<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> As organizations increasingly grapple with digital transformations, large technology investments, and shifts to the cloud, these issues regularly appear on board agendas. In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, Steve Van Kuiken, global leader of the McKinsey Technology practice and co-author of a <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353436666339356c6d397672&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246627573696e6573732d66756e6374696f6e732532466d636b696e7365792d6469676974616c2532466f75722d696e736967687473253246666f75722d776179732d626f617264732d63616e2d73686170652d7468652d636c6f75642d6167656e6461">recent article</a> about ways boards can shape the cloud agenda, speaks with two experienced directors about the implications of such a move. David Court sits on the boards of pension investment manager PSP Investments, retailer Canadian Tire, and several other organizations. Liz Lempres is an independent director on the boards of General Mills and Great-West Lifeco, among others. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353436666339356c6d397672&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d3130332d626f617264732d616e642d7468652d636c6f75642d322e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353436666339356c6d397672&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353436666339356c6d397672&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 45:35) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c546fc95lm9vr" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 As organizations increasingly grapple with digital transformations, large technology investments, and shifts to the cloud, these issues regularly appear on board agendas. In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, Steve Van Kuiken, global leader of the McKinsey Technology practice and co-author of a recent article about ways boards can shape the cloud agenda, speaks with two experienced directors about the implications of such a move. David Court sits on the boards of pension investment manager PSP Investments, retailer Canadian Tire, and several other organizations. Liz Lempres is an independent director on the boards of General Mills and Great-West Lifeco, among others. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 45:35) &#62; &nbsp; 

Inside the Strategy Room

103. Boards and the cloud

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> In this episode, we explore how digital analytics is revolutionizing strategy. Nicholas Northcote, who for years led McKinsey&rsquo;s research on strategic decision making, is joined by Sagie Davidovich, the co-founder and CEO of SparkBeyond, a McKinsey partner company that operates an AI-driven analytics platform, and Sasha Vesuvala, who leads much of McKinsey&rsquo;s work in applying advanced analytics to strategy and growth-related questions. Our conversation is based on the recent McKinsey.com article. &lsquo;<a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335343070686b3830746c7363&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246627573696e6573732d66756e6374696f6e7325324673747261746567792d616e642d636f72706f726174652d66696e616e63652532466f75722d696e7369676874732532467468652d73747261746567792d616e616c79746963732d7265766f6c7574696f6e">The strategy-analytics revolution&rsquo;</a>. &nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335343070686b3830746c7363&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d3130322d696d70726f76696e672d7374726174656769632d6f7574636f6d65732d776974682d616476616e6365642d616e616c79746963732e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335343070686b3830746c7363&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335343070686b3830746c7363&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 27:48) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c540phk80tlsc" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 In this episode, we explore how digital analytics is revolutionizing strategy. Nicholas Northcote, who for years led McKinsey&rsquo;s research on strategic decision making, is joined by Sagie Davidovich, the co-founder and CEO of SparkBeyond, a McKinsey partner company that operates an AI-driven analytics platform, and Sasha Vesuvala, who leads much of McKinsey&rsquo;s work in applying advanced analytics to strategy and growth-related questions. Our conversation is based on the recent McKinsey.com article. &lsquo;The strategy-analytics revolution&rsquo;. &nbsp; Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 27:48) &#62; &nbsp; 

102. Improving strategic outcomes with advanced analytics

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> Companies looking to bring breakthrough innovations to life need the right organizational structures and incentives in place. In his book Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries (St. Martin’s Press, March 2019), Safi Bahcall, a former biotech CEO who now helps organizations innovate, explains what that requires. In this episode, he talks with Erik Roth, leader of McKinsey’s innovation work globally, about why some great ideas changed the world and others failed to take off. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353374386475627173713637&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d3130312d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d6c6f6f6e73686f74732d617574686f722d736166692d62616863616c6c2e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353374386475627173713637&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d3130312d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d6c6f6f6e73686f74732d617574686f722d736166692d62616863616c6c2e6d7033253236706e2533443130312e253242546865253242436f6d6d6974746564253242496e6e6f7661746f72253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e253242776974682532424c6f6f6e73686f7473253242617574686f722532425361666925324242616863616c6c"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353374386475627173713637&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 50:13) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c53t8dubqsq67" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 Companies looking to bring breakthrough innovations to life need the right organizational structures and incentives in place. In his book Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries (St. Martin’s Press, March 2019), Safi Bahcall, a former biotech CEO who now helps organizations innovate, explains what that requires. In this episode, he talks with Erik Roth, leader of McKinsey’s innovation work globally, about why some great ideas changed the world and others failed to take off. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 50:13) &#62; &nbsp; 

101. The Committed Innovator: A conversation with Loonshots author Safi Bahcall

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> What responsibilities does business have to society and what benefits do companies deliver to stakeholders and society at large? In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, two authors of a new <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335336e76653138646770706d&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d2532466d67692532466f76657276696577">McKinsey Global Institute</a> (MGI) <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335336e76653138646770706d&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246627573696e6573732d66756e6374696f6e7325324673747261746567792d616e642d636f72706f726174652d66696e616e63652532466f75722d696e736967687473253246612d6e65772d6c6f6f6b2d61742d686f772d636f72706f726174696f6e732d696d706163742d7468652d65636f6e6f6d792d616e642d686f757365686f6c6473">report</a> share recent research on how the value companies bring to economies, societies, and households has changed over the past quarter century. Michael Birshan is the global co-leader of the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice while Clarisse Magnin-Mallez leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail practices in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and is McKinsey&rsquo;s managing partner in France. The report they co-authored is the first in a series MGI will publish on companies in the 21st century. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335336e76653138646770706d&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f72706f726174696f6e2d696e2d7468652d323173742d63656e74757279322e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335336e76653138646770706d&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f72706f726174696f6e2d696e2d7468652d323173742d63656e74757279322e6d7033253236706e253344546865253242636f72706f726174696f6e253242696e2532427468652532423231737425324263656e74757279"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335336e76653138646770706d&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f72706f726174696f6e2d696e2d7468652d323173742d63656e74757279322e6d7033253236706e253344546865253242636f72706f726174696f6e253242696e2532427468652532423231737425324263656e74757279"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 33:42) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c53nve18dgppm" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 What responsibilities does business have to society and what benefits do companies deliver to stakeholders and society at large? In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, two authors of a new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report share recent research on how the value companies bring to economies, societies, and households has changed over the past quarter century. Michael Birshan is the global co-leader of the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice while Clarisse Magnin-Mallez leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail practices in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and is McKinsey&rsquo;s managing partner in France. The report they co-authored is the first in a series MGI will publish on companies in the 21st century. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 33:42) &#62; &nbsp; 

The corporation in the 21st century

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> In business, breaking up is hard to do. While divesting businesses in a timely manner is an essential aspect of effective portfolio management, companies tend to struggle with separation decisions. In this episode, three experts discuss how to determine which businesses to strengthen and which to divest and explain how to make your M&amp;A strategy nimble enough to keep up with increasingly dynamic markets. Obi Ezekoye, a leader in the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice, and Anthony Luu, an expert in M&amp;A and strategy transformations, are co-authors of a recent article, <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633533356f6169316966306231&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246627573696e6573732d66756e6374696f6e7325324673747261746567792d616e642d636f72706f726174652d66696e616e63652532466f75722d696e736967687473253246646976657374696e672d776974682d6167696c697479">&ldquo;Divesting with Agility</a>.&rdquo; They are joined by Andy West, the global co-leader of McKinsey&rsquo;s M&amp;A practice and co-author of &lsquo;<a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633533356f6169316966306231&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246627573696e6573732d66756e6374696f6e7325324673747261746567792d616e642d636f72706f726174652d66696e616e63652532466f75722d696e7369676874732532467768792d796f7576652d676f742d746f2d7075742d796f75722d706f7274666f6c696f2d6f6e2d7468652d6d6f7665">Why you&rsquo;ve got to put your portfolio on the move</a>.&rsquo; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633533356f6169316966306231&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d6167696c652d627573696e6573732d706f7274666f6c696f2d6d616e6167656d656e742e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633533356f6169316966306231&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633533356f6169316966306231&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 37:31) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c535oai1if0b1" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 In business, breaking up is hard to do. While divesting businesses in a timely manner is an essential aspect of effective portfolio management, companies tend to struggle with separation decisions. In this episode, three experts discuss how to determine which businesses to strengthen and which to divest and explain how to make your M&amp;A strategy nimble enough to keep up with increasingly dynamic markets. Obi Ezekoye, a leader in the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice, and Anthony Luu, an expert in M&amp;A and strategy transformations, are co-authors of a recent article, &ldquo;Divesting with Agility.&rdquo; They are joined by Andy West, the global co-leader of McKinsey&rsquo;s M&amp;A practice and co-author of &lsquo;Why you&rsquo;ve got to put your portfolio on the move.&rsquo; Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 37:31) &#62; &nbsp; 

Agile business portfolio management

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> As companies prepare for the recovery from the pandemic, many leaders hope innovation will set them up for the next phase of growth. In this episode, Laura Furstenthal, whose client work focuses on healthcare organizations and innovation transformations, and Erik Roth, leader of McKinsey&rsquo;s global innovation practice, explain how to establish a <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353272356c326c6634653337&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246627573696e6573732d66756e6374696f6e7325324673747261746567792d616e642d636f72706f726174652d66696e616e63652532466f75722d696e736967687473253246696e6e6f766174696f6e2d796f75722d6c61756e63687061642d6f75742d6f662d7468652d636f7669642d31392d637269736973">sustainable innovation process</a>. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353272356c326c6634653337&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d696e6e6f766174696f6e2d7468652d6c61756e63687061642d6f75742d6f662d7468652d6372697369732e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353272356c326c6634653337&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353272356c326c6634653337&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d696e6e6f766174696f6e2d7468652d6c61756e63687061642d6f75742d6f662d7468652d6372697369732e6d7033253236706e253344496e6e6f766174696f6e2532354532253235383025323539347468652532426c61756e63687061642532426f75742532426f66253242746865253242637269736973"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 27:07) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c52r5l2lf4e37" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 As companies prepare for the recovery from the pandemic, many leaders hope innovation will set them up for the next phase of growth. In this episode, Laura Furstenthal, whose client work focuses on healthcare organizations and innovation transformations, and Erik Roth, leader of McKinsey&rsquo;s global innovation practice, explain how to establish a sustainable innovation process. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 27:07) &#62; &nbsp; 

Innovation—the launchpad out of the crisis

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> The combination of Dow Chemical and DuPont in 2017, followed by a split into three separate companies, was a huge and highly complex transaction that transformed the chemical industry landscape. In this episode, Howard Ungerleider, president and CFO of Dow, explains how the management teams of the two global giants approached the merger that produced three market-leading players. He spoke with John Warner, who co-leads McKinsey’s Global Energy and Materials practice, during a virtual event we recently hosted for finance executives. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353270357272306167333564&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d6d616b696e672d6f662d612d6d6567616465616c2d686f776172642d756e6765726c65696465722d6f6e2d7468652d6d65726765722d6f662d646f772d616e642d6475706f6e742e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353270357272306167333564&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353270357272306167333564&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 30:14) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c52p5rr0ag35d" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 The combination of Dow Chemical and DuPont in 2017, followed by a split into three separate companies, was a huge and highly complex transaction that transformed the chemical industry landscape. In this episode, Howard Ungerleider, president and CFO of Dow, explains how the management teams of the two global giants approached the merger that produced three market-leading players. He spoke with John Warner, who co-leads McKinsey’s Global Energy and Materials practice, during a virtual event we recently hosted for finance executives. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 30:14) &#62; &nbsp; 

The making of a megadeal: Howard Ungerleider on the merger of Dow and DuPont

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> Board members are increasingly challenging management to ensure the organization’s talent pipeline can meet the needs of the strategy. In this episode, we continue our series on board perspectives by looking at the board’s role in helping organizations develop the right talent and culture. To explore this topic, Frithjof Lund, the global leader of McKinsey’s board services work, speaks with two experts on governance and organization. Hugo Bague, a former group executive at Rio Tinto, is a non-executive director on the board of Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL), a global real estate services firm, where he chairs the compensation committee. Mary Meaney is a globally recognized leader on change management and organizational transformations who until recently co-led the global organization practice and served on McKinsey’s global governance board. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633532616b316965706b386677&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d626f617264732d74616c656e742d616e642d63756c747572652e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633532616b316965706b386677&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633532616b316965706b386677&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 36:36) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c52ak1iepk8fw" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 Board members are increasingly challenging management to ensure the organization’s talent pipeline can meet the needs of the strategy. In this episode, we continue our series on board perspectives by looking at the board’s role in helping organizations develop the right talent and culture. To explore this topic, Frithjof Lund, the global leader of McKinsey’s board services work, speaks with two experts on governance and organization. Hugo Bague, a former group executive at Rio Tinto, is a non-executive director on the board of Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL), a global real estate services firm, where he chairs the compensation committee. Mary Meaney is a globally recognized leader on change management and organizational transformations who until recently co-led the global organization practice and served on McKinsey’s global governance board. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 36:36) &#62; &nbsp; 

Boards, Talent, and Culture

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> The COVID-19 pandemic forced the National Basketball Association (NBA) to develop new ways to engage with fans. Amy Brooks is the NBA’s first chief innovation officer. She oversees innovation initiatives across four leagues—the NBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the NBA G League (minor league), and the esports NBA 2K League—and has used the difficulties of the pandemic as an opportunity to experiment. In this episode of our Committed Innovator series, she shares with McKinsey’s innovation leader Erik Roth her organization’s numerous new projects that have spurred growth despite unprecedented constraints around live games. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353233737333386736657677&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d616d792d62726f6f6b732d6f662d7468652d6e62612e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353233737333386736657677&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d616d792d62726f6f6b732d6f662d7468652d6e62612e6d7033253236706e253344546865253242436f6d6d6974746564253242496e6e6f7661746f72253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e25324277697468253242416d7925324242726f6f6b732532426f662532427468652532424e4241"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353233737333386736657677&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d616d792d62726f6f6b732d6f662d7468652d6e62612e6d7033253236706e253344546865253242436f6d6d6974746564253242496e6e6f7661746f72253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e25324277697468253242416d7925324242726f6f6b732532426f662532427468652532424e4241"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 32:01) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c523ss38g6evw" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 The COVID-19 pandemic forced the National Basketball Association (NBA) to develop new ways to engage with fans. Amy Brooks is the NBA’s first chief innovation officer. She oversees innovation initiatives across four leagues—the NBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the NBA G League (minor league), and the esports NBA 2K League—and has used the difficulties of the pandemic as an opportunity to experiment. In this episode of our Committed Innovator series, she shares with McKinsey’s innovation leader Erik Roth her organization’s numerous new projects that have spurred growth despite unprecedented constraints around live games. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 32:01) &#62; &nbsp; 

The Committed Innovator: A conversation with Amy Brooks of the NBA

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> As chairman and CEO of State Street Corporation, Ron O’Hanley oversees one of the largest and oldest American financial institutions, with $38 trillion in assets under custody and administration, and $3.5 trillion in assets under management. In this episode he tells Celia Huber, who leads McKinsey’s board services work in North America, why State Street’s focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues has grown dramatically, what gaps in Corporate America’s resilience the pandemic has revealed, and how State Street is disrupting its own business. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335316a677334356262677534&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d726f6e2d6f68616e6c65792d6f662d73746174652d7374726565742d6f6e2d636f72706f726174652d726573696c69656e63652d616e642d6573672e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335316a677334356262677534&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335316a677334356262677534&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 29:48) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c51jgs45bbgu4" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 As chairman and CEO of State Street Corporation, Ron O’Hanley oversees one of the largest and oldest American financial institutions, with $38 trillion in assets under custody and administration, and $3.5 trillion in assets under management. In this episode he tells Celia Huber, who leads McKinsey’s board services work in North America, why State Street’s focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues has grown dramatically, what gaps in Corporate America’s resilience the pandemic has revealed, and how State Street is disrupting its own business. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 29:48) &#62; &nbsp; 

Ron O’Hanley of State Street on corporate resilience and ESG

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> For Michelle Gass, the CEO of US retail chain Kohl’s, the pandemic delivered an education in the importance of decisive and inclusive leadership. But preparing the company for growth in the recovery, starting with a major partnership with cosmetics brand Sephora, is where her true passion lies. In this episode, she speaks with Sajal Kohli, leader of McKinsey’s global retail and consumer packaged goods work, about using the crisis to reposition the retailer for a new era. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633531686962346c316b6b3039&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d6d696368656c6c652d676173732d6f662d6b6f686c732d6f6e2d7368696674696e672d66726f6d2d737572766976616c2d746f2d67726f7774682e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633531686962346c316b6b3039&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633531686962346c316b6b3039&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 33:26) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c51hib4l1kk09" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 For Michelle Gass, the CEO of US retail chain Kohl’s, the pandemic delivered an education in the importance of decisive and inclusive leadership. But preparing the company for growth in the recovery, starting with a major partnership with cosmetics brand Sephora, is where her true passion lies. In this episode, she speaks with Sajal Kohli, leader of McKinsey’s global retail and consumer packaged goods work, about using the crisis to reposition the retailer for a new era. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 33:26) &#62; &nbsp; 

Michelle Gass of Kohl’s on shifting from survival to growth

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> As the global leader of GS Accelerate, Goldman Sachs’ internal incubator that identifies, invests in, and develops new businesses, Tanya Baker has been instrumental in helping the financial services giant establish sustainable innovation capabilities. In this episode of the Committed Innovator series, Baker shares her experience evolving the program and fostering entrepreneurial ventures within the firm. Tanya spoke with Erik Roth, who leads McKinsey’s innovation work globally. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353164693273713637696574&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d74616e79612d62616b65722d6f662d676f6c646d616e2d73616368732d616363656c65726174652e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353164693273713637696574&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d74616e79612d62616b65722d6f662d676f6c646d616e2d73616368732d616363656c65726174652e6d7033253236706e253344546865253242436f6d6d6974746564253242496e6e6f7661746f72253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e2532427769746825324254616e796125324242616b65722532426f66253242476f6c646d616e2532425361636873253242416363656c6572617465"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353164693273713637696574&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d636f6d6d69747465642d696e6e6f7661746f722d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d74616e79612d62616b65722d6f662d676f6c646d616e2d73616368732d616363656c65726174652e6d7033253236706e253344546865253242436f6d6d6974746564253242496e6e6f7661746f72253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e2532427769746825324254616e796125324242616b65722532426f66253242476f6c646d616e2532425361636873253242416363656c6572617465"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:32) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c51di2sq67iet" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 As the global leader of GS Accelerate, Goldman Sachs’ internal incubator that identifies, invests in, and develops new businesses, Tanya Baker has been instrumental in helping the financial services giant establish sustainable innovation capabilities. In this episode of the Committed Innovator series, Baker shares her experience evolving the program and fostering entrepreneurial ventures within the firm. Tanya spoke with Erik Roth, who leads McKinsey’s innovation work globally. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:32) &#62; &nbsp; 

The Committed Innovator: A conversation with Tanya Baker of Goldman Sachs Accelerate

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> Description: Airbnb navigated a major crisis in 2020–the online marketplace went from having its long-term survival questioned to staging a successful IPO several months later. In this episode, James Manyika, a senior partner based in San Francisco who co chairs the McKinsey Global Institute, talks with Brian Chesky about his experience leading Airnbnb through the crisis. Their discussion is based upon an article James recently co-authored titled, ‘It's time to build 21st century companies: Learning to thrive in a radically different world’ and inspired by his conversations and work with CEOs like Brian. You’ll hear James share some of the core insights from the article before Brian discusses how Airbnb addressed the sudden and dramatic plunge in its business, how they adapted their business model to those new realities, and how they led to a reimagination of how Airbnb defines its role in society and the economy. This podcast was recorded during a recent online global CEO event focused on growing out of the crisis. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335313863683663633467346c&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d323173742d63656e747572792d636f72706f726174696f6e2d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d627269616e2d636865736b792d6f662d616972626e622e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335313863683663633467346c&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d323173742d63656e747572792d636f72706f726174696f6e2d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d627269616e2d636865736b792d6f662d616972626e622e6d7033253236706e2533445468652532423231737425324263656e74757279253242636f72706f726174696f6e253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e25324277697468253242427269616e253242436865736b792532426f66253242416972626e62"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a3130303030316335313863683663633467346c&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d7468652d323173742d63656e747572792d636f72706f726174696f6e2d612d636f6e766572736174696f6e2d776974682d627269616e2d636865736b792d6f662d616972626e622e6d7033253236706e2533445468652532423231737425324263656e74757279253242636f72706f726174696f6e253235334125324241253242636f6e766572736174696f6e25324277697468253242427269616e253242436865736b792532426f66253242416972626e62"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 41:59) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c518ch6cc4g4l" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 Description: Airbnb navigated a major crisis in 2020–the online marketplace went from having its long-term survival questioned to staging a successful IPO several months later. In this episode, James Manyika, a senior partner based in San Francisco who co chairs the McKinsey Global Institute, talks with Brian Chesky about his experience leading Airnbnb through the crisis. Their discussion is based upon an article James recently co-authored titled, ‘It's time to build 21st century companies: Learning to thrive in a radically different world’ and inspired by his conversations and work with CEOs like Brian. You’ll hear James share some of the core insights from the article before Brian discusses how Airbnb addressed the sudden and dramatic plunge in its business, how they adapted their business model to those new realities, and how they led to a reimagination of how Airbnb defines its role in society and the economy. This podcast was recorded during a recent online global CEO event focused on growing out of the crisis. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 41:59) &#62; &nbsp; 

The 21st century corporation: A conversation with Brian Chesky of Airbnb

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> The process of joining a public company’s board tends to be complex and confusing, especially for first-time directors. In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, Celia Huber, who leads McKinsey’s board services work in North America, speaks with experts on board membership and governance from the executive search and leadership consulting firm Spencer Stuart, based in Chicago, and the independent investment management company Invesco, headquartered in Atlanta. Julie Daum, head of Spencer Stuart’s board practice in North America, and Sarah Beshar, a corporate lawyer who chairs the nomination and corporate governance committee on Invesco’s board, about the preparations and commitments that newcomers to board service should expect. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633531356a6b6b617232646474&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d756e74616e676c696e672d7468652d6f6674656e2d6d7973746572696f75732d70726f636573732d6f662d6a6f696e696e672d612d636f72706f726174652d626f6172642e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633531356a6b6b617232646474&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a313030303031633531356a6b6b617232646474&he=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"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:59) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c515jkkar2ddt" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 The process of joining a public company’s board tends to be complex and confusing, especially for first-time directors. In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, Celia Huber, who leads McKinsey’s board services work in North America, speaks with experts on board membership and governance from the executive search and leadership consulting firm Spencer Stuart, based in Chicago, and the independent investment management company Invesco, headquartered in Atlanta. Julie Daum, head of Spencer Stuart’s board practice in North America, and Sarah Beshar, a corporate lawyer who chairs the nomination and corporate governance committee on Invesco’s board, about the preparations and commitments that newcomers to board service should expect. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:59) &#62; &nbsp; 

Untangling the often mysterious process of joining a corporate board

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> Crises tend to give rise to remarkable innovations and insights. Today is just such a moment, raising challenges to many long-held beliefs about how companies should operate. In this episode, McKinsey’s global leader Kevin Sneader talks with senior partner Celia Huber about the eight trends that will shape the post-COVID-19 economy, which he writes about in his recent article, <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353073637537676634746468&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25324666656174757265642d696e7369676874732532466c6561646572736869702532467468652d6e6578742d6e6f726d616c2d617272697665732d7472656e64732d746861742d77696c6c2d646566696e652d323032312d616e642d6265796f6e64">&lsquo;The next normal arrives: Trends that will define 2021&mdash;and beyond&rsquo;</a>. Their conversation took place during a recent virtual event featuring conversations with business leaders around the world. <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353073637537676634746468&he=68747470732533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f6463617374253246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d6b6576696e2d736e65616465722d6f6e2d7468652d65696768742d7472656e64732d746861742d77696c6c2d646566696e652d323032312d616e642d6265796f6e642e6d7033">Read more &#62;</a> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353073637537676634746468&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=misc&s=_misc&i=6c633a31303030303163353073637537676634746468&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f64636173742533467063253344696e736964657468657374726174656779726f6f6d5f6974756e6573253236707525334468747470732532353341253235324625323532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d25323532466173736574732532353246646f74636f6d25323532467468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d706f64636173742532353246696e736964652d7468652d73747261746567792d726f6f6d2d6b6576696e2d736e65616465722d6f6e2d7468652d65696768742d7472656e64732d746861742d77696c6c2d646566696e652d323032312d616e642d6265796f6e642e6d7033253236706e2533444b6576696e253242536e65616465722532426f6e25324274686525324265696768742532427472656e64732532427468617425324277696c6c253242646566696e6525324232303231253235453225323538302532353933616e642532426265796f6e64"> Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:49) &#62; </td> <td width="16">&nbsp;</td> <td width="150"</td> </tr> </table><img src="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/iop.gif?r=misc&s=_misc&i=lc%3A100001c50scu7gf4tdh" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

 Crises tend to give rise to remarkable innovations and insights. Today is just such a moment, raising challenges to many long-held beliefs about how companies should operate. In this episode, McKinsey’s global leader Kevin Sneader talks with senior partner Celia Huber about the eight trends that will shape the post-COVID-19 economy, which he writes about in his recent article, &lsquo;The next normal arrives: Trends that will define 2021&mdash;and beyond&rsquo;. Their conversation took place during a recent virtual event featuring conversations with business leaders around the world. Read more &#62; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:49) &#62; &nbsp; 

Kevin Sneader on the eight trends that will define 2021–and beyond

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