition, conversion, and engagement, yet most Asian insurers still lack the strategies and capabilities to make it happen.
How Asian insurers can use digital marketing to fuel growth

Advanced analytics can help achieve fuel optimization in open-pit mining

Fuel efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions in mining have become much more distinct possibilities as data collection and advanced analytics have evolved.
Advanced analytics can help achieve fuel optimization in open-pit mining

How business operations can respond to price increases: A guide for Israel’s CEOs

How business operations can respond to price increases: A guide for Israel’s CEOs

In conversation: The new CFO mandate

How finance leaders can reconcile and fulfill their growing portfolios of responsibilities.
In conversation: The new CFO mandate

Leapfrogging a generation: Talking with GB Agboola, CEO of Flutterwave

The cofounder of the Lagos-based fintech shares his perspectives on the nuanced dynamics of payments competition and innovation in Africa.
Leapfrogging a generation: Talking with GB Agboola, CEO of Flutterwave

Women in healthcare and life sciences: The ongoing stress of COVID-19

The healthcare sector is examining how to better hire and promote women to the highest levels.
Women in healthcare and life sciences: The ongoing stress of COVID-19

Building pharma pipelines using a socioeconomic lens

Harnessing advances in science and technology can deliver transformative therapies faster while reducing the socioeconomic burden of disease.
Building pharma pipelines using a socioeconomic lens

Full-potential procurement: Lessons amid inflation and volatility

Procurement organizations are uniquely positioned to catalyze cross-functional actions that promote efficiency and resilience in rapidly evolving market conditions.
Full-potential procurement: Lessons amid inflation and volatility

How the fashion industry can get into a metaverse mindset

Shoppers, particularly those in Gen Z, are spending more time online and exploring the possibilities of the metaverse. Here’s what fashion and luxury players need to know about this emerging frontier.
How the fashion industry can get into a metaverse mindset

What makes the difference for Europe’s top start-ups

After years of enduring a relative innovation deficit, Europe’s start-up ecosystem is beginning to show renewed promise. The best performing companies offer a model for how to maintain the entrepreneurial momentum.
What makes the difference for Europe’s top start-ups

Using machine learning to improve student success in higher education

Deploying machine learning and advanced analytics thoughtfully and to their full potential may support improvements in student access, success, and the overall student experience.
Using machine learning to improve student success in higher education

Author Talks: Get on the performance curve

By taking pause to assess our default responses, Dr. Laura Watkins says we can take new problem-solving avenues that build our capacity to handle change and complexity.
Author Talks: Get on the performance curve

Capital investment is about to surge: Are your operations ready?

By 2027, about $130 trillion will flood into capital projects. But few organizations today could deliver with the speed and operational efficiency the influx demands.
Capital investment is about to surge: Are your operations ready?

Why the post-COVID-19 economic recovery can’t be about ‘growth at all costs’

The pandemic spurred rapid changes in how consumers and companies behave. How can this new moment create an opportunity for sustainable and inclusive growth?
Why the post-COVID-19 economic recovery can’t be about ‘growth at all costs’

Introduction: April 2022

The focus on net-zero engineering and project development is fully under way, and the picture for today’s energy, industrial, and transportation assets and underlying infrastructure remains uncertain.
Introduction: April 2022

News from the Global Infrastructure Initiative: April 2022

Welcome to the April 2022 edition of Voices on Infrastructure, which tackles how we need to reimagine engineering and project development to meet net-zero targets.
News from the Global Infrastructure Initiative: April 2022

As the cookie crumbles, three strategies for advertisers to thrive

Here is how brands can adapt their online advertising to compete in a dramatically changing landscape.
As the cookie crumbles, three strategies for advertisers to thrive

Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, March 2022

Amid high inflation, a pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surveyed economies display considerable resilience; trade is strong, and manufacturing and services continue to expand moderately.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, March 2022

Japan’s design imperative

Japanese companies want to revamp their innovation engines and reconnect with their customers. Good design will help.
Japan’s design imperative

Mastering off-price fashion in an omnichannel world

The diversity of off-price channels and the emergence of online players requires fashion brands to develop clear strategies that protect their brands while reaching new consumers.
Mastering off-price fashion in an omnichannel world

Brendan Whitworth on Anheuser-Busch’s next phase of growth

The beverage giant’s CEO shares his vision for the company’s future.
Brendan Whitworth on Anheuser-Busch’s next phase of growth

Forward Thinking on tech and the unpredictability of prediction with Benedict Evans

One of the tech world’s sharpest analysts talks about the frontier and how we got here, connecting the metaverse, Web3, and crypto with everyone from industrialist Henry Ford to writer Voltaire to historian Hugh Trevor-Roper.
Forward Thinking on tech and the unpredictability of prediction with Benedict Evans

The path to sustainable and inclusive growth

Can collaboration between business, government, and society spur economic growth that benefits everyone without destroying the planet?
The path to sustainable and inclusive growth

Is worker power on the rise?

Quitting is up, and so are wages. As the Great Attrition persists, employer–employee dynamics appear to be changing. But who actually benefits—and how durably?
Is worker power on the rise?

Opportunities for industry leaders as new travelers take to the skies

A new global survey points to a greener future for air travel.
Opportunities for industry leaders as new travelers take to the skies

The McKinsey Crossword: All Alliterative | No. 70

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: All Alliterative | No. 70

Aon CEO Greg Case: Resilience protects, but it also promotes growth

As CEO of a company whose raison d’être is helping firms make better decisions, Greg Case has wide-ranging knowledge and a nuanced perspective on resilience and its importance in volatile times.
Aon CEO Greg Case: Resilience protects, but it also promotes growth

Author Talks: Why shouldn’t we all just get along?

Populace cofounder Todd Rose explains how conformity biases and our individual desires to fit in with the group can lead us all down the wrong path.
Author Talks: Why shouldn’t we all just get along?

Use star ratings to inform durable goods redesigns and spur growth

Star ratings have outsize influence on consumers shopping for appliances and other durables. Companies can use them to initiate a cycle of better product designs, happier buyers, and sales growth.
Use star ratings to inform durable goods redesigns and spur growth

Accelerating India’s sustainability journey in chemicals

To better confront climate change, chemical companies should take a holistic approach to ESG and aim to improve performance on environmental metrics.
Accelerating India’s sustainability journey in chemicals

Perspectives on paper and forest products in 2022: How can CEOs navigate today’s era of transformational change?

Three eras of disruption have been reshaping the paper and forest products sector. In this latest era of profound change, CEOs must focus on the imperatives of digital and global sustainability.
Perspectives on paper and forest products in 2022: How can CEOs navigate today’s era of transformational change?

The future of healthcare

The future of healthcare

How COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis

The pandemic has taken a substantial toll on students’ academic progress as well as on their mental health. School systems can respond across multiple horizons to help students get back on track.
How COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis

McKinsey for Kids: Game on! Why your computer learns faster and games better than you think

Computers can solve some problems better and faster than humans can—but only after humans train the machines to use artificial intelligence. Let’s explore the world of gaming to figure out how.
McKinsey for Kids: Game on! Why your computer learns faster and games better than you think

The semiconductor decade: A trillion-dollar industry

The global semiconductor industry is poised for a decade of growth and is projected to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030.
The semiconductor decade: A trillion-dollar industry

What is the metaverse—and what does it mean for business?

No official definition yet exists for the metaverse, but companies can’t afford to wait until one does or the metaverse fully evolves to start experimenting and investing in it.
What is the metaverse—and what does it mean for business?

How can corporate functions become more agile?

Faster decision making, better interdepartment coordination, and a sharper focus on business priorities are much more possible with the thoughtful adoption of agile models.
How can corporate functions become more agile?

Patients struggle with unmet basic needs: Medical providers can help

Addressing unmet basic needs can have a positive impact on health access and outcomes. Here are some best practices for providers.
Patients struggle with unmet basic needs: Medical providers can help

Singapore emerges as a new-business-building hub

New infrastructure and funding sources, along with established practices, are helping traditional companies launch new businesses that can scale quickly.
Singapore emerges as a new-business-building hub

Closing the loop: Increasing fashion circularity in California

The fashion value chain is predominantly linear and global. It has put the apparel industry on an unsustainable path.
Closing the loop: Increasing fashion circularity in California

Aging reframed: Seeing aging as an opportunity in healthcare

An inspiring conversation about aging, women in leadership, and the chance to change the narrative on old age.
Aging reframed: Seeing aging as an opportunity in healthcare

How distributors can self-disrupt to win in the new digital world

Distributors can learn new strategies to make them effective in a world with increasingly powerful digital players.
How distributors can self-disrupt to win in the new digital world

Taking stock of the pandemic’s impact on global aviation

Although air cargo soared on the tailwinds of increased demand and high freight rates, airlines continued be the worst performers in the aviation sector.
Taking stock of the pandemic’s impact on global aviation

Author Talks: Open season for intelligence gathering

Open-source intelligence means spying isn’t just for governments anymore—anyone with an online connection can gather troves of information.
Author Talks: Open season for intelligence gathering

I want it now: An interview with Gorillas CEO Kağan Sümer

Instant delivery has already made its presence felt. One of the disrupters shares his aspiration and what it will take to get there.
I want it now: An interview with Gorillas CEO Kağan Sümer

The rising toll of the war in Ukraine

Lives lost and upended. Soaring food and energy prices. Supply chains at risk. Much is at stake as the war continues.
The rising toll of the war in Ukraine

Rural rising: Economic development strategies for America’s heartland

There is no one-size-fits-all economic development strategy for rural communities. How can local leaders—including governments, businesses, and individuals—put rural regions on track to thrive?
Rural rising: Economic development strategies for America’s heartland

Economic conditions outlook, March 2022

Worries about geopolitical conflicts, among other risks to growth, now exceed executives’ concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall economic optimism continues to decline.
Economic conditions outlook, March 2022

Navigating the semiconductor chip shortage: A control-tower case study

One industrial company’s innovative response to the global semiconductor chip shortage proves to be a game changer for the manufacturing sector.
Navigating the semiconductor chip shortage: A control-tower case study

The state of diversity in US private equity

Taking a closer look at the data reveals private equity’s progress, remaining challenges, and the road ahead on diversity.
The state of diversity in US private equity

Lighthouses reveal a playbook for responsible industry transformation

The advanced factories of the Global Lighthouse Network show how sustainability and workforce engagement can accelerate and scale Fourth Industrial Revolution transformation—responsibly.
Lighthouses reveal a playbook for responsible industry transformation

Adding years to life and life to years

At least six years of higher quality life for everyone is within reach.
Adding years to life and life to years

Scale what works: The benefits of proven health interventions

Interactive visualization showing the opportunity to extend and improve life through known health interventions.
Scale what works: The benefits of proven health interventions

Viral-vector therapies at scale: Today’s challenges and future opportunities

Viral-vector gene therapies are here to stay. Keeping pace with increasing demand requires consideration of challenges, the potential for standardization, and strategizing for accelerating patient access.
Viral-vector therapies at scale: Today’s challenges and future opportunities

Outer space in 2030

In this video, three of McKinsey’s aerospace experts describe the ways in which future activity in space will benefit people on Earth—and some challenges that could arise along the way.
Outer space in 2030

Common pitfalls in transformations: A conversation with Jon Garcia

When 70 percent of transformations fail, management teams must avoid the common pitfalls that undermine success.
Common pitfalls in transformations: A conversation with Jon Garcia

Getting it right before going global: A conversation with LingoAce’s Hugh Yao

The founder of an online Mandarin language-learning platform explains why starting slowly prepared his start-up for exponential growth.
Getting it right before going global: A conversation with LingoAce’s Hugh Yao

The $773 billion question: Inflation’s impact on defense spending

How will the Defense Department deal with possible long-term inflation and price increases for its most important programs?
The $773 billion question: Inflation’s impact on defense spending

Five Fifty: Winning back your workers

Employees left the workforce in record numbers last year, and many are staying away. Companies need to rethink how to win them back.
Five Fifty: Winning back your workers

Bridging the labor mismatch in US construction

US construction projects are short-staffed today, and the problem is set to get worse. Here’s what the sector can do to close the gap.
Bridging the labor mismatch in US construction

The great divergence: Banking in Asia post pandemic

The banking sector has surprised many by emerging from COVID-19 relatively unscathed. But new conditions pose novel challenges: where now for Asian banks?
The great divergence: Banking in Asia post pandemic

Make room for alternative proteins: What it takes to build a new sector

Alternative proteins have the potential to dramatically slow climate change. This interview with three leaders in the field reveals the strategies and insights needed to unlock that potential.
Make room for alternative proteins: What it takes to build a new sector

Cracking the complexity code in embedded systems development

How to manage—and eventually master—complexity in embedded systems development.
Cracking the complexity code in embedded systems development

The flip side of large M&A deals

Research shows there is a 50-50 chance that companies pursuing large M&A deals will outperform industry peers. Here are the four actions executives can take to increase those odds.
The flip side of large M&A deals

Seven steps to help protect your ERP system against cyberattacks

Many companies’ enterprise resource planning systems, which house their most valuable data, are still too vulnerable.
Seven steps to help protect your ERP system against cyberattacks

Taking the first steps toward net-zero emissions

The path to net-zero emissions is full of challenges. Leadership must understand the risks and commit to change now—or face an even thornier transition down the road.
Taking the first steps toward net-zero emissions

Ten opportunities for Norway

Ten forward-looking industries will be able to create approximately 210,000 new jobs and generate about 310 billion kroner in increased GNP in 2030
Ten opportunities for Norway

Start-up investor pitch excellence

Start-up investor pitch excellence

Forecasting the future of stores

Shoppers’ behaviors and expectations have changed dramatically—and continue to evolve. If retailers want to keep their physical stores relevant, here are five things they’ll need to get right.
Forecasting the future of stores

Author Talks: Don’t spoil the fun

Even in difficult times, says Catherine Price, fun should be a priority, not an afterthought.
Author Talks: Don’t spoil the fun

Prioritizing technology transformations to win

Our latest IT survey confirms the accelerating pace of at-scale core technology transformations. The road map for success reflects the practices and capabilities of leading companies.
Prioritizing technology transformations to win

Stretched South African consumers put health and sustainability on the shopping list

Two years into the COVID19 pandemic, South African consumers are still facing economic challenges. But they are willing to pay for what really matters to them. In this article, we explore the implications of changing consumer sentiment and behavior for retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers in South Africa.
Stretched South African consumers put health and sustainability on the shopping list

Six strategic priorities for modern merchant leaders

Merchant leaders must distinguish their brands’ assortment and value proposition in an evolving landscape. A handful of investments could help them navigate the complexities of modern retailing.
Six strategic priorities for modern merchant leaders

Building a global biotech: Taking a first-time launch into international markets

Establishing an international presence with a first launch is a challenge, but learning from others’ experiences can help biotechs avoid missteps and maximize their chances of success.
Building a global biotech: Taking a first-time launch into international markets

Forward Thinking on sustainable and inclusive growth with Ron O’Hanley

A leading US financier discusses the route to carbon neutrality, what the pandemic taught us about resiliency, and the true meaning of stakeholder capitalism.
Forward Thinking on sustainable and inclusive growth with Ron O’Hanley

Four ways to make sure your pharma manufacturing strategy delivers value

COVID-19 disruptions have led many pharmas to reassess their manufacturing networks and strategies. We share four ways that pharma companies can optimize manufacturing and avoid common pitfalls.
Four ways to make sure your pharma manufacturing strategy delivers value

Making aerospace ‘diverse and dynamic’: An interview with Airbus U.S.’s Debra Facktor

One of the highest-ranking female executives in the aerospace industry foresees a space economy—and a space workforce—that look very different from today’s.
Making aerospace ‘diverse and dynamic’: An interview with Airbus U.S.’s Debra Facktor

The role of the board in preparing for extraordinary risk

Risks that threaten a company’s existence require unique interventions from the board.
The role of the board in preparing for extraordinary risk

Author Talks: Attributes—not skills—determine whether you ‘cut it’ or not

Retired Navy SEAL commander Rich Diviney explains why we react to stressors the way we do and how to achieve optimum performance.
Author Talks: Attributes—not skills—determine whether you ‘cut it’ or not

Businesses must make net-zero plans to go with our climate goals

Companies that prepare for the opportunities and risks that India’s net-zero transition entails will raise their odds of thriving, write Rajat Gupta and Suvojoy Sengupta in Mint.
Businesses must make net-zero plans to go with our climate goals

Health equity: A framework for the epidemiology of care

Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies can unlock new opportunities, help underserved patients, and build a cycle of trust.
Health equity: A framework for the epidemiology of care

Smart operators: How leading companies use machine intelligence

Despite the recent and significant advances in machine intelligence, the full scale of the opportunity is just beginning to unfold. New research reveals why some companies are doing better than others.
Smart operators: How leading companies use machine intelligence

Programmatic M&A: Winning in the new normal

How to successfully source and execute a string of deals that lead to the creation of a new business.
Programmatic M&A: Winning in the new normal

Measuring business: Accounting for companies' value creation and societal impact

There is ongoing debate over how to judge a company's performance beyond profits alone. This column devises a way of accounting for who benefits from a company's value creation and why. Hans-Helmut Kotz, Michael Birshan, and Kevin Russell identify eight pathways through which economic value from corporations flows to households and the economy, and how these have evolved over the past 25 years. The analysis also suggests a growing disparity between types of companies in terms of their impacts on the eight pathways, in VoxEU.
Measuring business: Accounting for companies' value creation and societal impact

Here comes the 21st century’s first big investment wave. Is your capital strategy ready?

A surge of investment in hard assets will pressure already strained supply chains and project delivery systems. CEOs who transform their capital strategy fast—and first—may win a competitive edge.
Here comes the 21st century’s first big investment wave. Is your capital strategy ready?

Transforming supply chains: Do you have the skills to accelerate your capabilities?

Despite progress over the past several years, companies are still struggling to build the capabilities that their emerging digital supply chains will need.
Transforming supply chains: Do you have the skills to accelerate your capabilities?

Net retention and customer success: Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta on winning at SaaS

A software leader shares his view of the growing importance of two key factors to creating value in the sector.
Net retention and customer success: Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta on winning at SaaS

Putting the ‘A’ back in FP&A

By focusing on execution in operations and strategy development, business unit financial planning and analysis teams are gaining more agency and helping to transform their organizations.
Putting the ‘A’ back in FP&A

Signed, sealed, and delivered: Unpacking the cross-border parcel market’s promise

As e-commerce continues to fuel cross-border package deliveries around the world, what should logistics providers pay attention to?
Signed, sealed, and delivered: Unpacking the cross-border parcel market’s promise

How American Family Insurance is investing in the agency channel

As insurers rethink agent relationships, American Family Insurance is looking ahead, investing in digital tools and solutions that help agencies stay on top of trends and changing customer needs.
How American Family Insurance is investing in the agency channel

Six customer experience pitfalls to avoid

To successfully enhance customer experience, companies need to build the right organizational capabilities and culture to plan, execute, and sustain the transformation.
Six customer experience pitfalls to avoid

Author Talks: Where are the women who are missing from the workforce?

Amid the pandemic, working mothers have had to downshift their careers to care for their children full time. Reshma Saujani says now is the time to change this dual burden.
Author Talks: Where are the women who are missing from the workforce?

Pathway to distinctive performance: M&A options for European insurers

As European insurance players reassess their strategic options in light of the pandemic, M&A can strengthen competitiveness and enhance performance. Here’s what companies should consider.
Pathway to distinctive performance: M&A options for European insurers

Global M&A market defies gravity in 2021 second half

But what are the odds that M&A remains buoyant in the months ahead?
Global M&A market defies gravity in 2021 second half

The five zeros reshaping stores

Consumers now demand much more than value and convenience—and tolerate fewer shortfalls.
The five zeros reshaping stores

Generating real-world evidence at scale using advanced analytics

As pharma companies apply advanced analytics to generate new types of evidence, how do they decide which use cases to target and how to scale them up across the business?
Generating real-world evidence at scale using advanced analytics

Building next-generation B2B sales capabilities

The pandemic has converted B2B buyers to e-commerce in a big way. B2B sellers need new capabilities to meet their new expectations.
Building next-generation B2B sales capabilities

The mainstreaming of additive manufacturing

After 40 years of development, what will it take for additive manufacturing to become more than a niche technology?
The mainstreaming of additive manufacturing

Germany’s e-health transformation makes uneven progress

Our eHealth Monitor report shows solid uptakes of telemedicine and consumer health apps. But e-prescriptions, health data exchange, and patient use of electronic health records are lagging behind.
Germany’s e-health transformation makes uneven progress

Beyond gender: Promoting diversity in French companies

French companies want executives with diverse national origins and socioeconomic backgrounds. But they have had uneven success in achieving this goal.
Beyond gender: Promoting diversity in French companies

How do digital consumers contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive Asia?

Richard Lee, Senior Partner in McKinsey’s Seoul office, shares observations on Asia’s digital ecosystem and how environmental and social concerns are shaping consumer preferences.
How do digital consumers contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive Asia?

Responsible product management: The critical tech challenge

Prioritizing privacy, sustainability, and inclusion will soon be essential to successful tech development. For product managers to make responsible innovation a core discipline, companies must first lay the foundation.
Responsible product management: The critical tech challenge

The anatomy of the net-zero transition

Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 – and thus limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – implies profound economic and societal shifts. According to a new report, a successful transition would have six key characteristics, writes Mekala Krishnan in Project Syndicate.
The anatomy of the net-zero transition

Navigating the current disruption in containerized logistics

Container freight rates will remain elevated throughout most of 2022 while the containerized logistics disruption persists. This article presents future scenarios that could help shippers in planning and offers levers to navigate through the disruption to emerge stronger.
Navigating the current disruption in containerized logistics

2022 and beyond for the packaging industry’s CEOs: The priorities for resilience

The revolution sparked by two megatrends—sustainability and digital—is unprecedented in the packaging industry. We highlight six priority moves for industry participants as they seek to build their resilience.
2022 and beyond for the packaging industry’s CEOs: The priorities for resilience

ICE businesses: Navigating the energy-transition trend within mobility

Electric vehicles are gaining market share, but ICE-component suppliers can still create significant value while advancing sustainability.
ICE businesses: Navigating the energy-transition trend within mobility

How business operations can respond to price increases: A CEO guide

Companies need better tools to tackle rising prices. CEOs can look for them across their business operations.
How business operations can respond to price increases: A CEO guide

What’s next for dairy?

Consumer commitments to sustainability and healthy diets, as well as inflationary pressures on the production side of food & beverages, are among the many trends that will redefine dairy going forward.
What’s next for dairy?

How dairy executives are navigating recovery in 2022

Even in the face of major headwinds, dairy executives are optimistic for future growth in a changing landscape. We help trace their path forward.
How dairy executives are navigating recovery in 2022

Ten lessons from the first two years of COVID-19

On the second anniversary of the pandemic, we take stock.
Ten lessons from the first two years of COVID-19

Cybersecurity trends: Looking over the horizon

McKinsey examines three of the latest cybersecurity trends and their implications for organizations facing new and emerging cyberrisks and threats.
Cybersecurity trends: Looking over the horizon

Health equity: Activating meaningful change

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted longstanding health and social inequities in healthcare and raised the urgent question of how health equity can be achieved.
Health equity: Activating meaningful change

Author Talks: Why your boss may indeed be a psychopath

Brian Klaas, who spoke to some of the world’s most corrupt people, says we need to rethink the way we select our leaders.
Author Talks: Why your boss may indeed be a psychopath

Model risk management 2.0 evolves to address continued uncertainty of risk-related events

Organizations this year plan to enhance their MRM framework capabilities—including risk culture, standards, and procedures—and to upgrade their validation resources with MRM 2.0 firmly on the agenda.
Model risk management 2.0 evolves to address continued uncertainty of risk-related events

From risk management to strategic resilience

Senior executives at leading companies reveal their commitment to move from defensive risk management to a forward-looking stance based on strategic resilience.
From risk management to strategic resilience

Gone for now, or gone for good? How to play the new talent game and win back workers

Nearly half of the employees who voluntarily left the workforce during the pandemic aren’t coming back on their own. Employers must go and get them. Here’s how to start.
Gone for now, or gone for good? How to play the new talent game and win back workers

Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, February 2022

Industry slowed in January amid high inflation and recent pandemic measures; trade remained buoyant; the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine is causing a humanitarian crisis and economic risks.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, February 2022

Fix them first: Executing regulation-driven separations

A better understanding of the remedies that antitrust regulators may hand down in a large merger or acquisition could help executives improve their management of such deals.
Fix them first: Executing regulation-driven separations

IoT comes of age

McKinsey research shows that adoption of IoT technologies has increased exponentially the past five years—but successful implementation still eludes some. Here’s how to get it right.
IoT comes of age

Developing an effective M&A blueprint for insurers

The North American insurance industry needs systematic capabilities to support programmatic deal making. A good place to start is the where, why, and how of an effective M&A blueprint.
Developing an effective M&A blueprint for insurers