The CEO Shortlist
Our best new ideas for the C-suite
The new arenas of competition
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Ten years ago, CEOs and top teams typically focused on four or five critical issues at any one point in time. Today, it’s eight or ten.
The gen AI race is on. Who’s excelling, and who’s falling behind?
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The race to create value from gen AI tools is well under way, and the early leaders—and laggards—are already emerging.
Parity for women in the workplace is a long way off
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For ten years, McKinsey has been proud to partner with LeanIn.Org to study the state of women in corporate America and Canada....
A CEO’s guide to being human
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Today, more than ever, exceptional leadership extends beyond strategy—it requires empathy, humility, authenticity, and...
How to motivate your employees through review season
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This week, we feature two new articles about the employee experience and a look at what still needs to be done in the energy...
Tech is powering through uncertainty
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We recently published the 2024 edition of McKinsey’s Technology Trends Outlook, which details the 15 most important tech trends...
Rates have stabilized. What now?
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As rates stabilize or begin to fall in the US, CEOs focus on growth. Every sector has its share of problems.
Our biggest ideas in 2023–24
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In this edition, we’re sharing four of our most popular articles from the past two years.
From aspiration to action
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How to climb Mount Everest? Two essentials seem to matter most: an experienced guide and a willingness to do the hard work. No...
The real risk of gen AI
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Last time, we told you the gen AI honeymoon can’t last forever. This edition of the CEO Shortlist explores what...
Your next new colleague could be a gen AI agent
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To protect against geopolitical risks, executives are breaking up the unified global technology stack, once seen as a hallowed...
Thrive or dive: How workers respond to gen AI
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You’ve bought your AI chips, or maybe you’ve upgraded your cloud contract. You’ve started to rethink your IT...