How organizations are capturing value from gen AI, recipes for growth at mobility companies, operations insights for 2025, and more: The Weekend Read

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The Weekend Read

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Welcome to the latest edition of The Weekend Read. We hope you find our perspectives useful. Let us know what you think at Alex_Panas@McKinsey.com and Axel_Karlsson@McKinsey.com.

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Are you ready for the weekend? Be sure to take some time to check out this week’s big insights on how organizations are rewiring to capture value from gen AI, recipes for growth at mobility companies, operations insights for 2025, and more.

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Organizations are beginning to take steps that drive bottom-line impact with gen AI, including redesigning workflows, elevating governance, and mitigating more risks, according to the latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI. Check out the research by Alex Singla , Alexander Sukharevsky , Lareina Yee , and coauthors.

See the results

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As the mobility industry enters a new age of innovation, Kersten Heineke , Philipp Kampshoff , and Timo Möller examine six moves that can put mobility start-ups on a strong growth trajectory.

Increase the odds

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Dan Swan and Ruth Heuss discuss strategies and approaches to technology, workforce planning, and sustainability that will help organizations remain agile and thrive despite uncertainty in 2025 and beyond.

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Otis Worldwide CEO Judy Marks talks to McKinsey’s Eric Kutcher about geopolitical shifts, technological change, and how she leads 72,000 employees in 200+ countries and territories around the globe.

Ready to unwind?

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How banks can boost productivity through simplification at scale

Productivity in the banking sector has stalled. Here are the tools and techniques to achieve lasting change.

Drive lasting change

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Talking with Johan Tjärnberg, Group CEO of Trustly: Breaking barriers

The Swedish payments veteran talks about using the power of open banking and account-to-account payments to remove friction from commerce and money movement.

Learn more about open banking

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63-Across: Surf shop purchases ... and what describes both halves of the answers to the starred clues

Know the answer? Test yourself with the latest McKinsey Crossword: “Surf’s Up!” | No. 223

Ride the waves

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