McKinsey Talks Talent

McKinsey People & Organizational Performance

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.

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McKinsey Talks Talent

Episodes (42)

Feb 26th US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era
Jan 29th How smart people end up in the wrong careers
Dec 10, 2025 What leaders can learn from Homeboy Industries

McKinsey Talks Talent

Feb 26, 2026
22 minutes
20 MB

Manufacturing is back at the center of the US economic agenda. Yet the sector faces a persistent talent shortage—and to bridge it, leaders will need to rethink how they attract, train, and retain a new generation of manufacturing employees. “Manufacturers need to be driving the conversation, not waiting for the workforce ecosystem to arrive at their door,” says Carolyn Lee, President and Executive Director of the Manufacturing Institute (MI). On this episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, Lee joins McKinsey leaders Brooke Weddle, Bryan Hancock, and Tyler Freeman, along with Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly, to talk about what needs...

McKinsey Talks Talent

US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era

McKinsey People & Organizational Performance

00:00 -21:50