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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 create durable new growth pathways.
Case Study
eHBCU: A first-of-its-kind HBCU online consortium to expand economic mobility through education
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Delaware State University partnered with McKinsey to form a first-of-its-kind multiuniversity consortium to expand access to degrees, credentials, and career pathways for online learners nationwide.
Interactive
Primary care, reimagined: Workforce and care model innovation in a modern age
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Inequitable access to primary care jeopardizes the health of millions of Americans, especially in rural communities, resulting in the equivalent of 45 million people with unmet primary care needs.
Explainers
Where AI is creating real value in real estate
Agentic AI is moving real estate beyond isolated tools toward full workflow transformation—unlocking new value, redefining roles,...
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
AI agents raise cybersecurity stakes
As enterprises embrace AI agents, the surface for potential cyberattacks is expanding. The chief information security officer’s...
Themes
Family-business succession: High risk, higher reward
CEO succession is one of the most consequential moments for family-owned businesses—and one of the most risky. Because these...
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How top economic performers lean into their competitive advantage to guide their strategy
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Sell, close, or continue? The transfer of US businesses is at a crossroads
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McKinsey research on small-business succession reveals trillions in opportunity—but significant gaps in financing, infrastructure, and postclose support for potential new owners.
Interview - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
Alabama’s playbook for jobs, growth, and economic opportunity
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Ellen McNair, the secretary of commerce for Alabama, discusses the state’s CatALyst economic development strategy and the value of strong partnerships in driving investment and inclusive growth.
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HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity
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HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague discusses how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape and why security teams must shift from finding vulnerabilities to reducing exposure.
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Author Talks: Feeling stuck? Turn uncertainty into purpose
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Being stuck isn’t failure—it’s a signal to act. NobleReach Foundation CEO Arun Gupta explains how action—not clarity—creates...
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
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...
Interactive - McKinsey Health Institute
The health of nations: The return to better health, by country
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Explore how improving population health could deliver meaningful gains in healthy life and economic performance across countries....
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.
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