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Portfolio and performance: Priorities for CPG leaders
on 4 October 2024 at 12:00 am
The consumer goods industry, once an investor darling, has underperformed in recent years. Companies can prioritize six actions to simultaneously revive revenue growth and reduce costs.
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Beyond 9 to 5: The power of spiritual health in the workplace
on 4 October 2024 at 12:00 am
An often neglected concept, spiritual health can have significant knock-on benefits for a person’s well-being, and its importance at work needs to be recognized.
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Breaking operational barriers to peak productivity
on 4 October 2024 at 12:00 am
Our latest research examines how a new take on operational excellence can help rekindle productivity—and reveals five practices that matter in jump-starting performance.
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Fortune or fiction? The real value of a digital and AI transformation in CPG
on 3 October 2024 at 12:00 am
A new McKinsey analysis quantifies the impact that digital and AI can have on consumer goods businesses and where consumer-packaged-goods executives should focus their efforts.
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Europe’s economic potential in the shift to electric vehicles
on 3 October 2024 at 12:00 am
The growth of electric vehicles presents both opportunities and challenges for Europe’s economy. How can the automotive industry thrive in an increasingly electric world?
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America’s small businesses: Time to think big
on 2 October 2024 at 12:00 am
US micro-, small- and medium-size enterprises, like their global counterparts, struggle with productivity. But a win–win economic fabric connecting all businesses can maximize their potential.
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The pulse of nurses’ perspectives on AI in healthcare delivery
on 1 October 2024 at 12:00 am
Nurses are cautiously enthusiastic about AI. They are eager to share their knowledge of patient priorities in developing AI-powered tools but stress the importance of not sacrificing high-quality care.
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The McKinsey Crossword: Skipping School | No. 200
on 1 October 2024 at 12:00 am
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.
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Ready for takeoff: The airline retailing opportunity
on 1 October 2024 at 12:00 am
More sophisticated retailing could deliver substantial value to the airline industry—if technology, processes, and mindsets can be changed.
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Time to place our bets: Europe’s AI opportunity
on 1 October 2024 at 12:00 am
Boosting Europe’s competitiveness across the AI value chain.
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Ten private-markets considerations shaping 2024 so far
on 30 September 2024 at 12:00 am
A look at how 2024 is unfolding in private markets can help companies plan ahead and find new growth avenues.
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Inbal Shani on maturing your product leadership in the age of AI
on 30 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Inbal Shani, chief product officer at Twilio, shares how she thinks about incorporating AI into products to maximize customer outcomes and product value.
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Drawing finance to the mobility transition
on 30 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Two leading experts discuss why the mobility transition represents a new kind of asset class and the steps stakeholders can take to derisk investment opportunities.
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A tech titan, a literacy leader, and a cookie magnate
on 30 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Our September obituaries also include a legal trailblazer, an innovative ophthalmologist, and a publishing pioneer who forged a path for women authors.
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What’s on the minds of Asia’s CEOs?
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Though optimistic about the world, Asia’s CEOs face significant disruptions and dynamics. Senior partner and Asia chairman Gautam Kumra emphasizes the need for agility and transformation.
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How CEOs should approach a ‘more mature’ China
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
China may be slowing down, but it’s still too important a market not to be in it. Senior partner and China chairman Joe Ngai has advice for multinational CEOs looking to reach today’s Chinese consumer.
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Leadership: We know what works, but how do you live it?
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Good leadership is needed more than ever, yet the majority of leaders feel ill-equipped to take on their new roles. Partner Faridun Dotiwala explains why human-centric leadership could be the answer.
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How AI is altering the landscape of growth, marketing, and sales in Asia
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
First movers and fast movers are already using AI and gen AI to develop an advantage, says senior partner Shelley Stewart. He shares why he believes taking some “smart risk” is worth it.
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Navigating uncertainty in Asia’s supply chains
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Senior Partner Neelesh Mundra unveils how Asia’s supply chains are transforming amid emerging trends, highlighting key considerations that empower businesses to thrive in the face of global uncertainties.
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Digital transformations that are changing lives in Asia
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Digitization is reshaping Asian societies, governments, and economies, laying a foundation for sustainable and inclusive growth. McKinsey’s Vidhya Ganesan highlights some of the major innovations.
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How geopolitical forces are shaping trade in Asia
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Asia’s geopolitical diversity and deeply interconnected trade network are redefining its patterns of trade. Partner Jeongmin Seong describes McKinsey’s analysis of geopolitical forces in the region.
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Economic conditions outlook, September 2024
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Executives are less upbeat on current conditions than they were earlier this year, though cautiously optimistic about the months ahead. Political transitions are an increasing concern for countries’ economies.
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Toward action: A G20 agenda for sustainable and inclusive growth
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Achieving sustainable, inclusive growth across G20 economies will take decisive effort. This report offers metrics to prompt discussions at the B20 forum and move from aspirations toward action.
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Asia’s energy transition and the challenges of achieving the region’s net-zero goals
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Partner Asilah Azil explains what’s driving the energy transition in Asia, plus why more investment will be needed to reach net-zero.
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Apax global impact managing partner David Su on impact investing
on 27 September 2024 at 12:00 am
David Su shares his perspectives on the evolution of impact investing and the importance of measurement. He also discusses portfolio company Swing Education to illustrate Apax’s philosophy.
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How private equity funds can use M&A to create outsize returns
on 26 September 2024 at 12:00 am
PE funds increasingly invest in add-on deals to grow faster and perform better, but how they go about executing such deals has changed.
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A net-zero reality check
on 26 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Optimists, pessimists—who’s right? New research breaks down the physical realities slowing our progress toward net zero: what’s simpler, what’s tough, and what’s vital to transforming our energy system successfully.
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China Brief: The Truth About Chinese Consumption
on 26 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Despite low consumer confidence, pockets of growth in China’s vast consumer market remain.
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Keeping companies safer by matching them with the right cybersecurity providers
on 25 September 2024 at 12:00 am
Bosch worked with McKinsey to develop and launch CyberCompare—a cybersecurity purchasing platform to help businesses and public sector entities compare quotations and match with cybersecurity vendors and service providers.
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Advancing R&D for chronic diseases with AI: A conversation with Novo Nordisk’s CSO
on 25 September 2024 at 12:00 am
As head of R&D at Novo Nordisk, Marcus Schindler is leading the company’s efforts to embrace external innovation and expand into new therapeutic areas with AI as a powerful catalyst for progress.