Leadership

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

Understanding the leader’s ‘identity mindtrap’: Personal growth for the C-suite

– If you’re shackled to who you are now, you can’t recognize—or reach for—who you might become next.
Article

The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs
– The CEO’s job is as difficult as it is important. Here is a guide to how the best CEOs think and act.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Redefining the role of the leader in the reskilling era
– To enable continuous learning, leaders will need to think and act differently.
Podcast

The diversity opportunity for new CEOs
– New McKinsey research has uncovered a fascinating correlation between gender diversity and corporate performance.
Podcast

Leadership beyond the C-suite
– Developing leaders at scale starts with a clear perspective on the leadership skills needed to execute strategy across the organization.

Featured Publications

Compendium

The Board Perspective - Number 2
Download our collection of McKinsey insights focusing on boards of directors.
Book

When Execution Isn’t Enough: Decoding Inspirational Leadership
Based on extensive research, this book shows what it takes to win the minds and hearts of the people you lead: individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

CEO Briefings

Book Excerpt - McKinsey Quarterly

An agenda for the talent-first CEO
– In tumultuous times, a company’s talent is its most valuable and reliable asset. What does it take to lead an organization... that truly unleashes its human capital?
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

What makes a CEO ‘exceptional’?
– We assessed the early moves of CEOs with outstanding track records; some valuable lessons for leadership transitions emerged.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

A CEO action plan for workplace automation
– Senior executives need to understand the tactical as well as strategic opportunities, redesign their organizations, and commit... to helping shape the debate about the future of work.
Executive Briefing - McKinsey Quarterly

A CEO's guide to gender equality
– The case for gender equality is strong. Why is progress so slow?

Leading the C-suite

Interactive - McKinsey Quarterly

Five Fifty: Agility at the top
– Want a more agile company? Become a more agile leader.
Article

Equipping leaders for merger integration success
– Leadership capability building is crucial during mergers. Tailoring a program for three cohorts of integration leaders can make... a big difference.
Article

Successfully transitioning to new leadership roles
– Leadership transition is more common and important than ever. By focusing on five basic dimensions of leadership, new leaders... can succeed spectacularly.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

Will artificial intelligence make you a better leader?
– Agile leadership and AI both depend on learning to let go.

video

Why agility at Zalando?

Europe’s largest online fashion retailer embraced purpose, autonomy, and mastery to build agility, explains VP Engineering Eric Bowman.

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