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Aug 19, 2025
New market entrants have cut automotive time to market in half. Established players need to speed up, or they risk being left behind.
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Aug 19, 2025
A new study by MIT and McKinsey finds that AI investments in operations are paying back faster than ever, but leading organizations are pulling away from the rest.
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Aug 19, 2025
While negotiating carve-out deals, buyers and sellers should consider the operational risk—and price it in the valuation.
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Aug 19, 2025
Harvard University CIO Klara Jelinkova describes the "soft power" needed to make sure that IT is delivering value.
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Aug 19, 2025
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.
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Aug 18, 2025
US state departments of transportation are setting capital priorities against a backdrop where bankable plans—with the best returns on investment—are increasingly important for project funding.
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Aug 18, 2025
Innovative risk transfer strategies can help banks optimize capital, unlock new revenue streams, and foster new partnerships with private investors. But the business also brings risks.
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Aug 15, 2025
Tech investor Laurie Yoler shares her thoughts on the evolution of AVs, changing mobility patterns, and the long reach of autonomous technologies.
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Aug 15, 2025
Indonesia has set an ambition to become a high-income economy by 2045. Is this possible? Two McKinsey experts discuss how it could be and what actions would need to be taken to achieve it.
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Aug 15, 2025
The experienced airline CEO and board member reflects on leading through industry-defining disruption and the leadership lessons that endure.
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Aug 15, 2025
AI agents are poised to make sophisticated money decisions for customers, reshaping banking and affecting billions of dollars in revenue.
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Aug 14, 2025
The winningest coaches, athletic directors, and administrators follow a few core principles to set uncompromising standards and build elite organizations. Here's how C-suite leaders can do the same.
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Aug 13, 2025
Black American women face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity. Better research and care can transform health outcomes and boost the economy by $25 billion.
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Aug 13, 2025
Our latest obituaries also include a chief automotive designer, a NASA engineer who saved lives, and an idealist "touched with fire."
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Aug 13, 2025
Piloting gen AI is easy, but creating value is hard. That requires empowering employees to cocreate gen AI products against a North Star that redefines ways of working.
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Aug 13, 2025
Although macro indicators remain mixed and headwinds persist, several lesser-known developments are signaling deeper shifts in how China consumes, innovates, and competes both at home and on the global stage.
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Aug 12, 2025
Founder and director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak, believes that common sense, an open mind, and strategic partnerships help build an institution that lasts beyond the individual.
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Aug 12, 2025
How can OEMs navigate frugal consumers and shifting macroeconomics in the increasingly competitive white goods sector? We examine our latest global state of the industry customer survey to learn more.
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Aug 12, 2025
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.
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Aug 11, 2025
RegTech, or "regulatory technology," refers to technologies that improve processes at financial-services organizations, particularly those related to risk and compliance.
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Aug 11, 2025
Securing rising living standards for all Americans requires action on the affordable housing shortage.
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Aug 11, 2025
To fend off the rise of digital attackers, banks must serve MSMEs better with a model that effectively blends the best of digital and AI with the personal touch of an advisor.
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Aug 08, 2025
State governments will need to balance a complex range of costs and a full view of the benefits as they weigh their strategies in data center development.
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Aug 07, 2025
Nerves of steel or "same old, same old"? Either way, dealmakers stared down volatility, leading to higher global M&A activity in the first half of this year.
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Aug 07, 2025
How can leaders learn from disruption and pursue purpose? Stanford lecturer in management Robert E. Siegel shares a systems leadership playbook and transforms classroom lessons into boardroom learnings.
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Aug 07, 2025
Financial institutions are allocating significant resources to fighting financial crime, but they are generally making little progress. AI-based solutions may be an accelerator.
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Aug 07, 2025
Financial institutions are allocating significant resources to fighting financial crime, but they are generally making little progress. AI-based solutions may be an accelerator.
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Aug 07, 2025
"All that work and what did it get us?" Leaders feel frustrated when transformations fall short, but they can achieve their goals by avoiding six common pitfalls.
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Aug 06, 2025
What does it take to lead a procurement transformation that delivers lasting impact in a world where the function is asked to do everything from managing volatility to generating sustainability and savings?
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Aug 06, 2025
McKinsey's Dr. Rupal Malani discusses changing policies and workforce shortages and how leaders are using M&A and AI to improve margins, operations, and care delivery.
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Aug 06, 2025
Annual mobile-data growth rates are expected to fall from more than 50 percent in 2019 to as low as 10 percent in 2029. Will this lead to unprecedented competition or a new profitable era for telcos?
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Aug 05, 2025
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.
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Aug 05, 2025
A seismic threefold increase in advanced-manufacturing investment could transform rural America by driving economic growth, creating high-quality jobs, and revitalizing communities.
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Aug 04, 2025
Five leading cybersecurity executives and public company directors discuss how chief information security officers and boards can work together to grow and protect their organizations.
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Aug 04, 2025
Life sciences companies are spending big on new capital projects. Industry leaders who embrace capital excellence could secure a competitive edge.
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Aug 04, 2025
Six strategies could catalyze growth and improve the well-being and economic mobility of rural residents across the country.
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Aug 01, 2025
Powering AI and new computation technologies can accelerate data center project delivery and optimize spending to reduce the projected $1.7 trillion global spend through 2030 by up to $250 billion.
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Aug 01, 2025
Six building blocks could help pharma organizations slash filing timelines from months to weeks, potentially unlocking as much as $180 million in net present value for priority assets.
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Jul 31, 2025
A new target operating model is crucial if gas distribution system operators are to capture the opportunities presented by changing market forces.
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Jul 31, 2025
As overall investment trends in future mobility have remained steady, analysis reveals that the market is undergoing deeper structural change.
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Jul 31, 2025
By harnessing gen AI, companies can leapfrog from selling data to building robust data products that deliver actionable intelligence and unlock previously untapped value.
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Jul 31, 2025
Creating a successful business venture is more than just a notion. An executive coach outlines the risks and rewards of business building and shares the core elements of successful start-ups.
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Jul 31, 2025
Tim Koller shares insights from the eighth edition of Valuation, reflects on economic trends, and considers the lasting influence of Warren Buffett.
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Jul 30, 2025
How can organizations move from reactive mental health efforts to proactive well-being strategies? A Cambridge professor shares a blueprint for supporting teams from the inside out.
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Jul 30, 2025
At Cannes Lions, McKinsey partner Eli Stein and Jasper CMO Loreal Lynch explore unlocking AI value at scale and building personalization that performs.
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Jul 30, 2025
Overall economic volatility has subsided, but consumer confidence is deteriorating and demand remains fragile, despite inflation decelerating across most countries.
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Jul 30, 2025
Facing a complex array of threats, payments providers will need to embrace a mix of traditional and emerging approaches.
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Jul 30, 2025
Stop tinkering with your org chart. Start rethinking your operating model—and closing the gap between strategy and performance as a result.
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Jul 30, 2025
The field of robotics presents opportunities in industries from manufacturing to healthcare to agriculture. Researchers are exploring the ethical and safety implications to set safe guardrails.
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Jul 29, 2025
Emerging trends, shifting demands, and growing supply chain complexity are reshaping the landscape for apparel manufacturers. McKinsey partner Javier del Pozo shares his thoughts on moving forward.
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Jul 29, 2025
Public-company boards can boost their effectiveness by embracing key strategies from the private equity playbook to enhance value creation and long-term impact.
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Jul 29, 2025
Australia's economic engine is stalling. To reignite growth, new initiatives must pass five tests for how effectively they accelerate productivity. The first test is unlocking investment.
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Jul 29, 2025
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.
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Jul 29, 2025
Thanks to a confluence of factors, Swiss online platforms could be positioned for accelerated growth.
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Jul 29, 2025
A data center is a facility that houses and runs IT infrastructure that's critical to the digital economy, particularly gen AI.
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Jul 28, 2025
The permitting process for large infrastructure projects is costly and time consuming. Accelerating timelines could help meet critical infrastructure needs and fuel future growth.
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Jul 28, 2025
The Ohio Department of Aging partnered with McKinsey to help expand access and improve quality of care and services for older adults and their families across the state.
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Jul 28, 2025
The global biopharmaceutical company is using AI and agentic AI to accelerate how it chases breakthroughs in medicine.
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Jul 28, 2025
As CFOs reflect on budget seasons that come and go too quickly, it's time to recognize the advantages of a more agile, proactive, and sophisticated budgeting process.
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Jul 28, 2025
Business leaders are using AI and agentic AI to create value despite unprecedented change. A pioneer's journey offers many lessons.
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Jul 28, 2025
As hardware and software advance, general-purpose robots may evolve from a niche curiosity to an integral part of the workplace.
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Jul 25, 2025
San Antonio's growth is fueled by collaboration, resilience, and opportunity. With bold investments and a unified vision, the region can elevate its industries, talent, and global profile.
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Jul 25, 2025
Our survey of European consumers' attitudes toward sustainable packaging shows shifting expectations and regional nuances in a market that generally values both sustainability and affordability.
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Jul 24, 2025
Attracting and retaining new talent and fostering collaboration are critical new demands on medtech R&D. Insights from top executives reveal the skills, structures, and cultures needed to win.
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Jul 24, 2025
In a divestiture, companies must overcome the complexities of disentanglement
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Jul 24, 2025
Demand for rare earth elements needed for magnets will likely surge over the next ten years. Postconsumer scrap could unlock additional supply, although recovery remains a challenge.
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Jul 24, 2025
Can centuries-old ideas about how to live well be a guide for success in today's world? Investor and philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz explains why Stoic principles are as relevant as ever.
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Jul 24, 2025
The energy transition is leading to increased demand for aluminum. Recovering specific alloys from mixed scrap could play a critical role in achieving net-zero emissions and improving circularity.
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Jul 23, 2025
As the need for recycled materials continues to grow, Apple worked with McKinsey to understand how expanding circular value chains could help meet the demand.
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Jul 23, 2025
Integration leaders on the buy-side of a carve-out face three primary tasks to successfully bring new assets into the fold.
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Jul 23, 2025
Vice Chairman and CEO Ted Chung looks to build a global data platform at Hyundai Motor Group's consumer finance arm.
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Jul 23, 2025
Amid an innovation renaissance for pharma, Menarini Group CEO Elcin Barker Ergun built a global innovative oncology business from scratch. Here's how she did it.
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Jul 23, 2025
When flooding struck Novelis's Sierre plant, the consequences could have been dire. Emilio Braghi, president of Novelis Europe, explains how the company used the crisis to come back stronger.
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Jul 23, 2025
Robotics and automation could answer hard questions about making scarce resources go further, filling vacant frontline roles, and helping companies evolve for today's technologically advanced and increasingly digital economy.
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Jul 22, 2025
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.
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Jul 22, 2025
In today's uncertain macro environment, many leaders are hitting pause on new ventures. But the most forward-leaning companies are doing the opposite.
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Jul 22, 2025
The healthcare industry could save $100 billion a year by employing value-based specialty care. Some encouraging models are emerging.
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Jul 22, 2025
A confluence of current forces has companies taking a hard look at capital efficiency. Two McKinsey partners share what they're seeing, including the adoption of AI and gen AI tools.
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Jul 22, 2025
Which frontier technologies matter most for companies in 2025? Our annual tech trends report highlights the latest technology breakthroughs, talent trends, use cases, and their potential impact on companies across sectors.
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Jul 22, 2025
Are you truly listening, or just waiting for your turn to talk? Listening doesn't require agreement, but it does open the door to fresh ideas, broader perspectives, and deeper understanding.
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Jul 22, 2025
The possibility of tariffs brings uncertainty to the clean-energy industry. How much could higher tariffs matter?
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Jul 21, 2025
Talent excellence presents a new industrial imperative in today's production ecosystem, and leaders need a fundamental mindset shift to meet it.
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Jul 21, 2025
Dilip Shanghvi, chairman and managing director of Sun Pharma, discusses how India's top pharmaceutical company has grown, adapted, and innovated to become the multinational corporation it is today.
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Jul 21, 2025
Stablecoins are transforming payments globally, and tailwinds may cause a material shift across the payments industry in 2025 for which incumbents and disruptors alike must make urgent preparations.
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Jul 21, 2025
Technology is disrupting the consumer industry. How can executives embrace the digital change afoot and reimagine the sector?
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Jul 21, 2025
McKinsey partners discuss three trends they're seeing around technology, packaging, and new mechanisms for bringing bold ideas to market.
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Jul 18, 2025
Operating model redesigns are complex undertakings. Xylem's chief people officer believes the company has found a winning formula by simplifying its goals and focusing on culture.
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Jul 18, 2025
It's a pivotal moment for service organizations, according to McKinsey partner Abhilash Sridharan. He explains how service leaders can take advantage of some big opportunities to stay ahead.
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Jul 18, 2025
In his latest book, Paul Kusserow discusses the forces that will shift US healthcare more in the next ten years than it has changed in the past 100—and how to use these forces advantageously.
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Jul 17, 2025
For the COO's productivity mandate, the time to act is always. Six best practices can help.
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Jul 17, 2025
Next-generation geothermal energy may soon be a cost-competitive way to fill the need for clean, firm power in the United States.
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Jul 17, 2025
AI, automation, and a nerve center? McKinsey senior partner Neelesh Mundra explains some of the ways supply chain leaders are innovating and flourishing amid today's complexities.
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Jul 17, 2025
A Wall Street Journal journalist turned bodybuilder shares how building strength helped her rebuild her life—physically, emotionally, and mentally.
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Jul 17, 2025
Physical activity has hit global lows—yet a growing number of consumers are focusing on fitness. In an uncertain economy, many are looking for value—but some are willing to splurge. How should brands make sense of this year's polarizing trends?
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Jul 16, 2025
Today's volatility leaves multibillion-dollar capital projects with little room for error. A new approach to stress testing helps keep them on track.
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Jul 16, 2025
Amid mounting margin pressure, asset management firms must transform technology from a cost driver into a true enabler of scalable productivity.
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Jul 15, 2025
A robust contracting and capital procurement strategy is critical to overcoming challenges in constructing key infrastructure such as data centers and semiconductor manufacturing plants.
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Jul 15, 2025
Traditional OEMs are on a mission to close the gap in automotive software development with innovative market entrants. Targeted improvements could significantly accelerate their pace.
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Jul 15, 2025
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.
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Jul 15, 2025
Only a few insurers have extracted outsize value from AI to gain a competitive edge. Joining their ranks requires a strategic, comprehensive approach that rewires the enterprise.
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