Exemplarity

Straight talk about gender diversity in the boardroom and beyond

Fabrizio Freda, William P. Lauder, Dan McCarthy, François-Henri Pinault

Testimonials from foremost leaders on how to effectively promote gender diversity in business.

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Women Matter 2016

McKinsey's yearly report on the development of gender diversity in business.

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A CEO’s guide to gender equality

Executive Briefing

Make diversity a strategic topic of discussion in your management committees.

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The Five Traps of High-Stakes Decision Making

Michael C. Mankins

What are the most common traps that face decision-makers?

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Shattering the Glass Ceiling

Susanne Dyrchs, Rainer Strack

What are the reasons for the persistent gender imbalance at the top of the hierarchy?

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Why You Should Choose an Internal Successor

Marshall Goldsmith

Looking outside the organization for a new leader sends the wrong message and can be a recipe for disaster.

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Dynamic Management: Better decisions in uncertain times

Lowell Bryan

Take effective decisions in a context of uncertainty.

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The 3 Challenges Every New CEO Faces

Neal H. Kissel, Patrick Foley

The learnings from interviews with around twenty leaders, which aim to identify the challenges to anticipate when reaching a general manager’s position.

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How functional leaders become CEOs

Michael Birshan, Thomas Meakin, Kurt Strovink

Some advice for young leaders from functional departments to establish their legitimacy.

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Ascending to the C-suite

Rajiv Chandran, Hortense de la Boutetière, Carolyn Dewar

A survey on the problems frequently encountered by newly promoted senior executives.

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