McKinsey’s Bill Wiseman, Bob Sternfels, Martin Kellner, and Steffen Fuchs were on the ground at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In this special episode of The McKinsey Podcast, they tell us about the tools and themes that most resonated with them—breakthrough AI applications, advances in mobility, and more.

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McKinsey&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/bill-wiseman" data-outlook-id="844a26c6-56e5-445d-879d-a7ed183e34ee">Bill Wiseman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/bob-sternfels" data-outlook-id="c164bfb8-dbd0-4c89-8058-78f029203f62">Bob Sternfels</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/martin-kellner" data-outlook-id="7b09fb6f-bd9e-4193-b1ce-710c18f2f332">Martin Kellner</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmckinsey.com%2Four-people%2Fsteffen-fuchs&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLaurel_Moglen%40mckinsey.com%7Cdf33e4cfb6464ecf79ae08de4fa3b88e%7Ccc8936bc93824fff87cb6f55999549e7%7C0%7C0%7C639035761748268305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DnJwZp%2FFVsDxE3f98MIW6c1FMGI8fcyIqFuYZ0uOs0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-outlook-id="23477c89-e9fa-43f7-9d2c-4ba078ad7dcd">Steffen Fuchs</a>&nbsp;were&nbsp;on the ground at this year&rsquo;s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In this special episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast">The McKinsey Podcast</a>, they tell us about the tools and themes that most resonated with them&mdash;breakthrough AI applications, advances in mobility, and more.
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The McKinsey Podcast, our new flagship podcast series, takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.

The McKinsey Podcast features conversations with experts from global management-consulting firm McKinsey & Company, focusing on the issues that matter most in business and management.

The McKinsey Podcast

Our flagship series The McKinsey Podcast takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.

Our flagship series The McKinsey Podcast takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey &amp; Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.

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Think about your org chart. Now imagine it features both your current colleagues—humans, if you’re like most of us—and AI agents. That’s not science fiction; it’s happening. And it’s happening relatively quickly, according to McKinsey Senior Partner Jorge Amar. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, originally broadcast on McKinsey Talks Talent, Jorge joins McKinsey talent leaders Brooke Weddle and Bryan Hancock and Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly to talk about what these AI agents are, how they’re being used, and how leaders can prepare now for the workforce of the not-too-distant future.

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Think about your&nbsp;org chart. Now imagine it features both your current colleagues&mdash;humans, if you&rsquo;re like most of us&mdash;and AI agents. That&rsquo;s not science fiction; it&rsquo;s happening. And it&rsquo;s happening relatively quickly, according to McKinsey Senior Partner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/jorge-amar">Jorge Amar</a>. In this episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast">The McKinsey Podcast</a>, originally broadcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/mckinsey-talks-talent-podcast">McKinsey Talks Talent</a>, Jorge joins McKinsey talent leaders&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/brooke-weddle">Brooke Weddle</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/bryan-hancock">Bryan Hancock</a> and Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly to talk about what these AI agents are, how they&rsquo;re being used, and how leaders can prepare now for the workforce of the not-too-distant future.
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The future of work is agentic

People are asked to update the operating systems on their phones all the time. What if leaders applied that same kind of polishing and bug fixing to themselves? McKinsey research shows that executives who periodically review and revise their priorities, roles, time, and energy tend to be more productive, work more consciously, and drive change more effectively. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Senior Partner Arne Gast joins McKinsey Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro to discuss how leaders can tune up their own personal operating models.

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America at 250

In a moment of tariffs, can the world find balance and trust to thrive?

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People are asked to update the operating systems on their phones all the time. What if leaders applied that same kind of polishing and bug fixing to themselves? McKinsey research shows that executives who periodically review and revise their priorities, roles, time, and energy tend to be more productive, work more consciously, and drive change more effectively. In this episode of <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast">The McKinsey Podcast</a>, Senior Partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/arne-gast">Arne Gast</a> joins McKinsey Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro to discuss how leaders can tune up their own personal operating models.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/america-at-250">America at 250</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/in-a-moment-of-tariffs-can-the-world-find-balance-and-trust-to-thrive">In a moment of tariffs, can the world find balance and trust to thrive?</a>
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Don’t get stuck in a rut—update how you operate

Banking has had a couple of very good years—the best, in fact, since the global financial crisis of 2007–09. Yet to some, the industry’s outlook seems less buoyant than recent profitability might suggest. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey Senior Partners Klaus Dallerup and Pradip Patiath speak with McKinsey Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly about McKinsey’s latest global banking annual review, breaking down the sources of skepticism, the risks and opportunities of a changing landscape, and lessons leaders can take from banks that have consistently outperformed over the past decade.

Articles mentioned:

M&A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving?

Investing in housing: Unlocking economic mobility for Black families and all Americans

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Banking has had a couple of very good years&mdash;the best, in fact, since the global financial crisis of 2007&ndash;09. Yet to some, the industry&rsquo;s outlook seems less buoyant than recent profitability might suggest. On this episode of&nbsp;The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey Senior Partners Klaus Dallerup and Pradip Patiath speak with McKinsey Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly about McKinsey&rsquo;s latest&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-banking-annual-review" data-stringify-link="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-banking-annual-review" data-sk="tooltip_parent">global banking annual review</a>, breaking down the sources of skepticism, the risks and opportunities of a changing landscape, and lessons leaders can take from banks that have consistently outperformed over the past decade.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/m-and-a/our-insights/top-m-and-a-trends" data-stringify-link="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/m-and-a/our-insights/top-m-and-a-trends" data-sk="tooltip_parent">M&amp;A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving?</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americanshttps://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americans" data-stringify-link="https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americanshttps://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americans" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Investing in housing: Unlocking economic mobility for Black families and all Americans</a>
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