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The McKinsey Podcast, our new flagship podcast series, takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizati...
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What sets the world’s best leaders apart
Most leaders set out to be the best—but few make that Mount Everest–like ascent successfully. What do the world’s most iconic CEOs do differently? McK...
The promise and potential of rural America
There is no single definition of “rural America.” It comprises agricultural hubs, manufacturing centers, and fast-growing regions—each a regional arch...
Which tech trends are rising to the top of the business agenda?
Global competition has intensified, and the demand for energy and computing power is growing exponentially as companies embed AI, robotics, and other...
The changing role of the CMO—and what it means for growth
Chief marketing officers are vital to strategic decision-making, but increasingly, they’re being left out of the discussions that matter most—to the d...
The future of work is agentic
Think about your org chart. Now imagine it features both your current colleagues—humans, if you’re like most of us—and AI agents. That’s not science f...
A conversation about valuation
Don’t lose sight of the long term. It’s a core message from the eighth edition of Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, McKinsey’s...
What the latest trends in sporting goods mean for brands
Pickleball, padel—yes, they’re hot. Nevertheless, a third of the world’s adults are inactive—and among youth, inactivity is even more pronounced, acco...
Tariffs and trade: Preparing for the unpredictable
As geopolitical tensions persist, global trade dynamics are becoming increasingly complex—and many leaders find themselves on tenterhooks. On this epi...
Confronting the affordable-housing crisis
The US housing crunch is bad—and it’s getting worse. Wider access to safe, affordable homes is vital to enabling economic mobility for all Americans—a...
Data centers: The race to power AI
Leaders worldwide are moving fast to deploy AI at scale. But scaling AI means more data centers—and data centers consume vast quantities of energy. On...
Time to revisit your M&A strategy
M&A activity is down, as is private equity investment, and companies are facing a range of new geopolitical tensions. Still, there is a path to growth...
Don’t get stuck in a rut—update how you operate
People are asked to update the operating systems on their phones all the time. What if leaders applied that same kind of polishing and bug fixing to t...
Quantum computing: Game on
Quantum computing has long been technology’s white whale. But in recent months, new developments suggest practical applications for this elusive techn...
The fashion industry faces a world in flux
One thing is clear for the fashion industry in 2025. Due to climate change, global trade uncertainties, and consumers focused on value, growth is expe...
When the career ladder breaks for women—and how to succeed anyway
Career advancement is tough for everyone—but for women, it can feel particularly elusive. There’s a reason for that, according to the new book The Bro...
Gen AI is here—but where are its users?
Gen AI is evolving fast—but employee adoption is slow for most companies. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, we feature an episode of our techno...
McKinsey’s highlights from Mobile World Congress
Companies are getting practical about how to create value from gen AI – while 5G, satellites, and innovations in phone design also take center stage.<...
What's next for global banking?
Banking has had a couple of very good years—the best, in fact, since the global financial crisis of 2007–09. Yet to some, the industry’s outlook seems...
Building leaders from the ground up
CEOs are confronting double the number of critical issues today compared with ten years ago. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey Senior...
Special episode: Debriefing Davos 2025
The World Economic Forum was buzzing as leaders confront a world in flux. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partners Daniel Pac...
Navigating the new geopolitical uncertainty
Yes, the changing geopolitical reality presents new risks—but like all disruptions, it may also create new opportunities. On this episode of The McKin...
Replaying a full year of The McKinsey Podcast—in just ten minutes
Technology, talent, decarbonization—we explored these and many other topics this year on The McKinsey Podcast. A range of McKinsey partners joined us...
The industries reshaping our global economy
“A bank and a steel company can walk into a bar and not have much to do with each other. But once one of the arena companies walks in, we’re all invol...
What will it take for working women to rise?
Ten years of research on women in the workplace, conducted by McKinsey in partnership with LeanIn.Org, reveals what’s better, what’s worse, and what a...
Special episode: Climate adaptation is one key theme at COP 29
This is a special, bonus episode of The McKinsey Podcast. McKinsey partner Alexis Trittipo joins us from the UN climate change conference (aka COP 29)...
CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç on reinventing Rolls-Royce
Since Tufan Erginbilgiç took the helm of the iconic brand, its share price has surged. Profits have more than doubled. How he did it is a case study i...
How the top UK companies have set themselves up for success
If you have an ambition but no plan behind it, you’re probably not going to get the results you’re looking for. According to recent McKinsey research...
Rewiring for the era of gen AI
It’s easy to fall in love with gen AI—but recent research suggests that realizing its value is harder than the hype. Rewired offers a playbook that ca...
A net zero reality check
Optimists, pessimists—who’s right? On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partner Humayun Tai, partner Mekala Krishnan and global ed...
Leading from the inside-out: Why CEOs must make time for self-reflection
The greatest CEOs are necessarily driven, decisive, and confident. But McKinsey senior partner Ramesh Srinivasan, senior partner emeritus Hans-Werner...
A look at the technology trends that matter most
Innovation and interest in the tech sector remain strong, despite market challenges and dips in investment. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, M...
Will generative AI hurt middle managers—or help them?
Bogged down, bothered, beleaguered: Many middle managers have it bad—and they can also have a bad rap. In Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the K...
The key to accelerating AI development? Pragmatism plus imagination
While AI continues to influence the way we work in exciting new ways, it is crucial for organizations to apply guardrails to keep it safe. On this epi...
Think you know what consumers want? Think again.
Consumers say they want experiences over goods. As always, they are looking to get the most value for their dollar. Even when it comes to sustainably...
Gen AI and beyond: Where else to focus now
Gen AI has rightly seized leaders’ attention. But is it also eclipsing lower-profile digital imperatives? On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McK...
The ups and downs of global productivity
Labor productivity over the past 25 years has been a success story for some, a tale of stagnation for others. Investments and digital transformation c...
A new itinerary for the tourism industry
McKinsey spoke with more than 5,000 travelers across geographies and generations as part of a recently published survey that reveals clear differences...
The case for space
The universe isn’t the only thing expanding. Governments have invested in space technology for decades, and now business is accelerating its growth. O...
What’s new in consumer wellness trends?
Pass the probiotics and the clinically effective products over the “clean and natural” ones: McKinsey’s latest research on the future of wellness prov...
Gen AI talent: Your next flight risk
Active users of generative AI are high value and in demand—and in many cases, poised to quit. New research reveals how to attract them, keep them enga...