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Top Ten Reports │ First Quarter 2025

Our top ten reports this quarter look at M&A trends, the luxury industry, workplace productivity, and more. At No. 1, McKinsey’s Hannah Mayer, Lareina Yee, Michael Chui, and Roger Roberts explore companies’ readiness for AI adoption, and conclude that the biggest barrier to scaling is not employees—who are ready—but leaders, who are not steering fast enough.

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1. Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential (47 pages)

Almost all companies invest in AI, but just 1 percent believe they are at maturity. Our research finds the biggest barrier to scaling is not employees—who are ready—but leaders, who are not steering fast enough. Think big

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2. Dependency and depopulation? Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality (82 pages)

Exploring the implications of a new demographic reality brought on by falling fertility and increasing longevity. Something must give

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3. M&A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving? (127 pages)

Powerful forces favor a resurgence in M&A, especially in North America, but dealmakers still have plenty of challenges to stare down. Dive in

4. The State of Luxury: How to navigate a slowdown (53 pages)

Macroeconomic headwinds, shifting client preferences, and a deteriorating value proposition are weighing on the global luxury sector. The Business of Fashion and McKinsey outline five strategic imperatives for luxury executives. 5 strategic imperatives

5. Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity and change lives (43 pages)

Investing in holistic employee health can create almost $12 trillion in global economic value. Take a strategic approach

6. Blueprint to close the women’s health gap: How to improve lives and economies for all (62 pages)

Women experience substantial health inequities and poor health outcomes worldwide, and the global economy suffers as a result. 5 actions

7. Europe in the intelligent age: From ideas to action (36 pages)

Strategic focus and private sector–led lighthouse initiatives can change the Old Continent’s trajectory—if the public sector radically changes the investment environment with a handful of priority initiatives. 14 significant technologies

8. Resilience pulse check: Harnessing collaboration to navigate a volatile world (28 pages)

We continue to learn that we operate in a world in which we must expect the unexpected, yet companies feel unprepared to face rising threats and uncertainties. Walk the walk

9. Investing in housing: Unlocking economic mobility for Black families and all Americans (52 pages)

Exploring how innovative solutions could help alleviate the housing crisis and improve economic mobility for all. Lead the conversation

10. Sporting Goods 2025—The new balancing act: Turning uncertainty into opportunity (57 pages)

While the sporting goods industry has persevered over the past year, slowing growth forecasts are compelling executives to focus equally on revenue growth and productivity improvements. Explore the latest insights

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﻿Top Ten Reports │ First Quarter 2025

1. Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential (47 pages)﻿

2. Dependency and depopulation? Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality (82 pages)﻿

3. M&A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving? (127 pages)﻿

4. The State of Luxury: How to navigate a slowdown (53 pages)﻿

5. Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity and change lives (43 pages)﻿

6. Blueprint to close the women’s health gap: How to improve lives and economies for all (62 pages)﻿

7. Europe in the intelligent age: From ideas to action (36 pages)﻿

8. Resilience pulse check: Harnessing collaboration to navigate a volatile world (28 pages)﻿

9. Investing in housing: Unlocking economic mobility for Black families and all Americans (52 pages)﻿

10. Sporting Goods 2025—The new balancing act: Turning uncertainty into opportunity (57 pages)﻿