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Focus, scale, fund: The AI playbook CPG leaders are missing
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Place, purpose, and the path to economic mobility
October 15, 2026 · 22 minWhat does a better life actually look like to Americans? The McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility surveyed 30,000 of them and found that, despite today’s polarized discourse, two-thirds share the same top goal: financial security…
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The playbook for seeing around geopolitical corners
October 8, 2026 · 17 minGeopolitical surprise has become a permanent cost of doing business—and a one-size-fits-all approach to scenario planning can’t keep pace with it. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Partner and Global Director of Geopolitics Ziad…
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The hidden value of physical AI
October 1, 2026 · 19 minNearly half of all paid work hours are tied to physical tasks, from moving and making things to inspecting equipment and transporting goods. Today, much of that work remains beyond the reach of traditional automation. Physical AI could…
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Democratized superintelligence is coming: The world needs to get ready
September 24, 2026 · 24 minWhat happens when AI agents can reason through problems well enough to complete real work on their own? This episode of The McKinsey Podcast offers answers to that question and more from OpenAI’s chair Bret Taylor, who is also cofounder of…
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Why transformations stall—and where only CEOs make the difference
September 17, 2026 · 24 minThe toughest transformation problems aren’t always strategic or operational. They’re human: the instinct to play it safe, protect what’s ours, trust who we know, and wait for change to pass. Individually, these behaviors can seem perfectly…
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Is progress behind us, or is ‘plenty’ still possible?
September 10, 2026 · 10 minOver the past 100 years, humanity has made stunning advances: longer lives, higher incomes, and billions of people lifted out of poverty. Much of that progress remains uneven and incomplete, however. On this episode of The McKinsey…
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Made in America, again? Rethinking US manufacturing resilience
September 3, 2026 · 25 minGeopolitical fragmentation, the rise of AI, and growing concern about supply chain resilience are putting US manufacturing back in the spotlight. But strengthening America’s industrial base isn’t simply a matter of bringing factories home…
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Consumers don’t trust AI advice. They turn to it anyway.
August 27, 2026 · 21 minShoppers are awash in product recommendations. But do they trust them? “We found significant skepticism around algorithm-driven channels like social media, and in particular generative AI, where the trust level is below 40 percent,” says…
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Earning and sustaining trust in the age of AI
August 20, 2026 · 23 minAs artificial intelligence reshapes what investors expect from their advisors, asset managers are being pressed to move faster without eroding the trust that took decades to build. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior…
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How premium leisure travel is rewriting airline economics
August 13, 2026 · 24 minWindow or aisle? These days, if you’re at the front of the plane, you don’t have to choose: “Everything is about having direct aisle access from every seat,” says Steve Saxon, coleader of McKinsey’s Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure…
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Are you settling for a “B+" life?
August 6, 2026 · 24 minDo you feel stuck in the career you have? Suzy Welch, an NYU professor and author of Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career (HarperCollins Publishers, May 2025), has your back. In today’s episode of The…

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