This year’s book recommendations, capturing value from AI, and more
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| | | | | | Our top ten articles this quarter look at the three horizons of AI transformation, entry-level work in the age of AI, and more. At No. 1 is McKinsey’s annual book recommendations, which features nearly 100 titles from a diverse group of leaders across the world. | | |
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| | | | | McKinsey Global Publishing’s annual reading list is back, featuring compelling recommendations from a diverse group of leaders across the world. Our contributors have nearly 100 books for you to choose from. Read more | | | | | |
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| | | | | Most organizations are still early in their AI journeys. A new global survey reveals how companies can progress from individual adoption to enterprise-wide value capture. Enablement, automation, and reinvention  | | | | | |
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| | | | | As AI reshapes entry-level work, organizations should rethink how expertise is developed by integrating knowledge management, role design, learning, and coaching into a single system. Understand the 4-part approach | | | | | |
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| | | | | There is a new management playbook emerging for how to run companies better in the age of AI. Build the AI muscle 
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| | | | | As companies focus on spiraling AI costs, they need to make sure not to lose sight of the real prize. 6 patterns 
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| | | | | Organizations that create the most effective agentic HR functions don’t just scale pilots. They define the human–agent operating model for the function first, then work backward to implementation. Navigate a new era of human–agent collaboration 
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| | | | | AI is poised to rewire the architecture, engineering, and construction sector. Firms that move quickly to reimagine workflows, improve data use, and automate work sites will thrive. What leaders can do now 
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| | | | | As AI costs spiral, CIOs need to manage enterprise AI demand to optimize for outcomes, not just cost. Optimize for outcomes 
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| | | | | Early experience implementing agentic workflows highlights emerging trade-offs that frontline leaders need to understand. Drive better decisions 
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| | | | | With mixed economic signals and energy markets still vulnerable to disruption, central banks face an increasingly difficult balance between supporting growth and containing inflation. Get updated 
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