Return-to-office mandates are on the rise. A labor economist explains why this trend isn’t sustainable and why a work-from-anywhere model could yet be the future of work.

A state-of-the-art survey unveils widespread workforce and HR trends, serving as a comprehensive benchmark for the European HR landscape and offering key insights for HR leaders.

The global trade system is rife with uncertainty—but businesses can’t afford to remain frozen. Here’s how leaders can take action with tariff and trade policies in flux.

With global spending on large-scale public infrastructure projects at its highest level in decades, digital twins could improve public sector capital and operational efficiency by 20 to 30 percent.

The advanced industrial manufacturing workforce is retiring, and new workers need training for complex roles. Reducing time to proficiency could be critical to unlocking increased productivity.

Each year, we invite a diverse group of leaders to share the books that have resonated with them—or ones they can’t wait to read. This year’s list includes over 90 titles, from timely insights to timeless fiction.

The first few months in the chief risk officer role are critical to lay the foundation for success. By practicing six habits, CROs can differentiate themselves from day one.

Potential shortfalls in networking optics supply could hinder data center and AI expansion. How can players boost supply and seize growth opportunities, especially in high-bandwidth transceivers?

Supply chain cybersecurity vulnerabilities frequently make headlines, so being prepared must be a priority. Here’s a new approach to protecting business-critical processes from nth-party risks.

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.

How a focus on scope, safety, and speed helped the Dutch multinational bank deploy its gen AI transformation quickly and effectively.

CEO Olivier Bron shares what distinguishes the 150-year-old brand in the crowded retail landscape and how it aims to create lasting relationships with shoppers.

The CEO of The Minnesota Star Tribune shares his journey from Google executive to state economic leader—and now, to reimagining the future of America and the places we call home.

Surveyed executives continue to show guarded optimism about their companies’ prospects in the coming months.

To ensure that their companies engage effectively with stakeholders, CEOs must set communication standards, embody the organization’s culture and purpose, and speak up in moments that matter most.

Surveyed executives increasingly point to changes to trade policy and relationships as a disruptive force they expect to affect the world economy, their countries, and their companies.

A pragmatic look at what general-purpose robots can—and can’t yet—do in the workplace.

State regulatory variations create challenges for insurance companies seeking technology solutions that improve both customer experience and ROI.

Operators have long asked whether they can expand beyond connectivity. Our latest survey of tech and telco B2B decision-makers shows the market offers a resounding “yes.”

Inflation trends remain mixed across regions, prompting divergent rate responses from central banks; investors were more positive in May, equity markets rebounded, and most countries closed higher.

Healthcare organizations face growing complexity, and physicians are eager to step in, drawing on their distinct expertise. Here’s how their CEO potential can be unlocked to achieve both mission and margin.

Aligning the needs of students, universities, and private real estate owners and operators can lead to long-term success in student housing.

Amid unprecedented rate hikes and financial pressures, large employers, which account for more than $800 billion in healthcare expenditures, are driving the future of the health benefits market.

The goal of a redesign is to increase value, but failure rates are high. New research updates classic rules of redesign to help leaders flip the odds of success.

Only 10 percent of cloud transformations achieve their full value. Integrating site reliability engineering in cloud adoption journeys can lead to better outcomes.

Fewer roles. Different roles. More roles requiring new skills. As AI upends today’s talent landscape, the watchword is “uncertainty.” What’s really going on?

A newly defined “rearrangement ratio” gauges the potential to rearrange US imports from China and how this could ripple across the globe.

McKinsey Senior Partner Patrick Finn discusses how being nimble, continuously improving, and taking advantage of new technologies will help healthcare organizations better serve patients.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, one of India’s largest and most profitable private sector companies, discusses how clarity of goal and purpose, accompanied by the right people, can drive innovation, unlock extraordinary talent, and create impact.

Adulting now comes with a new manual. Author Gretchen Rubin breaks down the complexities of grown-up life, from self-mastery to decision-making, offering a clear path to reaching your full potential.

Private capital is flooding into IT services, yet Europe’s fragmented market remains ripe for value creation.

US families face a housing shortfall from coast to coast. New research reveals what’s at stake if costs continue to escalate, plus what can be done differently to advance meaningful change.

This series of McKinsey Explainers explores what’s around the next corner for the mobility industry.

Rising revenues, doubled margins: The away-from-home market is the new growth driver for the consumer goods industry. We explore leading companies’ recipe for success in this unique sales channel.

One in five US children has a mental health condition. Schools may play a critical role in providing evidence-based interventions. We suggest six actions for states to consider.

Our latest research reveals that long-term investors use purpose and portfolio synergies to drive high returns. How can they sustain superior performance in a new era?

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.

Despite some common global themes, consumer priorities and perceptions toward packaging materials vary by country, requiring a granular understanding and nuanced planning from packaging stakeholders.

How will autonomous vehicles reshape Europe’s transportation landscape? Industry leaders share their insights.

Strong communications with long-term investors may be enough to attract them. Evidence of active resource allocation, increasing market share, and transformation will keep them.

Our fourth annual Quantum Technology Monitor report shows that surging investment and faster-than-expected innovation could propel the quantum market to $100 billion in a decade.

Extended-range electric vehicles may ease the transition to the electric future of mobility.

As increasing AI workloads fuel growing demand for data center capacity, how can data-intensive companies mitigate the environmental impact of their rising energy needs?

A successful governor’s transition doesn’t end at inauguration day—or even after the first 100 days in office. Rather, it involves designing and putting in place the new governor’s operating model.

AI isn’t just for efficiency anymore. It can double the pace of R&D to unlock up to half a trillion dollars in value annually.

India, which played a limited role in the global arenas before, could now build on inherent endowments and large-scale sectors to excel in 18 high-growth, dynamic arenas—global and national—and generate up to $2 trillion in revenues by 2030.

Analog Devices CIO Nancy Avila charts a course to value through building trust between the business and IT.

While your strategic goals may be the right ones, is the organization built to achieve them? New research reveals a dynamic system that creates value in the face of volatility.

In a disrupted world, public sector leadership is getting harder. New McKinsey research shows how excellent leaders are rising to the challenge: They make purpose their engine and character their compass.

Trade routes face high variability in growth under different scenarios, with one-third of global trade potentially exposed to volatility by 2035.