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1. Management intuition for the next 50 years: The collision of technological disruption, rapid emerging-markets growth, and widespread aging is upending long-held assumptions that underpin strategy setting, decision making, and management. Link
2. The rise of the digital bank: As European consumers move online, retail banks will have to follow. The problem is that most banks aren’t ready. Link
3. Artificial intelligence meets the C-suite: Technology is getting smarter, faster. Are you? Experts including the authors of The Second Machine Age, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, examine the impact that “thinking” machines may have on top-management roles. Link
4. Healthcare’s digital future: Insights from our international survey can help healthcare organizations plan their next moves in the journey toward full digitization. Link
5. Why implementation matters: How important is the way you implement a major change effort? We surveyed more than 2,000 global executives to find out—and to learn from the best. Link
6. The changing face of marketing: This 1966 McKinsey Quarterly article analyzes six major changes that promised to transform future marketing efforts. These forces have largely proved to be as influential as predicted and continue to shape today’s challenges. Link
7. Sustainability’s strategic worth: McKinsey Global Survey results: Executives at all levels see an important business role for sustainability. But when it comes to mastering the reputation, execution, and accountability of their sustainability programs, many companies have far to go. Link
8. The manager and the moron: The computer is a moron. And the stupider the tool, the brighter the master must be, says Peter Drucker. In this Quarterly article from 1967, he explains how “the dumbest tool we have ever had” will compel managers to think through their actions. Link
9. China’s digital transformation: This report from the McKinsey Global Institute finds that new applications of the Internet could account for up to 22 percent of China’s GDP growth through 2025. Link
10. How digital is transforming retail: The view from eBay: Does mobile commerce spell the end of traditional stores? In this series of short videos, Devin Wenig, the president of eBay Marketplaces, explains the impact of digitization and why retailers must evolve to survive. Link