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How can CEOs make sense of the fast-paced changes that are shaking up organizations? We are currently living in an era of perpetual organizational upheaval—over the past few years, leaders have been grappling with in-person vs. remote work, harnessing the powers of generative AI, quiet quitting, and more. In April, McKinsey published The State of Organizations report, which addressed these issues and outlined the ten organizational shifts business leaders deem the most significant. In a new article, senior partners Homayoun Hatami, Dana Maor, and Patrick Simon revisit these shifts and share four superpowers that can help CEOs get set up for success: speed, technology, talent, and leadership. Check it out and see how you can build resilience amid the upheaval.

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All change: The new era of perpetual organizational upheaval

To flourish at a time when massive shifts are shaking their organizations, business leaders need to focus on the “superpowers” of speed, technology, talent, and leadership.

4 superpowers

Quote of the day

“Crises and disruptions also represent formidable opportunities to accelerate transformations. The way you handle crises makes you stronger and sets the organization up to take on bigger challenges that you might not have imagined earlier.”

—Frédéric Oudéa, outgoing CEO of Société Générale, on lessons he’s learned from managing challenges as CEO in “A culture of conviction: An interview on organizational transformation with the former CEO of Société Générale”

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All change: The new era of perpetual organizational upheaval

“Crises and disruptions also represent formidable opportunities to accelerate transformations. The way you handle crises makes you stronger and sets the organization up to take on bigger challenges that you might not have imagined earlier.”

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