Inside the Strategy Room
We talk with McKinsey partners and corporate executives on the challenges they face creating lasting strategies in a fast-changing world. We also examine the different ways these executives approach these challenges and the new and innovative ways they think of creating a vision for their enterprises.
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Episodes (621)
170. Building a world-class digital finance function
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169. Three essentials of successful corporate venture capital
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168. Geopolitical resilience: What it is, why companies need it, and how they ca...
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167. How to predict your competitor's next move
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166. Juvencio Maeztu, Deputy CEO and CFO of Ingka Group (IKEA)
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165. Four steps to becoming a high-potential CEO candidate
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164. Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo's senior vice president and chief design office
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163. The strategy leader's evolving mandate
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162. Why today’s CFOs require ambidexterity
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161. How programmatic M&A leads to long-term resilience
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160. Voices of CEO Excellence: Merck's Ken Frazier. Episode 2.
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159. Voices of CEO Excellence: Merck’s Ken Frazier. Episode 1
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158. Seven mindsets and practices for new CFOs
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157. Two former Nike senior executives discuss retail growth strategies
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156. M&A insights and outlook for 2023
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155. Deciphering the economy’s mixed signals
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154. The Committed Innovator: Working with start-ups
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153. Strategies to win in the new ecosystem economy
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152. How to make a strong start as a CEO
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151. Voices of CEO excellence: Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman
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150. Web3: Demystifying the next generation of the internet
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149. Capturing value in digital transformations
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148. Driving growth while decarbonizing: A conversation with E.ON’s Patrick Lamm...
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147. The CFO’s role in talent development
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146. Leading with authenticity: A conversation with Bill George
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145. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian
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144. The Committed Innovator: The future of Israel’s start-up ecosystem
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143. The Committed Innovator: Israel’s start-up ecosystem
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142. Taking fear out of innovation
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141. Artificial intelligence in strategy
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140. The ten rules of growth
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139. How ambidextrous leaders manage through volatile times
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138. The board's role in building resilience
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137. Transformational performance management
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136. Creating value with M&A: A conversation with XPO CEO Brad Jacobs
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135. Choosing a blueprint for growth
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134. Richard Rumelt on what separates good strategy from bad
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133. How to embed ESG into resource allocation decisions
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132. Digital ecosystems: Creating value in the new age of sectors without border...
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131. Tim Koller reflects on 20 years of McKinsey on Finance
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130. The timeless truths of corporate finance–and three challenges ahead
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129. The CEO’s guide to managing inflation
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128. The Committed Innovator: DBS Bank’s Han Kwee Juan
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127. Four front foot strategies to help create value in the net-zero transition
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126. Juergen Esser on creating value while advancing sustainability at Danone
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125. Charles Lowrey on putting purpose at the heart of Prudential Financial’s tr...
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124. IBM’s CFO and senior vice president Jim Kavanaugh on how to deliver sustain...
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123. How to make good ideas great and great ideas scale with John A. List
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122. How companies can turn the ‘Great Resignation’ into the ‘Great Attraction’
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121. MassMutual’s Roger Crandall on disrupting your own industry
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