Companies often aim for growth or transformation, but it's less common for them to pursue transformation as a means of achieving growth. This week, three McKinsey experts share their research into how the one in four companies that outperform use transformation to achieve growth beyond that of their peers.

Sandra Sancier-Sultan is a senior partner based in Paris and a leader in McKinsey’s Transformation, Sustainability, and Financial Services practices. Rebecca Doherty is a partner in our San Francisco Bay Area office and co-leader of our global Strategic Growth and Innovation Practice, and Louisa Greco is a partner in our Toronto office and a leader in our Transformation Practice.

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Companies often aim for growth or transformation, but it's less common for them to pursue transformation as a means of achieving growth. This week,&nbsp;three McKinsey experts share their research into how the one in four companies that outperform use transformation to achieve growth beyond that of their peers.
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/sandra-sancier-sultan">Sandra Sancier-Sultan</a> is a senior partner based in Paris and a leader in McKinsey&rsquo;s Transformation, Sustainability, and Financial Services practices. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/rebecca-doherty">Rebecca Doherty</a> is a partner in our San Francisco Bay Area office and co-leader of our global Strategic Growth and Innovation Practice, and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/louisa-greco">Louisa Greco</a> is a partner in our Toronto office and a leader in our Transformation Practice.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/breaking-the-mold-five-behaviors-of-leading-growth-transformers">Breaking the mold: Five behaviors of leading growth transformers</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/choosing-to-grow-the-leaders-blueprint">Choosing to grow: The leader&rsquo;s blueprint</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/courageous-growth-six-strategies-for-continuous-growth-outperformance">Courageous growth: Six strategies for continuous growth outperformance</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/eight-lessons-on-how-to-get-the-growth-you-planned">Eight lessons on how to get the growth you planned</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights">McKinsey Insights on Transformation</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-transformation/">McKinsey Transformation on LinkedIn</a>

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