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As artificial intelligence reshapes what clients expect from their advisors and what employees expect from their tools, asset managers face pressure to move faster without eroding the trust that took decades to build. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partner and North America chair Eric Kutcher, speaks with Andrew Schlossberg, president and CEO of Invesco, about navigating…
Window 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 Practice. And that's just one of the many ways airlines are reinventing the premium experience for a burgeoning customer segment: the affluent vacationers now…
Do 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 McKinsey Podcast , Welch explains that if your career doesn't feel quite right, it may be because you've lost touch with your aptitudes and values. This episode…
The next era of value creation may be defined less by digital innovation alone and more by the ability to build, operate, and scale physical assets. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast , co-CEO of Hines Laura Hines-Pierce joins McKinsey's North American Chair Eric Kutcher to discuss a widening gap between digital ambition and physical capacity. From a global housing shortage to an emergency…
Could AI transformation be exhausting humans rather than optimizing their performance? As artificial intelligence transforms how we work, organizations face a new challenge: ensuring people have the brain health and skills to cope with the cognitive demands of technology. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast , McKinsey Partners and Kana Enomoto , and McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) Senior…
As sports become an even bigger engine of economic growth, the defining challenge isn't identifying tomorrow's fans; it's recognizing that many of them are already filling stadiums, attending World Cup watch parties, and participating in digital communities. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast , McKinsey Senior Partner Lucy P rez joins Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro to reflect on McKinsey's…
The first wave of AI adoption has been all about efficiency gains. But what happens when everyone else, using the same tools, is experiencing the same productivity improvements? Where will competitive advantage come from then? McKinsey research suggests that the companies that outperform with AI will be those that rethink customer experiences, redesign how work gets done, and build operating…
In an era of economic uncertainty and accelerating technological disruption, creating new businesses has become less of a growth option and more of a strategic imperative. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast , McKinsey Senior Partner Jason Bello speaks with Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro about McKinsey's new research on corporate venture building. They examine why serial builders outperform…
Long before someone takes the corner office, they need to build the skills and rapport that will help them thrive once they move in. That CEO journey is the focus of this episode of The McKinsey Podcast with McKinsey Partner Blair Epstein , Senior Partner Carolyn Dewar , Partner Julia McClatchy , and Senior Partner Vik Malhotra . They share their collective insights with Roberta Fusaro, McKinsey…
As AI capabilities accelerate, nearly anyone can create software. The real business constraint is no longer code, but judgment: how quickly an organization can learn, adapt, and redeploy talent at scale. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast , Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy joins McKinsey's North America Chair Eric Kutcher to dig into how AI is industrializing intelligence, supercharging…
