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Building the AI muscle of your business leaders
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The real competitive advantage with AI comes from having business leaders who can bridge business problems with the possibilities technology offers.
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Agentic AI is here. Is your bank’s frontline team ready?
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At leading banks, agentic AI systems are already improving prospecting, lead nurturing, and many more frontline activities. Here’s a guide for leaders eager to join their ranks.
Report - MGI Research
Agents, robots, and us: Skill partnerships in the age of AI
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AI is expanding the productivity frontier. Realizing its benefits requires new skills and rethinking how people work together with intelligent machines.
Explainers
Agentic AI explained: When machines don’t just chat, but act
Three McKinsey experts explain how agentic AI could reshape workflows, decision-making, and how humans and machines collaborate....
Lives & Legacies
A long-haul visionary, a red-carpet regular, and a cinematic idealist
Our latest obituaries also include the founder of an early tech start-up, a Nike executive, and a MacArthur Fellow who uncovered...
Week in Charts
Wings of change needed
The regional aviation segment, which handles short-haul flights and uses smaller aircraft, provides 11 percent of total commercial...
Themes
Are you—or your AI agent—shopping on Cyber Monday?
As millions of people make online purchases for Cyber Monday, AI agents are also at work: anticipating customer needs, navigating...
Our Latest Survey Research
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The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation
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Almost all survey respondents say their organizations are using AI, and many have begun to use AI agents. But most are still in the early stages of scaling AI and capturing enterprise-level value.
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Interviews
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Becoming a tech-savvy leader
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Neesha Hathi, Charles Schwab’s managing director and head of Wealth & Advice Solutions, discusses what it takes to build confidence and credibility with technology.
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Using AI to unlock growth: A conversation with ServiceNow’s Paul Fipps
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ServiceNow’s president of global customer operations describes the company’s transformation to an AI-native organization with a unique platform offering.
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Existential innovation: A conversation with the CEO of Liberty Mutual
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Liberty Mutual Chairman and CEO Tim Sweeney says innovation is not just a nice to have. He shares how the 113-year-old insurer has created a culture of exploration.
McKinsey on Books
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...
A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership
From McKinsey & Company senior partners and the minds behind the New York Times bestseller CEO Excellence...
Author Talks: What the history of progress and innovation tells us about disruption
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Business depends on innovation, but what makes it accelerate or stagnate over time?
New from the Quarterly
Since 1964, McKinsey Quarterly has delivered our most distinctive, crosscutting insights. We’re delighted to mark its 60th birthday with a yearlong celebration featuring special issues, interactive experiences, and bonus compilations.
McKinsey Quarterly: Digital Edition
According to McKinsey research, nearly eight in ten organizations now use generative AI—but most have yet to see a meaningful...
What’s next for climate tech?
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How 80 percent of emission reductions can also deliver energy security.
McKinsey Classics special issue: Growth
What’s the ultimate driver for CEOs and the top issue for their organizations? Growth. This bonus collection of 18 classic...
McKinsey Institutes
Report - MGI Research
Agents, robots, and us: Skill partnerships in the age of AI
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AI is expanding the productivity frontier. Realizing its benefits requires new skills and rethinking how people work together...
Interactive - McKinsey Health Institute
The new case for brain health: Scaling interventions for health and economic growth
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Opportunities exist to reduce the global burden of brain health and noncommunicable diseases, fostering healthier communities...
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
Unlocking the growing power of Latino fans: Building a stronger sports economy
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The US sports economy is booming, and Latino fans are leading the charge. Connecting with this multifaceted community can help...
Brainteasers
The McKinsey Crossword: Is It Chile in Here? | No. 261
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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.
Data Points
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