A package full of change: An interview with Ian Andrews of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (McKinsey)

The fast pace of change in financial services can whipsaw frontline employees. One bank has responded with a new approach that makes change easier and faster for people to absorb.

http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/a-package-full-of-change-an-interview-with-ian-andrews-of-commonwealth-bank-of-australia?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1607

South Africa’s cautious consumer (McKinsey)

In light of the country’s challenging economic environment, how can consumer-goods companies and retailers succeed in South Africa?

http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/south-africas-cautious-consumer?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1607

Where machines could replace humans—and where they can’t (yet) (McKinsey)

The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities.

http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/business-technology/our-insights/where-machines-could-replace-humans-and-where-they-cant-yet?cid=other-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1607

Unlocking the potential of frontline managers in global health (Arnab Ghatak, Srishti Gupta, Ying Sun, McKinsey)

Health systems in developing countries have a big opportunity to improve the provision of services by strengthening the capabilities of their frontline managers

http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/unlocking-the-potential-of-frontline-managers-in-global-health?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1605

Ahead of the curve: The future of performance management (Boris Ewenstein, Bryan Hancock, Asmus Komm, McKinsey)

What happens after companies jettison traditional year-end evaluations?

http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/ahead-of-the-curve-the-future-of-performance-management?cid=other-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1605

Partnering to shape the future–IT’s new imperative (McKinsey)

To better serve companies, perform effectively, and meet emerging challenges, executives say their IT organizations should collaborate as partners with the business.

http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/business-technology/our-insights/partnering-to-shape-the-future-its-new-imperative?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1605

Winning the fight against malaria (McKinsey)

The United Nations’ Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, discusses the ongoing battle against a disease that last year killed more than 400,000 people.

http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/Winning-the-fight-against-malaria?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1604

The digital pressures weighing on telecoms (Jacques Bughin, McKinsey)

Advances in communications devices and new business models are weakening the industry’s hold on consumers, a survey of executives suggests.

http://www.mckinsey.com/Industries/High-Tech/Our-Insights/The-digital-pressures-weighing-on-telecoms?cid=digistrat-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1604[LINK_TAG=Title

How savvy, social shoppers are transforming Chinese e-commerce (Kevin Wei Wang, Alan Lau, Fang Gong, McKinsey)

Our latest survey finds emerging sources of growth in the world's largest e-commerce market, creating opportunities for companies that act quickly.

http://www.mckinsey.com/Industries/Retail/Our-Insights/How-savvy-social-shoppers-are-transforming-Chinese-e-commerce?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1604

(TOPICS - The Global Eye) Urban world: The global consumers to watch (McKinsey)

Dramatic demographic shifts are transforming the world’s consumer landscape. Our new research finds just three groups of consumers are set to generate half of global urban consumption growth from 2015 to 2030.

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Rethinking the future of plastics (McKinsey)

A new report finds that applying circular-economy principles could dramatically reshape the economics of this workhorse of the global economy—and help the environment.

http://www.mckinsey.com/Business-Functions/Sustainability-and-Resource-Productivity/Our-Insights/Rethinking-the-future-of-plastics?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1602

Millennials: Burden, blessing, or both? (McKinsey)

Companies often complain about the unrealistic expectations of millennial workers, but heeding their call to action can improve the work environment for everyone.

http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/Millennials-Burden-blessing-or-both?cid=orgfuture-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1602

Delivering the goods: How to compete in US food and beverage distribution (Alex Abdelnour, Duncan Miller, Steve Reis, Chris Turner, McKinsey)

With annual revenues exceeding $600 billion, the food and beverage (F&B) distribution industry is a sizable sector of the US economy. It is a mature industry that has historically operated behind the scenes: F&B distributors serve as intermediaries that buy products from multiple manufacturers and then sell them to retailers, restaurants, catering companies, and other establishments with food-service operations (such as hospitals and schools). According to the US Department of Labor, F&B distribution is a highly fragmented industry, with a handful of large distributors and a “long tail” of more than 100,000 small to medium-size wholesalers.

Sales in F&B distribution are strongly correlated with leading economic indicators. Since 2010, sales have been growing at or near GDP levels. But business is tough and getting tougher. A number of factors (beyond those that almost every industry has to deal with, such as fluctuating commodity prices) threaten both revenue growth and profitability. In this article, we discuss the challenges that F&B distributors confront as they seek to grow sales and margins, as well as the strategies that successful companies have employed to overcome those challenges.

http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/Consumer_And_Retail/Delivering_the_goods_How_to_compete_in_US_food_and_beverage_distribution?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1602

The keys to organizational agility (McKinsey)

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/The_keys_to_organizational_agility?cid=orgfuture-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1512

The state of global media spending (McKinsey)

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/media_entertainment/The_state_of_global_media_spending?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1512

Facebook and the future of travel (McKinsey)

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/travel_transportation/Facebook_and_the_future_of_travel?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1512

Solving the puzzle of India’s petrochemical-intermediates shortfall (McKinsey)

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/energy_resources_materials/Solving_the_puzzle_of_Indias_petrochemical_intermediates_shortfall?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1511

Four fundamentals of workplace automation (McKinsey)

http://www.mckinsey.com//Insights/Business_Technology/Four_fundamentals_of_workplace_automation?cid=digital-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1511

The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in India (McKinsey)

http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/Growth/The_power_of_parity_Advancing_womens_equality_in_India?cid=mckwomen-eml-alt-mgi-mck-oth-1511

How to scale your own digital disruption

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/operations/how_to_scale_your_own_digital_disruption?cid=digital-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1510