Sven Smit

War in Ukraine: Twelve disruptions changing the world

October 7, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Olivia White, Kevin Buehler, Sven Smit, Ezra Greenberg, Mihir Mysore, Ritesh Jain, Martin Hirt, Arvind Govindarajan, and Eric Chewning for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn…

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Human capital at work: The value of experience

September 14, 2022

Here is an excerpt from a major report prepared by Anu Madgavkar, Bill Schaninger, Sven Smit, Jonathan Woetzel, Hamid Samandari, Davis Carlin, Jeongmin Seong, and Kanmani Chockalingam for the McKinsey Blog, sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources,…

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A McKinsey “Classic”: The granularity of growth

July 24, 2022

Here is an exerpt from an article rated by readers as one of the most popular ever in The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company and co-authored by Mehrdad Baghai, Sven Smit, and S. Patrick Viguerie. They explain how and why a fine-grained…

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Risk, resilience, and rebalancing in global value chains

August 24, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan Lund, James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, Edward Barriball, Mekala Krishnan, Knut Alicke, Michael Birshan, Katy George, Sven Smit, Daniel Swan, and Kyle Hutzler for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey &…

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The great acceleration

July 22, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, Sara Hudson, Nicholas Northcote, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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Business steps leaders need to take now

April 10, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Matt Craven, Mihir Mysore, Shubham Singhal, Sven Smit, and Matt Wilson for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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Preparing for and managing through a downturn

May 8, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from the transctipt of a podcast conversation involving Tim Dickson and Sven Smit, featured in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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The granularity of growth

April 3, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Mehrdad Baghai, Sven Smit, and S. Patrick Viguerie for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more…

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Why strategy is like poker, not like golf

March 12, 2019

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by  Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and…

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Strategy to beat the odds

October 18, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written byChris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information,…

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