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The seven operating truths of AI-native companies
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Almost every company has AI tools, but few really know how to use them. Leaders at 15 AI-savvy companies say the difference comes down to seven operating truths—that most organizations still get wrong.
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The agentic advertising economy: From attention to action
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As AI changes how consumers discover products and impact is measured, advertising value will shift to the players that can shape what is seen, selected, and purchased.
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Simplifying AI transformation at scale: Wave by McKinsey launches on AWS Marketplace
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Wave by McKinsey is now available through Amazon Web Services Marketplace, simplifying procurement and deployment of the firm’s AI-enabled program management platform and accelerating time to value.
Explainers
AI in life sciences explained: The technology that could reinvent medicine
Three McKinsey experts explain how AI is reshaping life sciences—where it’s creating value today, why so many efforts stall,...
Lives & Legacies
A hidden figure behind GPS, a cycling champion, and a quiet trucking giant
Our latest obituaries also include a Hollywood animator, a cable industry innovator, and a prize-winning doctor who built a tuberculosis...
Week in Charts
The $2 trillion fintech future
The fintech industry is in its fifth distinct era, characterized by year-over-year growth and improved profitability. The first...
Themes
What athletes can teach leaders
This summer, as the World Cup fills stadiums across North America, fans will witness extraordinary displays of skill, speed,...
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How top economic performers lean into their competitive advantage to guide their strategy
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Interviews
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Phil Ozuah on enhancing ambulatory care and accessibility
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The president and CEO of Montefiore Einstein talks about technology in healthcare, opportunities to close gaps in patient access, and his own path to leadership.
Podcast - The McKinsey Podcast
The world is changing. Can fashion keep up?
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Smart glasses. Preloved luxury. Style tips via chatbots. Tech, tariffs, and a temperamental economy are reshaping what consumers value—and how they discover, buy, and experience brands.
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Elevating the customer experience: IKEA’s agentic AI journey
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The Swedish home-furnishing giant’s chief digital officer discusses the need to prioritize AI initiatives amid ‘the risk of doing everything but maybe nothing.’
Podcast
Prudential’s Charles Lowrey on finishing strong as CEO
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Much has been written about a CEO’s first 100 days, but what about the other end of the journey?
McKinsey on Books
Author Talks: Testing AI’s limits in a one-year experiment
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What happens when AI runs your life for a year? NBC News Chief Technology Analyst Joanna Stern reveals surprising gains—and...
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 8th edition
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional...
Rewired, second edition
This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as...
New from the Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly: Digital Edition
Agentic AI is such a powerful force that companies are rethinking the very nature of the corporation. What’s coming? A hybrid...
Recent McKinsey Quarterly digital issues
Explore previous digital issues of the McKinsey Quarterly—on gen AI, productivity, growth, and more. All are available with a...
Five steps to turning geopolitical volatility into an advantage
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As geopolitics redraws trade flows and strategic priorities, CEOs who anticipate the shifts—and reallocate capital accordingly—can...
McKinsey Institutes
Report - MGI Research
Ramping up manufacturing in America?
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Probing how much manufacturing ramp-up would be needed to address US trade dependencies.
Report - MGI Research
Agents, robots, and us: How AI reshapes work and skills in Europe
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Most skills will still be needed—but how people use them will change as they work alongside intelligent machines.
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
The Great Ownership Transfer: A new era of business stewardship
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As millions of baby boomers retire, the United States is on the brink of an unprecedented wave of small-business ownership transitions—posing...
Brainteasers
The McKinsey Crossword: Made with AI | No. 266
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Sharpen your problem-solving skills with the McKinsey Quarterly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind and is built around a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find.
Data Points
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