McKinsey Talks Talent

Listen in to learn how to navigate a fast-changing business landscape and prepare for the future of work by turning talent into competitive advantage. McKinsey talent experts Brooke Weddle and Bryan Hancock lead discussions with globally recognized experts and thought leaders on talent, transformational change, and leadership development.

The surprising state of employee health
Mar 26, 2025 – 24:32
How to get return to office right
Feb 6, 2025 – 23:02
The value of generosity in leadership
Dec 18, 2024 – 20:17
What works—and doesn’t—in performance management
Nov 19, 2024 – 21:22
Why being in HR is getting tougher—and how to break through
Oct 30, 2024 – 23:51
Understanding what neurodivergent employees need to succeed
Sep 13, 2024 – 20:44
Managing in the era of gen AI
Jul 26, 2024 – 24:46
Workers wanted: How to fill the skilled-trade shortage
May 31, 2024 – 25:07
Why so many bad bosses still rise to the top
May 1, 2024 – 26:17
Rethinking organizational health for the new world of work
Mar 29, 2024 – 24:15
It’s cool to be kind: The value of empathy at work
Feb 28, 2024 – 34:21
The shape of talent in 2023 and 2024
Jan 18, 2024 – 26:56
Human-centered AI: The power of putting people first
Dec 11, 2023 – 23:47
Right skills, right person, right role
Oct 24, 2023 – 26:33
The future of middle management
Aug 9, 2023 – 28:39
Making sense of generational stereotypes at work
Jul 6, 2023 – 21:49
Generative AI and the future of HR
Jun 5, 2023 – 26:09
Workplace rituals: Recapturing the power of what we’ve lost
Jan 25, 2023 – 31:53
Talent in a changing market: What now?
Dec 8, 2022 – 22:47
Quiet quitting and performance management
Oct 26, 2022 – 24:48
The office of the future: A whole new (floor) plan
Jul 27, 2022 – 27:07
Stave off attrition with an internal talent marketplace
Apr 27, 2022 – 17:28
Is worker power on the rise?
Apr 4, 2022 – 21:44
Talent at a turning point: How people analytics can help
Feb 24, 2022 – 25:13
How business should move forward in 2022 as the pandemic persists
Jan 27, 2022 – 25:49
LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace
Jun 30, 2021 – 40:48
Culture in the hybrid workplace
Jun 11, 2021 – 34:34
Grabbing hold of the new future of work
May 13, 2021 – 34:59
The elusive inclusive workplace
Mar 23, 2021 – 33:08
The vanishing middle manager
Feb 5, 2021 – 28:45
Grief, loss, burnout: Talking about complex feelings at work
Dec 8, 2020 – 36:34
Today’s skills, tomorrow’s jobs: The reskilling imperative
Oct 30, 2020 – 35:18
Next-level sales talent: HR’s message to the CEO
Feb 24, 2020 – 32:29
The new science of talent: From roles to returns
Dec 10, 2019 – 26:18