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About the authors

Rory Clune is a partner in McKinsey’s Boston office, Viktor Hanzlík is a partner in the Prague office, and Raffael Winter is a partner in the Düsseldorf office.

This article was edited by Astrid Sandoval, an executive editor in the London office.