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Inside the Strategy Room
McKinsey & Company
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.
- 42 minutes 38 seconds224. Strategies to navigate geopolitical uncertainty
This week, we discuss strategies for navigating geopolitical uncertainty with the authors of a recent article on the subject. Michael Birshan is a senior partner and co-leads our Strategy & Corporate Finance practice globally and also serves on the McKinsey Global Institute Council, Ziad Haider is a partner and our global director of geopolitical risk, and Olivia White is a senior partner and director of our business and economics research arm, the McKinsey Global Institute.
Related insights:
Can your company remain global and if so, how?
Black swans, gray rhinos, and silver linings: Anticipating geopolitical risks (and openings)
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7 November 2024, 9:00 pm - 32 minutes 4 seconds223. What’s new in strategy: A view from the frontlines
Senior partners Alex D’Amico, Michael Birshan, and Andy West join us for a conversation about the latest developments in the field of strategy. They discuss how generative AI will change strategy creation, the importance of developing distinctive insights as part of the strategy process, and how to avoid social dynamics from derailing your organization’s best-laid plans.
Related insights:
- Strategic courage in an age of volatility
- Tying short-term decisions to long-term strategy
- Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick
- Eight shifts that will take your strategy into high gear
- The social side of strategy
- The board’s role in strategy
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30 October 2024, 10:00 pm - 15 minutes 38 seconds222. Investor perspective: A conversation with BlackRock’s Sandy Boss
This week, Sandy Boss, Senior Managing Director at global investment firm BlackRock and Chair of BlackRock UK, joins us on the podcast. In a conversation with Michael Birshan, a senior partner and the global coleader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, Sandy shares her insights on geopolitics and the energy transition as well as her ‘five Cs’ for CFOs looking to take an investor’s perspective. We recorded their conversation at a recent gathering for CFOs in London.
Related Insights
What your most important investors need to know
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 7th editionSee www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
24 October 2024, 7:00 am - 21 minutes 42 seconds221. Building a superpower: How to turn a capability into a competitive advantage
Companies have endless initiatives and plans, all with the promise to transform the organization and deliver attractive financial returns. However experience indicates companies should focus on building an institutional capability that has the power to separate them from the rest. To discuss how to build this superpower we’re joined by Brad Mendelson, a senior partner based in our Cleveland Ohio office, and Tova Katzir, a partner in our New York office.
Related insights
Building a superpower: What can we learn from the Magnificent Seven?See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
11 October 2024, 2:39 am - 43 minutes 26 seconds220. How gen AI can help accelerate M&A
We’re joined by three McKinsey M&A experts to discuss the ways that generative AI is being used to streamline and improve the M&A process, from target identification to deal execution. Ben Ellencweig leads our work in M&A, alliances, and partnerships globally for QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey. Rui Silva helps lead our work across a range of M&A topics, including how to execute large and complex integrations. Kyle Lefler helps clients with M&A strategy and execution across sectors including technology, digital intelligence, and consumer goods.
Related insights:
The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier
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4 October 2024, 5:09 am - 38 minutes 53 seconds219. How leadership is changing for a changing world
This week, we’re joined by senior partners Kurt Strovink and Ramesh Srinivasan, coauthors, along with Hans-Werner Kaas and Dana Maor, of a new McKinsey book, The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out. It is the first-ever look behind the curtain at McKinsey’s step-by-step approach to helping leaders transform both professionally and personally. It introduces a new, more human-centric approach that is helping some of the best leaders achieve results by cultivating humility, confidence, vulnerability, and resilience in themselves and others.
Related insights:
The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out
Author Talks: A transformational approach to leadership
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27 September 2024, 3:55 am - 24 minutes 59 seconds218. Cisco Systems CFO on M&A, geopolitics, and the emerging AI opportunity
This week, we’re joined by Scott Herren, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco Systems, and Eric Kutcher, Senior Partner and Chair of McKinsey & Company, North America. They discuss the rationale for Cisco's recent acquisition, the role of CFOs in driving change within a company, the impact of AI on finance, and the current geopolitical and economic climate.
Related insights:Palo Alto Networks CFO on AI, cybersecurity, and the finance leader’s mandate
Data, analytics, and decisions: An interview with Teradata’s CFO
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20 September 2024, 9:44 pm - 46 minutes 14 seconds217. How CFOs raise their game in midtenure
This week, we return to the CFO journey and discuss how CFOs can drive outperformance in the middle years of their tenure. We’re joined by Ankur Agrawal, a partner in our New York office, a leader in our Strategy and Corporate Finance and Healthcare practices, and the leader of our CFO and finance service line in the Americas. Christian Grube is a partner in our Munich office, leader in our Strategy and Corporate Finance practice, and the leader of our CFO and finance service line in Europe. Arun Nayar’s career in finance spans more than 40 years. He was the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tyco International, the former CFO of global operations at PepsiCo, and he currently sits on the boards of GFL Environmental, Amcor, and Rite Aid.
Related insights:
Faster, smarter, bolder: How midtenure CFOs shift into a higher gear
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6 September 2024, 7:55 am - 16 minutes 59 seconds216. Making your strategic plan compelling to investors
This week, we discuss how companies can create value in today’s complex business environment and communicate that value effectively to investors by demonstrating strategic clarity and consistency amid uncertainty.
Our guests are Justin Sanders, a partner in New York and a leader in our Corporate Finance Practice, and Cassandre Danoux, a partner in London who leads our Joint Ventures and Alliances Practice.Related insights
What your most important investors need to know
Maximizing the impact of your investor relations
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 7th edition
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29 August 2024, 12:30 pm - 20 minutes 32 seconds215. Air Canada CFO John Di Bert on managing uncertainty
This week, we are joined by John Di Bert, CFO of Air Canada, and John Kelleher, a senior partner based in Toronto and the global co-leader of our Finance and Capital Markets service line.
Recorded at our recent CFO forum in London, this discussion delves into how Air Canada is positioning itself for sustainable growth and stability, the key financial strategies that other CFOs can apply in similarly complex industries, the financial leadership required to navigate the inherent uncertainties of the airline industry, and the strategic vision necessary for long-term value creation.Related Insights
Corporate finance and the CFO role
The Seasons of the CFO (including How to prepare for the CFO role)See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
22 August 2024, 11:57 pm - 39 minutes 31 seconds214. The secrets to outperforming family-owned businesses
This week, we delve into a McKinsey.com report on family-owned businesses (FOBs) that demonstrates how, by combining four critical mindsets with five strategic actions, FOBs have a chance to quadruple their value in the next decade while maintaining resilience.
Our guests are Eduardo Asaf who is a partner in McKinsey’s Mexico City office, Acha Leke, who is a senior partner in our Johannesburg office, and Francesco Malatesta, who is a partner in our Dubai office.
Related insights:
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