Dealers can improve fixed-cost absorption in parts and service operations with data-driven decisions, gen AI in marketing and customer service, and efficiencies that boost retention and productivity. Source: McKinsey Optimizing dealer profitability with a service center tune-up

Excess inventory is holding the aerospace and defense industry back. But solving long-standing operational and planning challenges could unleash massive value. Source: McKinsey Fly high, stock higher: Managing A&D inventory to save billion

A McKinsey survey of technology leaders shows that sovereignty concerns are shaping their IT investment choices. We present six strategies for CIOs to navigate the waters ahead. Source: McKinsey Boards are calling for more digital autonomy: How CIOs can deliver

The core task of leadership is managing change—seeing new realities and driving adaptation. To reinvent the organization, leaders must rethink traditional tools and master a more complex level of change. Source: McKinsey Change is changing: How to meet the challenge of radical reinvention

Born out of GPU scarcity, neoclouds now face a harder test: Evolve beyond bare metal or risk repeating Cloud 1.0 history. Source: McKinsey The evolution of neoclouds and their next moves

Professor Eric Clemons breaks down the best way to fight disinformation on social media.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Fighting False Information Online | Eric Clemons

Geopolitics are no longer a tailwind for businesses today, opening markets and boosting global trade. Instead, argues ESSEC Business School associate professor Srividya Jandhyala, rising national security concerns and protectionist economic policies have created a headwind for many organizations, and that’s changing how executives need to operate. She explains what’s changed in the global Read more about Why Business Leaders Need Political Diplomacy Skills Now[…]

Should healthcare leaders hunker down to weather the next gathering storm or reimagine their businesses through AI, automation, and innovative-care models? The best leaders will do both. Source: McKinsey Future of US healthcare: Gathering storm 2.0 or a golden age?

The surge in the use of AI healthcare tools is likely to prompt a shift away from point solutions. Early investors will set the foundation for an integrated architecture and clinical-data foundries. Source: McKinsey The coming evolution of healthcare AI toward a modular architecture

Payers and health systems must act now to respond to unprecedented forces that could cause margin pressures of up to 5.5 and 13.0 percentage points, respectively. Source: McKinsey Gathering storm 2.0: Succeeding in healthcare despite the turbulence