My Rookie Moment

McKinsey senior colleagues share their formative early-career experiences to help you navigate yours.
Everybody has to start somewhere. McKinsey Global Publishing asked some of our most senior colleagues to share their most instructive “rookie moments.” Our hope is that when you find yourself in similar situations, this series will provide guidance, confidence, and inspiration. Our newest episode appears first on this page; please scroll on to explore the rest of the series.
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Accelerating pandemic response efforts: An interview with CEPI's Richard Hatchett
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Accelerating pandemic response efforts: An interview with CEPI’s Richard Hatchett
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Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations explains his five-year strategy that includes reducing vaccine timelines.
Why your COVID-19 exit needs 'strategy inserts'
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Why your COVID-19 exit needs ‘strategy inserts’
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Targeted updates to your strategy can help you fight incrementalism and hit the right “escape velocity” for recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Building a more competitive US manufacturing sector
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Building a more competitive US manufacturing sector
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A fresh sense of urgency and new opportunities could give the sector momentum.
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Women in the Workplace 2022
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Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rates we’ve ever seen, and ambitious young women are prepared to do the same. To make meaningful and sustainable progress toward gender equality, companies need to go beyond table stakes. That’s according to the latest Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey, in partnership with LeanIn.Org.
Bold moves to forge Nordic champions
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Bold moves to forge Nordic champions
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Nordic companies are trailing their global peers in terms of growth and scale. McKinsey reveals five bold moves across industries to recapture profitable growth and global market share.
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Keeping McDonald’s ‘relevant’: An interview with CEO Chris Kempczinski
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Soon after Chris Kempczinski became CEO, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the restaurant chain suffered the worst quarter in its history. But under his leadership, recovery—and growth—are once again on the horizon.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the many senior colleagues who shared their stories for their candor, mentorship, and insights. Within McKinsey Global Publishing, special thanks to Joyce Yoo for managing this ongoing project, to Steve Lackey and Myron Shurgan for their video-production expertise, and to Kareem Parrott, Shirley Shum, and Petra Vincent for the enhancements in web development. And thanks to everyone who provided collaboration and support, including Mike Borruso, Nancy Cohn, Torea Frey, Eleni Kostopoulos, Philip Mathew, Lucia Rahilly, and Nathan Wilson.