This week, we delve into a McKinsey.com report on family-owned businesses (FOBs) that demonstrates how, by combining four critical mindsets with five strategic actions, FOBs have a chance to quadruple their value in the next decade while maintaining resilience.

Our guests are Eduardo Asaf who is a partner in McKinsey’s Mexico City office, Acha Leke, who is a senior partner in our Johannesburg office, and Francesco Malatesta, who is a partner in our Dubai office.

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The secrets of outperforming family-owned businesses: How they create value—and how you can become one

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This week, we delve into a <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/the-secrets-of-outperforming-family-owned-businesses-how-they-create-value-and-how-you-can-become-one">McKinsey.com report</a> on family-owned businesses (FOBs) that demonstrates how, by combining four critical mindsets with five strategic actions, FOBs have a chance to quadruple their value in the next decade while maintaining resilience.
Our guests are <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardo-asaf?originalSubdomain=mx">Eduardo Asaf</a> who is a partner in McKinsey’s Mexico City office, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/acha-leke">Acha Leke</a>, who is a senior partner in our Johannesburg office, and<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/francesco-malatesta"> Francesco Malatesta</a>, who is a partner in our Dubai office.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights">Insights on Private Capital</a>

We talk with McKinsey partners and corporate executives on the challenges they face creating lasting strategies in a fast-changing world. We also examine the different ways these executives approach these challenges and the new and innovative ways they think of creating a vision for their enterprises.

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We all know the world is moving faster. We also know that as upheaval becomes the norm, vast business opportunities will be within the grasp of the extraordinary few.  But it takes bold people and courageous approaches to seize those opportunities and create value.

In each episode of our weekly podcast, we sit down with the world’s highest-performing CEOs, CFOs, innovators, and McKinsey experts and discuss how they build the courage, clarity, conviction, and cohesion that allows their businesses to win by moving faster than the world around them. 

We all know the world is moving faster. We also know that as upheaval becomes the norm, vast business opportunities will be within the grasp of the extraordinary few.  But it takes bold people and courageous approaches to seize those opportunities and create value.
In each episode of our weekly podcast, we sit down with the world’s highest-performing CEOs, CFOs, innovators, and McKinsey experts and discuss how they build the courage, clarity, conviction, and cohesion that allows their businesses to win by moving faster than the world around them.

214. The secrets to outperforming family-owned businesses

This week, Yuval Atsmon, the newly appointed head of McKinsey's finance function, joins us to share his perspectives on the chief finance role.

Yuval is also a client-serving senior partner in our firm's Technology, Media & Telecommunications, and Consumer Packaged Goods practices, where he’s focused on helping companies with growth-led transformations. Yuval is based in London, where we recorded our conversation during our 22nd annual global CFO forum.

Our conversation delves into the evolving role of CFOs and the challenges today’s finance leaders face, from managing uncertainty and volatility to strategic planning and performance management. We’ll also discuss the impact of generative AI on finance, exploring how it can transform traditional processes and decision-making.

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This week, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/yuval-atsmon">Yuval Atsmon</a>, the newly appointed head of McKinsey's finance function, joins us to share his perspectives on the chief finance role.
Yuval is also a client-serving senior partner in our firm's Technology, Media &amp; Telecommunications, and Consumer Packaged Goods practices, where he’s focused on helping companies with growth-led transformations. Yuval is based in London, where we recorded our conversation during our 22nd annual global CFO forum.
Our conversation delves into the evolving role of CFOs and the challenges today’s finance leaders face, from managing uncertainty and volatility to strategic planning and performance management. We’ll also discuss the impact of generative AI on finance, exploring how it can transform traditional processes and decision-making.
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213. Bonus: Starting a new CFO role

Leading the finance function of a large company comes with a broad mandate requiring wide-ranging capabilities and experience. This week, three experts join us to explain how CFO hopefuls can acquire the credentials that matter most today.

Ankur Agrawal is a partner in our New York office and a leader in our Strategy and Corporate Finance and Healthcare Practices. He also heads our CFO and Finance Practice in the Americas

Dr Karolina Sauer-Sidor is a partner in our Madrid office and a leader in our Strategy and Corporate Finance, and Technology, Media, and Telecom Practices. She has led several finance transformations and supported multiple CFOs as they have started in the role.

Chris Halmy is the former Chief Financial Officer of Ally Financial. Chris was instrumental in restructuring Ally into a leading U.S. digital bank and consumer lender. Now retired from Ally, Chris sits on the boards of directors at Burford Capital, Western Alliance Bank, and Mercury Financial, and serves as a special advisor to McKinsey.

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Episode 158. Seven mindsets and practices for new CFOs

Episode 147. The CFO’s role in talent development

Leading the finance function of a large company comes with a broad mandate requiring wide-ranging capabilities and experience. This week, three experts join us to explain how CFO hopefuls can acquire the credentials that matter most today. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/ankur-agrawal">Ankur Agrawal</a> is a partner in our New York office and a leader in our Strategy and Corporate Finance and Healthcare Practices. He also heads our CFO and Finance Practice in the Americas
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/karolina-sauer-sidor">Dr Karolina Sauer-Sidor</a> is a partner in our Madrid office and a leader in our Strategy and Corporate Finance, and Technology, Media, and Telecom Practices. She has led several finance transformations and supported multiple CFOs as they have started in the role.
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-halmy-03883a17">Chris Halmy</a> is the former Chief Financial Officer of Ally Financial. Chris was instrumental in restructuring Ally into a leading U.S. digital bank and consumer lender. Now retired from Ally, Chris sits on the boards of directors at Burford Capital, Western Alliance Bank, and Mercury Financial, and serves as a special advisor to McKinsey.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-to-prepare-for-the-cfo-role">How to prepare for the CFO role</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/starting-up-as-a-new-cfo">Starting up ad a new CFO</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/faster-smarter-bolder-how-midtenure-cfos-shift-into-a-higher-gear">Faster, smarter, bolder: How midtenure CFOs shift into a higher gear</a>
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/inside-the-strategy-room/163-why-today-s-cfos-require-ambidexterity">Episode 162. Why today’s CFOs require ambidexterity</a>
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/inside-the-strategy-room/159-seven-mindsets-and-practices-for-new-cfos">Episode 158. Seven mindsets and practices for new CFOs</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/faster-smarter-bolder-how-midtenure-cfos-shift-into-a-higher-gear">Episode 147. The CFO’s role in talent development</a>

212. Do you have what it takes to be a CFO?

In today's episode, we discuss the top 10 questions boards should ask to ensure comprehensive cybersecurity oversight. We’re joined by Justin Greis, a partner in our Chicago office who leads McKinsey’s cybersecurity work in North America; Daniel Wallance, a senior expert in our New York office who focuses on cybersecurity and technology resilience in financial institutions, critical infrastructure companies, and public sector organizations; and Vinnie Liu, who is the CEO and co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox. 

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In today's episode, we discuss the top 10 questions boards should ask to ensure comprehensive cybersecurity oversight. We’re joined by <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/justin-greis">Justin Greis</a>, a partner in our Chicago office who leads McKinsey’s cybersecurity work in North America; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwallance/">Daniel Wallance,</a> a senior expert in our New York office who focuses on cybersecurity and technology resilience in financial institutions, critical infrastructure companies, and public sector organizations; and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinnieliu">Vinnie Liu, </a>who is the CEO and co-founder of the cybersecurity firm <a href="https://bishopfox.com/">Bishop Fox</a>. 
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