McKinsey Insights
CategoryFive new truths about zero-based budgeting
Five new myths and realities illustrate how the potential of zero-based budgeting has grown.
Continuous improvement—make good management every leader’s daily habit
Continuous improvement at scale—across a whole enterprise—requires management discipline at scale. At a few organizations, digital innovat..
A CEO action plan for workplace automation
Senior executives need to understand the tactical as well as strategic opportunities, redesign their organizations, and commit to helping ..
Untangling your organization’s decision making
Any organization can improve the speed and quality of its decisions by paying more attention to what it’s deciding.
How artificial intelligence can deliver real value to companies
Companies new to the space can learn a great deal from early adopters who have invested billions into AI and are now beginning to reap a r..
The expanding role of design in creating an end-to-end customer experience
Lines between products, services, and user environments are blurring. The ability to craft an integrated customer experience will open eno..
Product managers for the digital world
The role of the product manager is expanding due to the growing importance of data in decision making, an increased customer and design fo..
The six types of successful acquisitions
Companies advance myriad strategies for creating value with acquisitions—but only a handful are likely to do so.
Building momentum for cultural change
Being told to abandon old ways of thinking and working and embrace without delay a new, and seemingly riskier, digital culture can be unne..
Why effective leaders must manage up, down, and sideways
Strong team leadership isn’t enough. New research shows the importance—for business impact and career success—of also mobilizing your boss..