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The pandemic has sparked enormous changes for labor markets—accelerating trends in remote work, digital interactions and transactions, and automation. Check out
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’s new research:
How will the
#coronavirus
outbreak affect the global economy? And how can companies prepare? We created a guide for business leaders that will be updated regularly.
#COVID19
"What is clear is that the human impact is already tragic, and that companies have an imperative to act immediately to protect their employees, address business challenges and risks, and help to mitigate the outbreak in whatever ways they can."
#COVID
-19
What does a return to school look like in a world still gripped by COVID-19? Our next
#McKinseyLive
webinar tackles this topic and is open to all free of charge. Parents, teachers, administrators, local leaders, et al., register now. Slots are limited.
For two years, Finland has been experimenting with a universal basic income program—providing automatic cash payments to 2,000 unemployed people each month. With the trial results in, we explore the findings:
#COVID19
#fiscalpolicy
For over half the global workforce, remote working isn't possible, and the success of remote working varies across industries. So, what does the future of remote work look like? We analyzed 2,000 tasks, 800 jobs, and 9 countries to find out.
#EffectiveTeams
develop better strategies, perform more consistently, and increase the confidence of stakeholders. But a team can’t be effective in a culture that lacks collaboration, trust, and inclusion—and that starts at the top.
#TeamDynamics
The next time you are preparing for an interaction, reflect on which role you want to play based on The Ask/Tell Matrix. Asking means understanding others through questions. Telling involves convincing by sharing your own views and reasons.
Which role fits you the most?
Organizational psychologist and
@Wharton
professor
@AdamMGrant
has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential business thinkers. He spoke with us about leading with humility, reading emotions like data, and thinking like a scientist.
In 1935, the life expectancy of an S&P 500 company was 90 years. By 2010, it was 14 years and studies show that it’s getting even shorter. No wonder more and more companies are looking at how they can become a more
#agile
organization.
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the
#skills
needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
Incumbents often find themselves on the wrong side of big trends. Established organizations often struggle to mount a timely response to them. Getting ahead of trends is the single most important strategic choice you make.
Uncertainty is the very reason we need a strategy. There are many elements that you just can't control—the fate of the economy, political events, your competitors’ actions. So the question of how to deal with uncertainty looms large.
#BeatTheOdds
Our summer reading list has arrived! 📚☀️
'Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know' by
@Wharton
's
@AdamMGrant
is just one thought-provoking page-turner in our top picks.
Find the full list here:
Only 30% of organizational
#transformations
are successful, and of the 70% that fail, nearly 3/4 do so due to unsupportive management behavior or employee resistance to change. In
#government
, these obstacles can pose an even greater challenge.
Our latest
#TechTrends2023
research outlines the most significant
#technology
trends unfolding today including
#genAI
, machine learning, immersive reality, and more. Find out how much these emerging technologies may impact your industry➡
Growth is hard to achieve.
A typical company grew 2.8% per year in the decade before the pandemic.
What can your company do to improve the odds of success? Discover our 10 rules for growth:
#growth
#strategy
The influence of
#GenerationZ
—the first generation of true
#digital
natives—is now radiating outward, with the search for
#truth
at the center of its characteristic behavior and consumption patterns.
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the
#skills
needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
Perhaps the biggest pitfall in the
#strategy
process is the human propensity for bold forecasts but timid actions. However, bold moves are the only way that companies can outperform the market.
#BeatTheOdds
No longer is it enough to live a longer life. We should create environments that support both long and healthy lives.
To do that, we must examine
#healthyaging
through a lens that encompasses physical, mental and spiritual health.
Read our latest report:
In a survey of 2,500 business leaders, only half said their organizations are prepared for the future. How can leaders reorient organizations to chart a path through change and achieve
#growth
?
Learn more in The State of Organizations report:
Digitization, machine learning, and the life sciences are increasingly combining with one another to create an accelerating technological explosion. In the process, they’re redefining what companies do and where industry boundaries lie.
#BeatTheOdds
Imagine this 🤔 -- it's 2029, you're 18 and considering what you want your future career to be.
But what will careers in the future even look like?
We're going to take you on a tour of the future of work. Click on the tweet below to get started ⬇️
#McKinteractive
The best breeding conditions for creating a flawed strategy are when a company's inside view remains unchallenged, creating a false sense of certainty about what will happen.
#BeatTheOdds
Learn more:
#Agile
is a way of working that seeks to harness the power of inevitable change, rather than work against it. The only way to meet the challenges of rapidly changing times is to change with them.
Learn more:
#McKExplainers
Few executives can describe in detail what
#analytics
talent their organizations have. The right way to approach this is to think about analytics talent as a tapestry of skill sets and roles.
The number of Gen Z-ers reporting emotional distress has almost doubled in the last two years 📈
To make matters worse, they are almost two times more likely than millennials to admit avoiding seeking treatment.
Learn more:
The pandemic has sparked enormous changes for labor markets—accelerating trends in remote work, digital interactions and transactions, and automation. Check out
@McKinsey_MGI
’s new research:
Organizational psychologist and
@Wharton
professor
@AdamMGrant
has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential business thinkers. He spoke with us about leading with humility, reading emotions like data, and thinking like a scientist.
We studied the growth patterns of the world’s 5,000 largest public companies over the past 15 years to identify the clearest pathways to
#growth
. Our findings suggest 10 rules that should guide organizations seeking to outgrow and outearn their peers:
What do higher education students want from online learning?
We surveyed more than 7,000 students in 17 countries to find out which elements of online higher
#education
they value most. Here’s what they told us:
To have a real shot at outperforming the broader corporate universe, companies must make big, bold moves. Incremental moves increase the risk of stagnation and decline. Learn the five strategic moves that can make a difference.
#BeatTheOdds
Peter Drucker famously said that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Nowhere is that more evident than in the strategy room. How can that be? Learn how to address the social side of strategy and, as a result, develop better, bigger, bolder strategies.
Why do we shy away from dealing with uncertainty? The root of the problem is our tendency to view
#strategy
as a purely intellectual exercise.
#BeatTheOdds
#EffectiveTeams
develop better strategies, perform more consistently, and increase the confidence of stakeholders. But a team can’t be effective in a culture that lacks collaboration, trust, and inclusion—and that starts at the top.
#TeamDynamics
Organizational psychologist and
@Wharton
professor
@AdamMGrant
has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential business thinkers. He spoke with us about leading with humility, reading emotions like data, and thinking like a scientist.
Two years after the release of CEO Excellence, we sat down with the authors to revisit their journey of writing the book and reflect on its impact. Here's what they had to say about their learnings since the book launch and the importance of being bold:
Are you a protector or an opportunist? A reactor or a creator? A victim or an agent?
Think about what kind of leader you are with these mindset comparisons.
Discover more about the McKinsey Academy:
#leadinginthenextnormal
#mckinseyacademy
In a recent interview with Fast Company, Senior Partner Aaron De Smet and Partner Angelika Reich share 3 key skills that can help organizations confront the challenges of today and the disruptions of tomorrow:
Our 2021 reading list has arrived! 📚
'Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know' by
@Wharton
's
@AdamMGrant
is just one thought-provoking page-turner in our top picks.
Find the full list here:
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the skills needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
Our latest
#TechTrends2023
research outlines the most significant
#technology
trends unfolding today including
#genAI
, machine learning, immersive reality, and more. Find out how much these emerging technologies may impact your industry➡
Since we posted our statement on racial bias and social injustice, we have been taking stock of what more we can do. Today we are committing to 10 new actions to deliver change within our firm and to help combat racism across the world:
Are you a protector or an opportunist? A reactor or a creator? A victim or an agent?
Think about what kind of leader you are with these mindset comparisons.
Discover more about the McKinsey Academy:
#leadinginthenextnormal
#mckinseyacademy
No longer is it enough to live a longer life. We should create environments that support both long and healthy lives.
To do that, we must examine
#healthyaging
through a lens that encompasses physical, mental and spiritual health.
Read our latest report:
The best CEOs know that boldness is the key to success when setting the direction for their company. From vision to strategy to resource allocation, they apply a mindset of boldness that goes beyond winning. Learn from the best.
#CEOExcellenceBook
Trying to improve your
#strategic
#decisions
is like trying to improve your golf game by practicing blindfolded, and not finding out if your ball went into the hole for three years. Know what to look for, learn to tackle the
#social
side of
#strategy
:
Organizational psychologist and
@Wharton
professor
@AdamMGrant
has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential business thinkers. He spoke with us about leading with humility, reading emotions like data, and thinking like a scientist.
The greater part of humanity lives in countries where at least 90 percent of transactions are made in cash. Even in these cash-intensive markets, however, cash is gradually losing ground to other
#payments
instruments.
Adaptability is the critical success factor during periods of transformation and systemic change. Here's how leaders can build it to benefit themselves and their organizations.
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the skills needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
Adaptability is the critical success factor during periods of transformation and systemic change. Here's how leaders can build it to benefit themselves and their organizations.
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the skills needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the skills needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the skills needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
In a Finnish study, unemployed people who were given a
#UniversalBasicIncome
reported fewer mental-health issues, better physical health, slightly higher employment levels, and more trust in their future vs. other
#unemployed
people.
#chartoftheday
#UBI
CFOs must develop a vision for a digital finance function. Here are the four areas of
#technology
that we believe show the most promise right now.
#fintech
🔋 EV batteries
🌱 Meat alternatives
🏭 Carbon capture & storage
🏢 Efficient building systems
Here’s a guide to how 26 advanced technologies like these could make a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions
#EffectiveTeams
develop better strategies, perform more consistently, and increase the confidence of stakeholders. But a team can’t be effective in a culture that lacks collaboration, trust, and inclusion—and that starts at the top.
#TeamDynamics
Adaptability is the critical success factor during periods of transformation and systemic change. Here's how leaders can build it to benefit themselves and their organizations.
How do organizations compete in the digital age? In FAST TIMES, McKinsey leaders use years of experience and detailed analysis to reveal what matters most in becoming a digital winner.
Learn more in FAST TIMES, here:
#FastTimesBook
In the strategy room, human bias and social dynamics can prevent the necessary big moves from getting on the table, let alone getting executed.
#BeatTheOdds
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the skills needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
No longer is it enough to live a longer life. We should create environments that support both long and healthy lives.
To do that, we must examine
#healthyaging
through a lens that encompasses physical, mental and spiritual health.
Read our latest report:
Organizations with strong
#managers
achieve shareholder returns that are multiple times higher than those with underperforming managers. Investing in middle managers’ training and development can unlock their potential.
Discover more:
Leadership 🥇
Critical thinking 🧠
Project management 📐
Adaptability ⚙️
Digital skills 💻
Empathy 💞
According to the world's top businesses, these are the
#skills
needed now more than ever.
Discover more:
As generative AI advances by the day, tech leaders can't afford unnecessary delays in shaping a strategy. To make the most of
#genAI
solutions quickly,
#CIOs
and
#CTOs
must ensure their models work together with the business’s existing systems. Learn more➡
Our summer reading list has arrived! 📚☀️
'Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know' by
@Wharton
's
@AdamMGrant
is just one thought-provoking page-turner in our top picks.
Find the full list here:
How does developing talent affect financial returns? Companies that invest in human capital achieve more consistent earnings and have greater resilience during crisis. They also improve their talent retention, employee loyalty, and reputation. Read more: