Insights

Insights

The right insight can sharpen judgment, reveal hidden patterns, and turn uncertainty into a clearer path forward. This collection brings together ideas that help you see more broadly, think more critically, and make decisions with greater confidence and perspective. Expect articles that surface what matters, connect the dots across complex situations, and help you move from information overload to meaningful action. Read this category when you want better clarity, better choices, and better outcomes.

Twenty Predictions, Twenty Years

A magazine's twenty-year predictions, annotated by a reader who checks the math.

Prioritization Slides That Persuade

Good prioritization slides rest on analysis, clear criteria and honest implementation detail.

Reimagine Who Does Work

McKinsey's report on agents, robots, and humans calls for reimagining entire workflows.

Nine Thousand Pages of Taxes

The tax code grew 330-fold, and even the IRS begs for simplification.

Texas Versus California

Texas and California reveal whether America works better with low or high government.

Unstaffed Consultants Are Inventory

Non-billable consultants are inventory with carrying costs, utilization targets and shelf life

Cleaning Duplicate Rows in Excel

CONCATENATE, sort and IF statements find duplicates while keeping an audit trail.

Reading the Elephant Chart

One chart explains globalization's winners, losers and the politics they produced.

Writing a Strategy Paper

A step-by-step guide to researching, structuring and writing concise strategic advice.

Why McKinsey Stays in the News

Praise, scandal and skepticism all orbit McKinsey without denting demand.

Strategy Lessons From Executives

Six executive strategy questions answered with frameworks, trade-offs and actionable advice.

The Wisdom of It Depends

It depends slows the conversation down enough to solve the real problem.