Today’s procurement function can be a vital source of resilience, sustainability, and innovation. We asked McKinsey partners how to capture the value. Source: McKinsey Procurement 2025: Reimagining the function for success

External rivalries can create conflict between colleagues at work, according to research by Wharton’s Henning Piezunka.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Competition Outside the Workplace Shapes Collaboration

Wharton’s Michael Platt says employers can build resilience and adaptability in their employees by offering more support, including real time away from their jobs.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why Taking Time Off from Work Makes You More Resilient

A tailored, thoughtful combination of cutting-edge technologies, stronger contracting skills, and deep supply chain capabilities can get a new factory up and running—without costly delays. Source: McKinsey Smarter growth, lower risk: Rethinking how new factories are built

Generative AI adoption is taking longer than expected. But AI innovation is rapidly accelerating, and businesses must seize the opportunity to stay competitive. Source: McKinsey When will we see mass adoption of gen AI?

In the past few years, commodity traders focused on taking advantage of high volatility. Today, amid leaner industry margins, successful traders can maximize value from existing assets. Source: McKinsey How to capture the next S-curve in commodity trading

Wharton professor joins the show to discuss his new research on how competing outside of work can hinder collaboration.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton When Colleagues Compete Outside the Firm

McKinsey’s latest quantum communication report explores growing investment in new quantum communication capabilities to help meet expanding demand for enhanced cybersecurity and quantum computing. Source: McKinsey Quantum communication growth drivers: Cybersecurity and quantum computing

Production networks that are capturing the value from digital transformation do so by tackling the scaling slump, investing in their workforce, and pursuing sustainability. Source: McKinsey Lessons from the Lighthouses

The chairman and CEO of the French oil major talks about why he’s sticking to his strategy to gradually shift from oil to electrons, which he calls “the energy of the 21st century.” Source: McKinsey TotalEnergies’ tightrope transition: A talk with Patrick Pouyanné