Top 10 in leadership | 2015 This year’s most popular articles on leadership 1. Decoding leadership: What really matters New research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 2. Why diversity matters New research makes it increasingly clear that companies with more diverse workforces perform better financially. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 3. Are you ready to decide? Before doing so, executives should ask themselves two sets of questions. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 4. Fostering women leaders: A fitness test for your top team Posing five questions can help start a challenging management conversation. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 5. ‘Transformer in chief’: The new chief digital officer The CDO role is changing dramatically. Here are the skills today’s world demands. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 6. Ascending to the C-suite A new survey finds that executives who move effectively into the C-suite are communicating priorities, valuing their teams, spending time on culture, and understanding their unique leadership role. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 7. Delighting in the possible In an unpredictable world, executives should stretch beyond managing the probable. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 8. GE’s Jeff Immelt on digitizing in the industrial space In this first installment of our two-part interview, General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt explains why industrial companies are now in the information business—whether they like it or not. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 9. When to change how you lead It’s fashionable to say we live in fast-changing times. Does that mean leadership itself must change? more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter 10. CEO succession starts with developing your leaders Focusing on future priorities and debiasing decisions help, too. more Facebook LinkedIn Twitter To see the year’s most popular articles in other categories, such as strategy, digitization, marketing, and more, install the McKinsey Insights app for iPad or Android. Share this email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Stay connected Facebook Twitter Copyright © 2015 | McKinsey & Company, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022