Leadership

Maximizing the effectiveness of leaders in an environment of increasing uncertainty and complexity.
Article

What matters most? Six priorities for CEOs in turbulent times

– With economic troubles mounting, it’s a time to tighten belts and put on hard hats. But don’t forget the jet pack, to accelerate into the next phase of growth.
Article

(Extremely) out of office: Let nature boost your team’s creativity and performance
– Studies show that time spent in nature has a positive effect on attention span and well-being. Companies that harness its power... can create a resilient and productive workforce for the long term.
Article

What is leadership?
– Leadership is a set of behaviors used to help people align their collective direction, to execute strategic plans, and to continually... renew an organization.
Podcast

Apprenticeship gets a makeover
– It may sound like an outdated term, but apprenticeship remains a powerful tool in today’s businesses for building skills,... increasing collaboration, and retaining talent.
Blog Post

How to lead in a hybrid environment
– Work has changed—and so must leaders. These four management shifts are making the biggest impact in today’s hybrid work environment.

Featured publications

CEO Excellence
What if the world’s highest-performing CEOs held a master class to share the skills and practices that have driven their success... over the years?

Deliberate Calm
How to learn and lead in a volatile world

Leadership at Scale: Better Leadership, Better Results
Leadership at Scale provides leaders with the systematic and fact-based leadership development approach they need to... unlock organizational performance in today’s fast-paced business environment.

Resources

McKinsey Management Program
Develop transformative leadership mindsets and capabilities

Aberkyn
Aberkyn is McKinsey’s leadership and culture transformation community. Our purpose is to help leaders be a force for good... in our world. We work with leaders, teams and organizations to align, transform, and create holistic impact in business performance. McKinsey acquired Aberkyn in 2017.

OrgSolutions
OrgSolutions applies data and rigor to the most important organizational decisions.

Leading The C-Suite

Collection

Building Great CEOs

Explore McKinsey’s CEO counseling offerings, as well as our latest insights and learnings for current and future CEOs to unlock heightened performance.
Interview

Author Talks: Indra Nooyi on leadership, life, and crafting a better future
– The trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo discusses the events that shaped her life and offers a blueprint for work–family... conundrums.
Interview

Leading from the heart: How Freshworks’ CEO built a global tech unicorn
– Girish Mathrubootham, CEO of the India-born, US-headquartered software-as-a-service start-up believes that this is the decade... for India as a product nation.
Interview

What resilience means to Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar
– For Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, resilience requires diverse perspectives, local solutions, playbooks to help anticipate the unexpected,... and a regard for unforeseen consequences.
Interview

Moderna’s path to vaccine innovation: A talk with CEO Stéphane Bancel
– Moderna’s delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine comes on the heels of revolutionary science that may accelerate innovation across... the industry well into the future.

Featured experts

Marla Capozzi
Partner, Boston
Designs and leads transformation programs for senior executives on the strategy, innovation, digital, and inspirational leadership...
Gemma D’Auria
Senior Partner, Milan
Supports organizations in the retail, fashion, and luxury sectors in driving transformations for higher performance and health,...
Faridun Dotiwala
Partner , Mumbai
Leads performance transformations that boost organizational health, facilitating stronger leadership, shaping culture, and counseling...
Johanne Lavoie
Partner, Calgary
Enhances top-leadership capacity and agility at moments of personal and organizational transitions and supports transformational...
Michael Lurie
Partner, Southern California
Helps global organizations accelerate growth and performance through enterprise agility, top-team leadership capability building,...
Florian Pollner
Partner, Zurich
Helps leaders enhance their personal effectiveness, manage talent globally, and drive cultural change in their organizations

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