In the current war over tech talent, it’s worth mulling over the words of one of the most well-known commanders in the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. Arthur Wellesley, better known as the Duke of Wellington, famously described his so…
Four score and seventeen pounds ago, I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed about relaunching my consulting company. Resigning from a cushy job in a pandemic would be challenging, but I’d made jumps like this before, so about nine minutes into lockd…
Tomorrow’s jobs will look different from today’s—and not just because you might be working alongside robots. In this edition of McKinsey for Kids, peer into the future of work and what it may hold for you, whether you’re thinking about becoming a docto…
I have a freakish memory for names, dates, and personal details about people. Always have. And it’s come in handy more than you might expect.
If we’ve ever met in person, I can likely tell you the exact date on which it happened, the thin…
“Don’t worry about titles. Titles don’t really matter.”
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that before.
When I first entered the startup world, I thought my opinion that titles do matter was m…
Are you overlooking serious problems because you’re conflict averse?
Words are powerful. Words can start a war or soothe a heart. They can create the most beautiful song and they can define a nation. The most powerful words are the ones we speak to ourselves. And over time, they can define who we are.
Knowing how powerf…
Ever made plans only to have them upended by an unexpected event? Of course. We all have. (Hello 2020!) Things go wrong—it’s life—but instead of being thrown off by change, what if you planned for it? The challenge is that you…
Nothing is more personal or more important than ensuring the health, wellbeing, and happiness of those we care most about. For more than 50 million adults in the U.S. this takes the form of providing unpaid caregiving support for family members and lov…
As leaders continue to navigate the Great Resignation, they are scrambling to adjust return-to-office plans, revamp benefits, and provide more flexibility to keep their talent. According to a recent Monster.com survey, 95% of employees are now consider…
