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McKinsey Quarterly Audio episodes:

08.11.2020
Psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and leadership in a time of flux
Two renowned scholars and two McKinsey experts illuminate the leadership imperatives of our time
12.03.2019
Redefining the role of the leader in the reskilling era
To enable continuous learning, leaders will need to think and act differently.
11.30.2019
Boosting the accessibility of workplace reskilling
How can we ensure that everyone has the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century? Three experts sketch out a vision.
02.25.2019
Ford’s evolving identity
In this episode, Ford executive Hau Thai-Tang explores the radical changes on the way and how Ford is drawing on its legacy to remain an innovator in the new mobility landscape.
02.13.2019
Building an innovative, data-driven culture: An interview with ShopRunner CEO Sam Yagan
Sam Yagan, current ShopRunner CEO, cofounder of OkCupid, and former Match Group CEO, discusses the importance of culture for driving data-based decision making, innovation, and, ultimately, company success.
01.23.2019
Lessons from the front line of corporate nudging
Executives setting up a behavioral-science unit should start by challenging themselves with six questions.
01.16.2019
From lifelong learning to lifelong employability
As AI-enabled automation advances, organizations should embrace “lifelong employability,” which stretches traditional notions of learning and development and can inspire workers to adapt, more routinely, to the evolving economy.
01.14.2019
Are we long—or short—on talent?
By looking at their supply of skills and talent in a new light today, organizations can take actions that better prepare their companies for tomorrow’s challenges.
01.14.2019
The road to seamless mobility
Will the coming mobility revolution make urban traffic better, or worse?
01.11.2019
Leadership lessons from Africa’s trailblazers
How five leaders are seizing opportunities and overcoming challenges to build successful organizations in—and a brighter future for—the nations of Africa.
01.09.2019
McKinsey editors highlights
Audio highlights from McKinsey Quarterly
12.14.2018
FULL ISSUE: McKinsey Quarterly 2018 Number 4
The new enterprise DNA: How advanced analytics, technologies, and design are redefining the capabilities you need
12.12.2018
How OEMs can beat back digital challengers
Loyal customers such as farms and contractors are looking to equipment suppliers for help with advanced technologies.
12.12.2018
Why banks are welcoming the disruptors
Partnerships with fintech companies are getting broader as start-ups offer new digital capabilities and competitive business models.
12.12.2018
Lessons from the beauty upstarts
Beauty players are embracing digital and social media to tap into the industry’s hottest growth areas.
12.11.2018
Taking digital transformation to the limits at Koç Holding
The CEO and HR director of Turkey’s largest industrial conglomerate describe how a leadership-development program is preparing the company for a digital future—and shaking up the status quo.
12.03.2018
Building a tech enabled ecosystem an interview with Ping An’s Jessica Tan
A culture of innovation and failing fast drives the Chinese financial conglomerate’s expansion beyond traditional sector boundaries and its early adoption of emerging technologies.
11.12.2018
The symbiotic relationship between organizational health and safety
Management practices focusing on “hard” incentives, rewards, and consequences, as well as on employees’ mind-sets and values, make workplaces safer.
11.07.2018
Should battery storage be on your strategic radar?
Powering the digital economy. As cheaper storage bends the electricity cost curve and gives a boost to electric-vehicle charging stations, utilities are raising their digital game.
11.07.2018
Charging up the electric-vehicle market
The economics of EV charging stations are often hobbled by high charges for connections to the power grid; more powerful, lower-cost battery storage could provide relief.
11.07.2018
The power industry’s digital future
Digital technologies offer utilities an opportunity to deliver greater value as market and regulatory conditions shift.
11.05.2018
Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs
Many new CEOs reshuffle their top teams, but surprisingly few make them more diverse. Can we do better?
11.01.2018
Setting the framework for car connectivity and user experience
The connectivity experience of drivers and passengers will soon be transformed, with the potential for significant value creation. Here is a framework to measure progress.
11.01.2018
Building the workforce of tomorrow, today
Software giant SAP is helping its workforce keep pace with technological change and new strategic thrusts.
10.31.2018
Setting the framework for car connectivity and user experience
The connectivity experience of drivers and passengers will soon be transformed, with the potential for significant value creation. Here is a framework to measure progress.
10.25.2018
The link between meaning and organizational health
Employees are more likely to find meaning at work when the organizations they work in are healthy.
10.25.2018
Making work meaningful: A leader’s guide
People who find meaning in their work are happier, more productive, and more engaged. Four practical interventions can help make the search more likely to succeed.
10.24.2018
The business value of design
How do the best design performers increase their revenues and shareholder returns at nearly twice the rate of their industry counterparts?
10.19.2018
Accidentally agile: An Interview with the Rijksmuseums Taco Dibbits
The director of the national museum of Dutch art and history describes the central role of agility in the museum’s massive renovation project—and in its drive for perpetual renewal.
10.18.2018
Digital strategy: The four fights you have to win
Yesterday’s tentative approaches won’t deliver; you need absolute clarity about digital’s demands, galvanized leadership, unparalleled agility, and the resolve to bet boldly.
10.10.2018
The cornerstones of large-scale technology transformation
A clear playbook is emerging for how to integrate and capitalize on advanced technologies—across an entire company, and in any industry.
09.25.2018
HIGHLIGHTS: Editor's Highlights Podcast McKinsey Quarterly 2018 Number 3
Greatest hits of the latest McKinsey Quarterly. Top management insight, curated for you.
09.25.2018
AUDIO EDITION: McKinsey Quarterly 2018 Number 3 Full Edition
Listen to the latest full issue of the McKinsey Quarterly. All the ideas, all in one place.
09.25.2018
Why data culture matters
Organizational culture can accelerate the application of analytics, amplify its power, and steer companies away from risky outcomes. Here are seven principles that underpin healthy data culture.
09.25.2018
Unleashing the power of small, independent teams
Small, independent teams are the lifeblood of the agile organization. Top executives can unleash them by driving ambition, removing red tape, and helping managers adjust to the new norms.
09.25.2018
The agile manager
Who manages in agile organizations? And what exactly do they do?
09.25.2018
The overlooked essentials of employee well-being
If you really want to increase employees' health and well-being, focus on job control and social support.
09.25.2018
Telling a good innovation story
Appealing to people's emotions helps new ideas cut through the clutter.
09.25.2018
Accelerating product development - The tools you need now
To speed innovation and fend off disruption, R&D organizations at incumbent companies can borrow the tools and techniques that digital natives use to get ahead.
09.25.2018
Debiasing the corporation - an interview with Nobel laureate Richard Thaler
The University of Chicago professor explains how executives can battle back against biases that can affect their decision making.
09.25.2018
The economics of artificial intelligence
Rotman School of Management professor Ajay Agrawal explains how AI changes the cost of prediction and what this means for business.
09.25.2018
Artificial Intelligence - Why a digital base is critical
Early AI adopters are starting to shift industry profit pools.
09.25.2018
How AI can turbocharge today's analytics
New research from the McKinsey Global Institute highlights the interdependence of advanced analytics and "deep learning" techniques.
09.25.2018
Unlocking the economic potential of drones
The benefits to business and society should soar if companies and governments can overcome safety, structural, and other hurdles.
09.25.2018
Could your supplier become too powerful?
In the digital age, companies must balance the advantage of outsourcing a segment of the value chain to suppliers with the risk of foreclosing their strategic options.
09.25.2018
Will digital platforms transform pharmaceuticals?
Start-up companies are combining genetic information and new therapies to transform drug discovery and development--at greater speed and scale.
09.24.2018
Universities and the conglomerate challenge
Complex business combinations have been unwinding for years. Will the bell toll for universities?

What's McKinsey Quarterly Audio about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

McKinsey Quarterly Audio episodes:

Psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and leadership in a time of flux

Redefining the role of the leader in the reskilling era

Boosting the accessibility of workplace reskilling

Ford’s evolving identity

Building an innovative, data-driven culture: An interview with ShopRunner CEO Sam Yagan

Lessons from the front line of corporate nudging

From lifelong learning to lifelong employability

Are we long—or short—on talent?

The road to seamless mobility

Leadership lessons from Africa’s trailblazers

McKinsey editors highlights

FULL ISSUE: McKinsey Quarterly 2018 Number 4

How OEMs can beat back digital challengers

Why banks are welcoming the disruptors

Lessons from the beauty upstarts

Taking digital transformation to the limits at Koç Holding

Building a tech enabled ecosystem an interview with Ping An’s Jessica Tan

The symbiotic relationship between organizational health and safety

Should battery storage be on your strategic radar?

Charging up the electric-vehicle market

The power industry’s digital future

Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs

Setting the framework for car connectivity and user experience

Building the workforce of tomorrow, today

Setting the framework for car connectivity and user experience

The link between meaning and organizational health

Making work meaningful: A leader’s guide

The business value of design

Accidentally agile: An Interview with the Rijksmuseums Taco Dibbits

Digital strategy: The four fights you have to win

The cornerstones of large-scale technology transformation

HIGHLIGHTS: Editor's Highlights Podcast McKinsey Quarterly 2018 Number 3

AUDIO EDITION: McKinsey Quarterly 2018 Number 3 Full Edition

Why data culture matters

Unleashing the power of small, independent teams

The agile manager

The overlooked essentials of employee well-being

Telling a good innovation story

Accelerating product development - The tools you need now

Debiasing the corporation - an interview with Nobel laureate Richard Thaler

The economics of artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence - Why a digital base is critical

How AI can turbocharge today's analytics

Unlocking the economic potential of drones

Could your supplier become too powerful?

Will digital platforms transform pharmaceuticals?

Universities and the conglomerate challenge