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Blackstone’s Legal & Compliance AI transformation started with technology. It succeeded because it put people first
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By first redesigning how decisions flow—clarifying ownership and codifying precedent—the financial services firm was able to rewire its Legal & Compliance group with technology at the core.
Report
HR Monitor 2026: A turning point for the people function
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A comprehensive benchmark survey of workforce and HR trends across Europe, the United States, and China delivers critical insights for today’s HR leaders.
Article
When warranty costs rival R&D spend: Remaking vehicle quality with AI
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As warranty costs surge, automakers are turning to AI-enabled quality systems to detect risks earlier and reduce financial exposure.
Explainers
Banking and AI: When the tech starts doing the work, not just assisting it
Three McKinsey experts explain how AI is reshaping banking from the inside out—and why the biggest obstacle isn’t the technology....
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 quantum leap for communication
The quantum market is growing rapidly, and several trends point to ongoing development, such as investor interest, growth in...
Themes
Expanding pathways to opportunity this graduation season
Graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage, celebrating achievement while looking ahead to what’s next. At a time when students...
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Podcast - The McKinsey Podcast
How CEOs can navigate the new era of trade
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AI, geopolitical realignment, and shifting capital flows are redrawing trade corridors and reshaping competitive advantage—forcing leaders to rethink where and how they grow.
Interview
Embracing complexity: Parloa’s vision for next-gen customer experience
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Chris Silver, chief revenue officer at Parloa, talks with McKinsey partner Brian Blackader about the shift to adopting AI technologies in customer care, getting to success, and how he sees the future.
Interview
Preparing for agentic commerce: REWE’s AI transformation
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The German retail and tourism group’s chief digital and technology officer says AI is “the most fundamental change in the way we do business in 50 years.”
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.
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