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How to prepare for the CFO role
Amid decade-high CFO turnover, former chief financial officers share advice on what matters most today for securing the top job in finance.
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Six ways CFOs find the time to unlock their full potential
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It’s hard to create outsize value when you have to manage the finance function’s daily and often urgent demands....
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Survey results: Expectations for company performance, by industry
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Respondents share more cautious views about demand for their companies’ products or services than in late 2023, but expectations...
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Economic conditions outlook, March 2024
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Survey responses show increased confidence in the economy—globally and at home. Geopolitical concerns persist, and respondents...
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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, February 2024
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Global economic uncertainty elevated but consumers upbeat; China faces deflation, real estate problems, and FDI decline; EU growth...
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Boards of directors: The final cybersecurity defense for industrials
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With digitization, computing, and advanced technologies, the “attack surface” is now the sum of systems and capabilities...
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How to be a better chief of staff
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The chief of staff role sits at the intersection of leadership and support. It also comes with enormous responsibility, opportunity,...
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Why strategists should embrace imperfection
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In a world of rapid change, looking for certainty can obscure opportunity. Taking smaller yet bold steps provides a more sure-footed...
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Palo Alto Networks CFO on AI, cybersecurity, and the finance leader’s mandate
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Dipak Golechha explains why he sees the current business environment as a ‘return to sense and sensibility’ for finance...
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How to prepare for the CEO role
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Becoming a high-potential candidate for the top job starts with asking the question: Why do I want to be the CEO?
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What your most important investors need to know
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Investor relations strategy should prioritize long-term investors who are the true owners of your company.
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Six ways CFOs find the time to unlock their full potential
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It’s hard to create outsize value when you have to manage the finance function’s daily and often urgent demands....
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Investing in productivity growth
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It’s time to raise investment and catch the next productivity wave.
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The cyber clock is ticking: Derisking emerging technologies in financial services
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As financial institutions actively adopt emerging technologies, they should act now to future-proof themselves against growing...
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Strengthening fraying ties: The Global Cooperation Barometer 2024
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Global cooperation is key to better human lives. Our new barometer, developed with the World Economic Forum, can help leaders...
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2024 and beyond: Will it be economic stagnation or the advent of productivity-driven abundance?
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Hoping for a soft landing in 2024 won’t mitigate current risks or raise business performance and living standards longer...
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Data, analytics, and decisions: An interview with Teradata’s CFO
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Claire Bramley describes how she’s amping up scenario analyses, getting proactive about enterprise risk, and moving her...
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Stepping up: Becoming a high-potential CEO candidate
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The road to becoming CEO is a difficult ascent for even the most seasoned leaders. Here are four keys to making the journey a...
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Rising CEOs: Lessons from the McKinsey Leadership Forum
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Preparing for the CEO role can be a challenge and a reward. These eight lessons drawn from more than 300 McKinsey Leadership...
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Actions the best CEOs are taking in 2023
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Corporate leaders are addressing the risks while finding the opportunities in digital disruption, the economy, and geopolitical...
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Enduring Ideas: The 7-S Framework
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In this interactive presentation—one in a series of multimedia frameworks—Lowell Bryan, a director in McKinsey's New York office,...
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How COVID-19 has pushed companies over the technology tipping point—and transformed business forever
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A new survey finds that responses to COVID-19 have speeded the adoption of digital technologies by several years—and that many...