The advice “fake it ’til you make it” is meant to motivate you to push past your fears, but what if you continue to feel like a fake even after you succeed? Actually, that’s totally normal: 70% of us suffer… Continue Reading
Once you realize which decisions are really important, use these four strategies to make sure you get what you want. We make hundreds of big and small decisions every day. Many of these decisions are opportunities that can change your… Continue Reading
In the first 6 months of 2017, there have been an unprecedented number of cyberattacks, from the hacking of presidential elections to leaks of government spy tools to breaches of major corporations. McKinsey is growing its Cyber Solutions team, which now… Continue Reading
Many business leaders have spent their careers in times of relative economic predictability and political stability, punctuated by occasional market downturns. As a consequence, they have been able to focus on activities that are directly related to the “business of… Continue Reading
Do these five things as soon as you walk into the room. It’s your big opportunity. You’ve been invited to join your boss for a major meeting–with upper management, or maybe with an important client. You’re the expert this time around,… Continue Reading
Here’s how to avoid wasting time micromanaging the person you’ve hired to take things off your plate. So you finally hired your first assistant or direct report who can take a few things off your plate. Congrats! Now what? If… Continue Reading
If a picture is worth a thousand words, take a look at Exhibit 1. It illustrates the impact of various types of risk on the global airline industry in terms of both revenues and passenger kilometers flown. Airlines are highly… Continue Reading
From streamlining decision-making to starting work at 4 a.m., this is how the CEOs you admire get so much done. The average CEO works 58 hours a week, putting in 10 to 11 hours per day, plus an extra six… Continue Reading
