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What matters most? Eight CEO priorities for 2024

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Forming the right agenda is not getting easier. Here’s our annual attempt to cut through the clutter and zero in on things that matter to CEOs.
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Interview
Shared accountability and adaptability: Keys to a successful CIO journey
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Costco’s chief information and digital officer details how technology leadership is expanding—as businesses increasingly...
McKinsey senior partners Ramesh Srinivasan, Dana Maor, Kurt Strovink, and senior partner emeritus Hans-Werner Kaas
Interview
Author Talks: A transformational approach to leadership
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How can leaders reach their full potential? McKinsey senior partners provide a road map for developing effective “inside...
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Podcast
Why so many bad bosses still rise to the top
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Narcissism. Overconfidence. Low EQ. Why do we persist in selecting for leadership traits that hamper organizational progress—and...
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Podcast
Analyzing the CEO–CMO relationship and its effect on growth
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CEOs acknowledge the expertise and importance of chief marketing officers and their role in helping the company grow, yet there’s...

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CEO Excellence book cover - Best Seller list on New York Times, Wall Street journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly
CEO Excellence
What if the world’s highest-performing CEOs held a master class to share the skills and practices that have driven their...
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Deliberate Calm
A trio of McKinsey & Company veterans draws from a unique combination of psychology, neuroscience, and consciousness practices...
Leadership at scale
Leadership at Scale: Better Leadership, Better Results
Leadership at Scale provides leaders with the systematic and fact-based leadership development approach they need to...

Leading The C-Suite

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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.
Indra Nooyi
Interview
Author Talks: Indra Nooyi on leadership, life, and crafting a better future
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The trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo discusses the events that shaped her life and offers a blueprint for work–family...
Girish Mathrubootham
Interview
Leading from the heart: How Freshworks’ CEO built a global tech unicorn
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Girish Mathrubootham, CEO of the India-born, US-headquartered software-as-a-service start-up believes that this is the decade...
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Interview
What resilience means to Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar
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For Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, resilience requires diverse perspectives, local solutions, playbooks to help anticipate the unexpected,...
Moderna’s path to vaccine innovation: A talk with CEO Stéphane Bancel
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Moderna’s path to vaccine innovation: A talk with CEO Stéphane Bancel
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Moderna’s delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine comes on the heels of revolutionary science that may accelerate innovation across...