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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, February 2025on 21 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Geopolitical and trade uncertainty stayed elevated in February, with inflation back in focus as consumers and producers expect higher prices; industry sentiment is still positive despite slow growth.
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Simplification for success: Rewiring the biopharma operating modelon 21 March 2025 at 12:00 am
To compete in an increasingly complex market, companies will need to unleash distinctive capabilities, reduce low-value work, speed up decision-making, and harness AI and digital.
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An update on European consumer sentiment: Caution prevails, but some are ready to treat themselveson 21 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Across Europe, consumers intend to limit their spending, but they deem some categories to be splurge-worthy.
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Powering the remanufacturing renaissance with AIon 21 March 2025 at 12:00 am
AI is more accessible than ever before, and it holds untapped potential for remanufacturing players across sectors.
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Investing in the Italian private healthcare services market in 2025on 21 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Private companies are already playing a role in Italy’s healthcare system. A number of factors could help investors evaluate opportunities to improve care delivery and outcomes.
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Author Talks: Lee Hawkins on getting to the ‘root’ of traumaon 20 March 2025 at 12:00 am
How can we confront the enduring scars of history? A Pulitzer Prize finalist investigates his family’s past, revealing the profound impact of enslavement and generational trauma on mental health.
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How high-complexity, low-volume manufacturers can reach full potentialon 20 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Under pressure to ramp up production, manufacturers of advanced products can take six tactical steps to streamline their operations, accelerate production, and reach their full performance potential.
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Who is Rural America?on 20 March 2025 at 12:00 am
There is little agreement on how to define rural America. A more thorough understanding and appreciation of these areas could have a real impact on the people who live there.
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How COOs maximize operational impact from gen AI and agentic AIon 20 March 2025 at 12:00 am
By defining the right operating structure, data governance model, and change management approach, COOs can help their companies make the most of their AI investments.
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Biases in decision-making: A guide for CFOson 20 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Cognitive biases affect human decisions. Here’s a primer on the most common decision-making challenges—and practices that organizations can implement to overcome them.
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The contact center crossroads: Finding the right mix of humans and AIon 19 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Leaders are facing difficult decisions about how far to take their technology investments today, to enable the AI-driven contact center of tomorrow.
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From crisis management to strategic resilience: Lessons from the auto industryon 18 March 2025 at 12:00 am
When strategic resilience is embedded in risk management, disruption can become a means for growth.
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Sustainable style: How fashion can reduce Tier 2 emissionson 18 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Reducing emissions in Tier 2 production is one of the fashion industry’s most complex challenges. Six actions can help make industry players more sustainable.
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The McKinsey Crossword: “Play Ball!” | No. 224on 18 March 2025 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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Making AI work for workerson 17 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Employees are ready for AI. How can their leaders help them unleash new levels of creativity and productivity?
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Building interoperable healthcare systems: One size doesn’t fit allon 17 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Seamless integration of healthcare data systems has the potential to enhance experience and outcomes for patients and healthcare workers, yet ways of achieving such integration can vary significantly.
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What comes next in defense tech?on 17 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Commercial innovation is driving rapid advancements in defense technology, but maturity and readiness vary.
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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Sustainable fuelson 17 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Spain could support the decarbonization of the transport sector by manufacturing renewable molecules and could lead as a European sustainable fuel producer.
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Packaging: The underrated performance and value driveron 14 March 2025 at 12:00 am
At leading consumer companies, packaging decisions enable margin and revenue gains through improved customer experience and operational excellence. Five approaches should be on the C-suite’s agenda.
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From pilot to profit: Scaling gen AI in aftermarket and field serviceson 13 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Generative AI (gen AI) is transforming aftermarket and field services, offering new ways to boost efficiency and enhance customer experience. Here’s how to make it pay.
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Remanufacturing 101: Reviving parts, reclaiming valueon 13 March 2025 at 12:00 am
The remanufacturing market unlocks opportunity across sectors for higher margins, affordability, and supply chain resilience.
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Ingredients for the future: Bringing the biotech revolution to foodon 13 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Fermented ingredients could alter the food landscape faster than once thought. However, new business models are needed for the $100 billion to $150 billion opportunity in fermented novel proteins.
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Gen AI is here—but where are its users?on 13 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Many companies are integrating gen AI into workflows, but too few have reached enterprise-wide adoption. Hear more about how they can change this trend.
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How banks can boost productivity through simplification at scaleon 13 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Productivity in the banking sector has stalled. Here are the tools and techniques to achieve lasting change.
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The state of AI: How organizations are rewiring to capture valueon 12 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Organizations are beginning to create the structures and processes that lead to meaningful value from gen AI. While still in early days, companies are redesigning workflows, elevating governance, and mitigating more risks.
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Talking with Johan Tjärnberg, Group CEO of Trustly: Breaking barrierson 12 March 2025 at 12:00 am
The Swedish payments veteran talks about using the power of open banking and account-to-account payments to remove friction from commerce and money movement.
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How Judy Marks leads Otis Worldwide Corporation through uncertainty and technological evolutionon 11 March 2025 at 12:00 am
With a legacy spanning nearly two centuries, Otis Worldwide Corporation continues to evolve. CEO Judy Marks discusses how she’s preparing the company for the next wave of technological and geopolitical changes.
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Powering productivity: Operations insights for 2025on 11 March 2025 at 12:00 am
Despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, the future of operations in 2025 is promising. Companies that lean into tech, cross-functional collaboration, and curiosity can power up productivity.
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Water resilience: Closing the funding gap for utilitieson 11 March 2025 at 12:00 am
State and local leaders are well positioned to help water and wastewater utilities solve challenges in financial health, infrastructure resilience, economic development, and lives and livelihoods.
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The McKinsey Crossword: “Surf’s Up!” | No. 223on 11 March 2025 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.