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McKinsey Talks Operations is a news podcast hosted by McKinsey & Company. It has 55 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

The next normal demands resilience, flexibility, and agility.Join us on www.McKinseyTalksOperations.com where the world’s C-Suite leaders and McKinsey experts cut through the noise to uncover how to create a new operational reality. Each episode considers the challenges companies and economies are facing, and the opportunities leaders can seize for competitive advantage. We’ll look at how to connect boardroom strategy to the frontlines, ways to increase performance, where and when to infuse operations with technology, and why empowering the workforce with skills and capabilities is key to success.McKinsey Talks Operations has much more content to offer on the Operations topics that connect strategy with lasting success. Visit www.McKinseyTalksOperations.com to explore events and insights from McKinsey’s Operations Practice, and join the McKinsey Talks Operations community. You can also connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-operations

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1

Rewiring Europe: Turning pressure into performance

2

Winning the Race to Rewire in 2026: Capturing operational advantage

3

The paradigm shift: how agentic AI is redefining banking operations

4

COO Excellence: the next generation of leadership

5

The race to rewire operations: How the story unfolded in 2025

6

Beyond the bot: building empathetic customer experiences with agentic AI

7

Unlocking hidden value with process intelligence in healthcare and beyond

8

Transforming R&D with AI: Breaking barriers and boosting productivity

9

Lower cost, fewer emissions, greater impact: The dual mission in action

10

Rewriting the robotics playbook: From promise to performance

11

The robotics revolution: Scaling beyond the pilot phase

12

The new tariff reality: From risk to resilience

13

The future of customer experience: Embracing agentic AI

14

Beyond cost savings: The global footprint of innovation hubs

15

Safer, greener, faster: AI-powered supply chains in action

16

Beyond automation: How gen AI is reshaping supply chains

17

Powering productivity: Operations insights for 2025

18

A year in review from McKinsey Talks Operations: Beyond normal

19

Procurement’s sustainable (r)evolution

20

In pursuit of productivity: How Minsur mined a rich seam of operational excellence

21

The best jobs in the world: How the Global Lighthouse Network is shaping the future of production

22

Innovation hubs: How Global Capability Centers are shaping the future of business

23

Future-proofing operations: How tech and talent go hand-in-hand

24

The evolution of customer care: AI and the Gen Z effect

25

When failure is an option: How to foster innovation and learning across your organization

26

There is no normal: An operations year in review

27

Generative AI in Operations: Capturing the value

28

Navigating the new normal: Operations insights for 2024

29

Manufacturing Africa's future: Jobs, growth, and sustainability

30

Unlocking Operational Evolution: The Zero-Basing Philosophy

31

Reset + Reimagine: The role of generative AI in SG&A success

32

Navigating Dynamic Labor: Building Strong Warehousing Operations

33

Following the leaders: Moving up with ‘From Source to Sold.’

34

Operational excellence: How purpose and technology can power performance

35

Skinny design: Smaller is better

36

McKinsey Talks Operations: How the best of 2022 can power 2023

37

Myth busters: Unexpected insights on contact centers

38

Batteries included: Building and operating sustainable gigafactories

39

114 down, 10 million to go. The Global Lighthouse Network’s mission

40

Sustainable spaces for work, rest, and play: Climate resilient capital projects

41

Digital twins: Flying high and flexing fast

42

Digital twins: What could they do for your business?

43

Inflation fighter and value creator: Procurement’s best kept secret

44

Inflation fighter and value creator: Procurement’s best kept secret

45

The hidden value of voice conversations: Part 2 – Reaping the rewards

46

The hidden value of voice conversations: Part 1 – Trends and technologies

47

People and places: How and where to work next

48

How to manage the coming wave of investment in capital projects

49

Coca Cola: A people-led digital transformation

50

Reaching net zero - what will it take?

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