McKinsey Talks Talent
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What it takes to build “genius at scale”
Apr 29, 2026
17m 10s
The problem with ‘bringing your whole self to work’
Mar 25, 2026
24m 08s
US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era
Feb 27, 2026
21m 50s
How smart people end up in the wrong careers
Jan 29, 2026
24m 17s
What leaders can learn from Homeboy Industries
Dec 10, 2025
11m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/26 | What it takes to build “genius at scale”✨ | innovationleadership+3 | Linda HillBrooke Weddle+2 | Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business Publishing+1 | — | genius at scaleinnovation+3 | — | 17m 10s | |
| 3/25/26 | The problem with ‘bringing your whole self to work’✨ | authenticityworkplace culture+3 | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | McKinseyDon’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead) | — | authenticityworkplace+5 | — | 24m 08s | |
| 2/27/26 | US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era✨ | manufacturingtalent shortage+4 | Carolyn Lee | Manufacturing InstituteMcKinsey | US | manufacturingtalent shortage+5 | — | 21m 50s | |
| 1/29/26 | How smart people end up in the wrong careers✨ | career developmenthigh performance+4 | Suzy WelchBrooke Weddle+1 | McKinseyHarperCollins+1 | — | career choicesjob uncertainty+4 | — | 24m 17s | |
| 12/10/25 | What leaders can learn from Homeboy Industries✨ | leadershipemployment+3 | Johanna CarbajalFather Greg Boyle | Homeboy IndustriesMcKinsey | — | Homeboy Industriesleadership+4 | — | 11m 53s | |
| 10/29/25 | Building a talent pipeline for the AI era✨ | AItalent pipeline+4 | Beth Cobert | Strada Education FoundationMcKinsey | — | AItalent pipeline+5 | — | 24m 49s | |
| 9/23/25 | Talent wins: the growing business of women’s sports✨ | women's sportsbusiness growth+3 | Jason Wright | Project LevelNFL+1 | — | women's sportsbusiness+5 | — | 18m 48s | |
| 7/29/25 | How the right operating model can close your performance gap✨ | operating modelperformance gap+3 | Dickie SteeleBrooke Weddle+2 | McKinsey | — | operating modelperformance+3 | — | 24m 16s | |
| 6/25/25 | What the labor market isn’t telling you—yet✨ | labor market trendsAI transformation+3 | Svenja Gudell | IndeedMcKinsey | — | labor marketAI+3 | — | 26m 10s | |
| 6/3/25 | The future of work is agentic✨ | future of workAI agents+3 | Jorge Amar | McKinsey | — | AIworkforce+4 | — | 34m 29s | |
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| 3/26/25 | The surprising state of employee health✨ | employee healthworkforce productivity+3 | Lucy Pérez | McKinsey Health Institute | — | employee healthworkforce+5 | — | 24m 32s | |
| 4/29/26 | What it takes to build “genius at scale”✨ | innovationleadership+3 | Linda HillBrooke Weddle+2 | Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business Publishing+1 | — | genius at scaleinnovation+3 | — | 17m 10s | |
| 3/25/26 | The problem with ‘bringing your whole self to work’✨ | authenticityworkplace culture+3 | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | McKinseyDon’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead) | — | authenticityworkplace+5 | — | 24m 08s | |
| 2/27/26 | US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era✨ | manufacturingtalent shortage+4 | Carolyn Lee | Manufacturing InstituteMcKinsey | US | manufacturingtalent shortage+5 | — | 21m 50s | |
| 1/29/26 | How smart people end up in the wrong careers✨ | career developmenthigh performance+4 | Suzy WelchBrooke Weddle+1 | McKinseyHarperCollins+1 | — | career choicesjob uncertainty+4 | — | 24m 17s | |
| 12/10/25 | What leaders can learn from Homeboy Industries✨ | leadershipemployment+3 | Johanna CarbajalFather Greg Boyle | Homeboy IndustriesMcKinsey | — | Homeboy Industriesleadership+4 | — | 11m 53s | |
| 10/29/25 | Building a talent pipeline for the AI era✨ | AItalent pipeline+4 | Beth Cobert | Strada Education FoundationMcKinsey | — | AItalent pipeline+5 | — | 24m 49s | |
| 9/23/25 | Talent wins: the growing business of women’s sports✨ | women's sportsbusiness growth+3 | Jason Wright | Project LevelNFL+1 | — | women's sportsbusiness+5 | — | 18m 48s | |
| 7/29/25 | How the right operating model can close your performance gap✨ | operating modelperformance gap+3 | Dickie SteeleBrooke Weddle+2 | McKinsey | — | operating modelperformance+3 | — | 24m 16s | |
| 6/25/25 | What the labor market isn’t telling you—yet✨ | labor market trendsAI transformation+3 | Svenja Gudell | IndeedMcKinsey | — | labor marketAI+3 | — | 26m 10s | |
| 6/3/25 | The future of work is agentic✨ | future of workAI agents+3 | Jorge Amar | McKinsey | — | AIworkforce+4 | — | 34m 29s | |
| 3/26/25 | The surprising state of employee health✨ | employee healthworkforce productivity+3 | Lucy Pérez | McKinsey Health Institute | — | employee healthworkforce+5 | — | 24m 32s | |
| 2/6/25 | How to get return to office right | Return to office (RTO) is on the rise. But in the words of McKinsey partner and talent expert Bryan Hancock, “It doesn’t matter where you ask someone to be. What matters is what you do with them once they’re there.” On this episode of , Hancock and McKinsey senior partner Brooke Weddle speak with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about surprising soon-to-be-published research on the opportunities and challenges of RTO—and about how leaders can make the most of this transition to drive productivity, collaboration, and innovation successfully. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information | 23m 02s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | The value of generosity in leadership | Time is finite and leadership pressures are legion, particularly in the throes of change. Nevertheless, the best leaders persist in cultivating generosity with their teams—and they see a range of advantages as a result. On this episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, McKinsey leaders and talent experts Brooke Weddle, Bryan Hancock, and Dana Maor speak with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about why—and how—to invest in generosity at work, as well as about the overarching benefits of shifting to a mindset of abundance, versus one of scarcity, for aspiring leaders.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information | 20m 17s | ||||||
| 11/19/24 | What works—and doesn’t—in performance management | New research reveals what employees find fair, what motivates them to perform, and where many organizations go wrong when it comes to feedback, compensation, and annual ratings and reviews. On this episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, talent experts Bryan Hancock and Brooke Weddle speak with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about new research on what drives performance: what motivates employees most, what matters less than you think, and the changes organizations need to make to ensure their feedback, ratings, and review processes are on track.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information | 21m 22s | ||||||
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