{"podcast":{"title":"The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving","slug":"the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195","podcast_index_feed_id":431195,"rss_url":"https://strategyskills.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.firmsconsulting.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/b/b/8/dbb87cad4c06da1d/SS_art_4.png","author":"Kris Safarova for Firmsconsulting.com","episode_count":500,"summary":"CEOs and business leaders, management consulting senior partners, ground-breaking professors, thought-provoking writers and journalists, record-setting athletes and coaches, and award-winning actors and celebrities discuss the key issues facing the business world and broader society. Get free access to our newsletter, Monday Morning at 8 am, along with sample episodes from our training programs on www.strategytraining.com. Go to https://www.firmsconsulting.com/promo.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T22:22:19.528722+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195"},"episode":{"title":"639: Growth at Scale in the Age of AI (with McKinsey's Marc Canal)","slug":"639-growth-at-scale-in-the-age-of-ai-with-mckinsey-s-marc-canal","published_at":"2026-03-25T13:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/639-growth-at-scale-in-the-age-of-ai-with-mckinsey-s-marc-canal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195","url":"https://strategyskills.libsyn.com/639-growth-at-scale-in-the-age-of-ai-with-mckinseys-marc-canal","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strategyskills/639_FSS_Marc_Canal_e_lio_mio_192kb_compressed.mp3?dest-id=291244","summary":"Marc Canal , a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, examines how long-term economic progress is built and what current shifts in AI, demographics, and productivity mean for senior leaders. He explains that consulting is less about analysis than it appears and more about trust, judgment, and the ability to frame relevant questions. Building a small number of strong relationships is more valuable than broad exposure, particularly when developing a client base. Organizations, he notes, are inherently messy. What appears structured from the outside is the result of distributed decisions and constant adjustment. The role of leadership is not to eliminate this complexity, but to bring enough structure to make effective decisions. A key differentiator is the ability to connect macro trends such as technology, demographics, and geopolitics to specific business choices. This broader perspective is often undervalued but increasingly expected by clients. On AI, Canal emphasizes that most skills are not replaced but reshaped. Writing, analysis, and coding become shared capabilities between humans and machines, shifting the premium toward judgment and application. Two areas stand out: relationship-based leadership skills and practical AI literacy. He also cautions against over-reliance on AI in core thinking processes. Insight often emerges through iteration, particularly in writing, and this discipline remains essential. Drawing on his research, Canal argues that a future of sustained global prosperity is achievable. Historical growth rates suggest that lifting living standards broadly is feasible, but not automatic. It requires continued investment in productivity, technology adoption, and human capital. The discussion closes with a consistent theme: progress depends on choi…","meta_description":"Marc Canal , a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, examines how long-term economic progress is built and what current shifts in AI, demographics, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3225,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/episodes/639-growth-at-scale-in-the-age-of-ai-with-mckinsey-s-marc-canal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/639-growth-at-scale-in-the-age-of-ai-with-mckinsey-s-marc-canal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}