What CEOs can do to build successful businesses, accelerating progress while safeguarding the future, and more reads for the weekend

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Share this email Share this email on LinkedIn   Share this email on Twitter   Share this email on Facebook   CURATED PICKS FOR YOUR DOWNTIME, FROM OUR EDITORS   Joyce Yoo   Digital Editor, New York Take a moment to unwind and get caught up on this week's essential reads. From the five tasks only CEOs can do to build new businesses to the four ways retailers can keep pricing competitive, here's what broke through this week. Shaun Collins, Ari Libarikian, and Kurt Strovink explore the five traits and behaviors that CEOs should have to build successful new businesses. Chart a bold path What can retailers do to keep pricing competitive? Thomas Kilroy, Emily Reasor, and their coauthors dive into four key practices. Invest in price competitiveness Alec Stapp, co-CEO of the Institute for Progress talks about meta-science, immigration, and biosecurity in a new episode of MGI's Forward Thinking podcast with Michael Chui. Challenge yourself Our briefing note on sustainable and inclusive growth delves into e-mobility, highlighting Black automotive consumers and opportunities for chemical companies supplying electric vehicle manufacturers and more. Get the latest update Quote of the day "So, while the United States is oftentimes unique in its outlook and its behavior, in this regard we're actually feeling some of the same pains as everyone else, including our friends in Europe, even our friends in Asia and Africa." —Chris Jackson, a senior vice president at Ipsos, on surveying Americans and citizens in other parts of the world in a recent episode of McKinsey's Future of America podcast Chart of the day See today's chart ready to unwind? How providers are meeting patients' basic needs—and where they could do more Providers play an important role in addressing social determinants of health for patients and employees. While most understand this imperative, more coordination is likely needed to scale efforts and impact. Consider action   Making financial services available to the masses through AI WeBank CFO Arthur Wang discusses how the company balances innovation, technology, and compliance to move itself forward. Explore here  23-Across: 2022 book subtitled A Radical Approach to Business and Life Know the answer? Test yourself with the latest McKinsey Crossword, National Book Lovers Day | No. 88. Dive into a good book  Follow our thinking Share these insights Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to colleagues and friends so they can subscribe too. Was this issue forwarded to you? Sign up for it and sample our 40+ other free email subscriptions here. This email contains information about McKinsey's research, insights, services, or events. By opening our emails or clicking on links, you agree to our use of cookies and web tracking technology. For more information on how we use and protect your information, please review our privacy policy. You received this email because you subscribed to the Daily Read newsletter. Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2022 | McKinsey & Company, 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007