What do the Houston Astros, the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco, the makers of OxyContin and the Quebec government all have in common? They’ve all hired McKinsey & Company, a prestigious management consulting firm that has been around for nearly a hundred years.
It’s a firm with a client list as long and rich as its history and has a lot of power. McK ... Show More
Aug 22
Escape, immortality, AI: Silicon Valley's blueprint for the future
Elon Musk wants a million people living on Mars within 20 years. Jeff Bezos imagines a trillion humans in space, living in a constellation of space stations the size of major cities within a few generations. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is preparing for a future where rogue AI coul ... Show More
33m 35s
Apr 2024
CEO priorities: Where to focus as the year unfolds
Over the past several years, CEOs have faced mounting uncertainty—and 2024 is proving
no exception. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Homayoun Hatami, McKinsey’s
managing partner for client capabilities, and Liz Hilton Segel, McKinsey’s chief client
officer, speak with glo ... Show More
24m 38s
Jul 2022
Learning and earning: the bold moves that change careers
Corporate attrition persists, but one way to lure employees back is to develop their knowledge, attributes, experiences—in short, their human capital. But how? What’s best for the employee? Is it worth leaders’ time? Two authors of McKinsey’s report, “Human capital at work: The v ... Show More
37m 14s
Jan 2023
New year, new tech, no problem
McKinsey analyzed 14 new trends in its latest report on business technology. Here are the three that leaders need to know about most.
In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, partners Michael Chui and Roger Roberts speak with McKinsey editorial director Roberta Fusaro about McKin ... Show More
30m 7s
Mar 2022
McKinsey & Company: The First Management Consultants - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 52]
This is Jesse Pujji and today we’re breaking down McKinsey & Company, the world’s pre-eminent management consulting firm. Founded in the thick of the Industrial Revolution, McKinsey set about professionalizing the way businesses were managed. An accountant by trade, James McKinse ... Show More
1h 9m