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Highlights from our 2023 ‘Insights to Impact’ publishing journey
Leaders had a lot to ponder—and act on—in 2023. Geopolitical tensions continued to heat and boil over. With the world in flux, questions swirled about the future of the globalization efforts that have lifted millions out of poverty.
Meanwhile, generative AI’s impact on business and society dominated the global conversation. To support sustainable, inclusive growth, organizations need to rewire for the digital era and refine their approach to talent and inclusivity.
In some cases, entire businesses need to be transformed—particularly as the energy transition becomes more urgent. Leadership and resilience are more crucial than ever.
To close this year and look ahead to 2024 and beyond, explore how McKinsey’s insights on 12 crucial themes are fueling impact every day, in every corner of the globe.
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On the front line of the gen AI (r)evolution

How can business get the most from this transformative technology?

Driving the energy transition

The push toward net zero remains difficult but critical—and comes with additional benefits.

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Encouraging innovation through adversity

What does it take to lead through ongoing uncertainty?

Parsing complicated global trade relationships

Businesses can help ensure the resilience of global flows.

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Supporting leaders as they recalibrate priorities

Where should CEOs focus to achieve exceptional performance?

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Preparing for the unknown

Resilience is more important than ever—for individuals and organizations.

Rewiring for a new digital era

Can your organization’s digital transformation meet its “show me the money” moment?

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Leaning into better talent management

How did employees rank the top six factors that could most improve their engagement at work?

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Linking inclusion to performance

Our research continues to show that better representation has real impact.

Getting to growth

We found that a focus on ESG factors gave top performers a boost.

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Taking a smart approach to new-business building

How can organizations walk the line between new and existing priorities?

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Delivering transformation through distributed effort

See which seven factors are most correlated with business transformation success.

Top reads of 2023

Our annual year in charts, year in images, and year in innovation features dive deeper into the themes of 2023. Thank you for reading.
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2023: The year in charts
View some of our favorite data visualizations from the year to see how data helps translate complex information into compelling stories.
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2023: The year in images
Discover how our authors’ words inspired our designers’ most creative choices, offering a hopeful view of a future fueled by sustainable, inclusive growth.
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2023: The year in innovation
Explore some of our most visually engaging, “only McKinsey” insights of 2023—brought to life with innovative, interactive forms of storytelling.
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Top Ten Lists Of Most Popular Insights

Special Features

McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2023

Mindsets for success: Lessons from top CEOs

Global Trade Explorer

2023 summer reading guide

The future of mobility

The executive’s guide to new-business building

Top reports this year

Our top reports of 2023 focused on the issues resonating most across organizations and society, from the potential of generative AI to the state of women in the workplace.
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The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier
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Generative AI is poised to unleash the next wave of productivity. We take a first look at where business value could accrue and the potential impacts on the workforce.
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McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2023
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Which technology trends matter most for companies in 2023? New analysis by the McKinsey Technology Council highlights the development, possible uses, and industry effects of advanced technologies.
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Generative AI and the future of work in America
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Which jobs will be in demand? Which ones are shrinking? And which ones could be hardest to fill?
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The State of Organizations 2023: Ten shifts transforming organizations
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Organizations today face ten significant shifts. Here’s what to do about them.
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McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2023: Private markets turn down the volume
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According to our latest Global Private Markets Review, private markets faced a year of two halves in 2022, with buoyancy in the first half and plummeting deal volumes, declining performance, and falling valuations in the second.
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Women in the Workplace 2023
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Women are more ambitious than ever, and workplace flexibility is fueling them. Yet despite some hard-fought gains, women’s representation is not keeping pace. That’s according to the latest Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey, in partnership with LeanIn.Org.

Popular Series & Experiences

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McKinsey Quarterly
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McKinsey Explainers
Direct answers to complex questions, backed by McKinsey’s expert insights.
Author Talks
Author Talks
Dive into insightful conversations with authors on crucial management topics including leading through a crisis, unleashing innovation, coping with organizational culture shifts, and more.
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Data Points
How well do you know the numbers behind the changes in business, society, and the world? Take the McKinsey monthly quiz to find out.
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The Five Fifty
A quick briefing in five—or a fifty minute deeper dive. Register now for your weekly dose of smart, delivered to your phone.
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The Next Normal
What happens when the new normal gets old? And how can companies prepare for what’s ahead? The Next Normal, a new multimedia series, tackles these questions. Business leaders and McKinsey experts offer their perspectives on the future of today’s most dynamic industries.

Popular Special Collections This Year

Explore a few of our most visited special collections from 2023, which draw together articles, multimedia, and more to deeply engage on many facets of a single topic.
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McKinsey and the World Economic Forum 2024
McKinsey collaborates with the Forum through multiple industry action groups, research and publications that help inform the...
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Building Great CEOs
Explore McKinsey’s CEO counseling offerings, as well as our latest insights and learnings for current and future CEOs to...
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The McKinsey guide to problem solving
Become a better problem solver with insights and advice from leaders around the world on topics including developing a problem-solving...
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The CEO role is arguably more challenging than it’s ever been. Become the most effective leader you can be with expert...

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Popular Podcasts This Year

In 2023, listeners tuned in for insights on generative AI, leadership, net zero, and more. Explore some of our most streamed podcasts, and check out The McKinsey Podcast for even more audio.
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Generative AI and the future of HR
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A chatbot may not take your job—but it will almost certainly change it. Here’s how to start thinking about putting gen AI to work for you.
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Six CEO priorities for 2023
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Leaders around the world are confronting a welter of uncertainties. Here’s how to home in on what matters—and begin making the most of novel opportunities—amid ongoing change.
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Artificial intelligence in strategy
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AI tools can help executives avoid biases in decisions, pull insights out of oceans of data, and make strategic choices more quickly. And that’s just the beginning.
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Net zero: Next moves for CEOs
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How leaders can invest in a sustainable future and navigate near-term energy pressures successfully.
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Workplace rituals: Recapturing the power of what we’ve lost
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The right rituals can revitalize meaning at work—and help employees move beyond “me” to “we.”
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Women in the workplace: Breaking up to break through
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Record numbers of women leaders are leaving their jobs. Research reveals what’s behind the “great breakup”—and how employers can reverse the trend.

McKinsey on Books

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Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI
In this Wall Street Journal bestseller, McKinsey’s Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney W. Zemmel translate the hard-won lessons McKinsey has learned helping companies deliver successful digital and AI transformations into a detailed “how to” manual.
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Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work
With rich stories and cutting-edge research, McKinsey’s Emily Field and Bryan Hancock, and McKinsey senior partner emeritus Bill Schaninger, offer a new model for companies to radically alter the way they hire, train, and reward their most valuable asset: managers, the true center of the organization.
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McKinsey senior partners outline their new book designed to help companies harness the power of digital transformation.
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Author Talks: What does it mean to be a good middle manager?
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Three McKinsey partners discuss the untapped value in middle managers that most companies leave on the table.

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Acknowledgments

McKinsey Global Publishing would like to thank, first and foremost, the many authors of these articles and other insights for their contributions and analysis.

And we want to acknowledge the many direct contributors who offered vital energy and expertise—under extraordinary personal and professional circumstances—to the development, editing, risk review, copyediting, fact checking, data visualization, design, production, and dissemination of all of McKinsey’s content over the past year.

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