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Executives have more data, more frameworks, and more advice than ever, and yet their confidence in their strategies keeps falling. Andy West, Tim Koller, and Whitney Zimmermann, authors of our forthcoming book Strategy and Value: The Four Foundations That Drive Long-Term Performance, join us to discuss how winning companies leverage the four foundations that drive long-term performance and value creation

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Executives have more data, more frameworks, and more advice than ever, and yet their confidence in their strategies keeps falling. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/andy-west?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">Andy West</a>, <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ftimkoller%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CClare_Kitada-SYDN%40external.mckinsey.com%7C7875f620e57d42762bfd08df1dbaa813%7Ccc8936bc93824fff87cb6f55999549e7%7C0%7C0%7C639262359712776817%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KYa1NIG0Oree44OSE0ImMepkyDz3gAdYOwRTmqBa%2FRs%3D&amp;reserved=0">Tim Koller</a>, and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/whitney-zimmerman">Whitney Zimmermann</a>, authors of our forthcoming book <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/strategy-and-value">Strategy and Value: The Four Foundations That Drive Long-Term Performance</a>, join us to discuss how winning companies leverage the four foundations that drive long-term performance and value creation
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/strategy-and-value">Strategy and Value: The Four Foundations That Drive Long-Term Performance</a>
<a href="https://prod.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/strategys-biggest-blind-spot-erosion-of-competitive-advantage">Strategy&rsquo;s biggest blind spot: Erosion of competitive advantage</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeGg9ruEhk&amp;list=PLFUo1mP7MU2M&amp;index=7">How to maximize competitive advantage</a> (podcast)
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/have-you-tested-your-strategy-lately">Ten Timeless Tests: Have you tested your strategy lately?&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://prod.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-top-economic-performers-lean-into-their-competitive-advantage-to-guide-their-strategy">How top economic performers lean into their competitive advantage to guide their strategy</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/valuation-measuring-and-managing-the-value-of-companies">Valuation: Measuring and managing the value of companies</a>
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324. How strategy creates value: The four foundations that drive long-term performance 

McKinsey research finds that companies executing transformations with rigor are much more likely to meet overall organizational transformation goals. Chris Hagedorn, Preeya Mody, and Michel Morenville join us to discuss what rigor really means in the context of transformation and how to embed it throughout the process, from setting the aspiration to mobilizing to delivering impact.

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McKinsey research finds that companies executing transformations with rigor are much more likely to meet overall organizational&nbsp;transformation goals. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/chris-hagedorn?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=CL4C">Chris Hagedorn</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/preeyamody">Preeya Mody</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelmorenville/">Michel Morenville</a> join us to discuss what rigor really means in the context of transformation and how to embed it throughout the process, from setting the aspiration to mobilizing&nbsp;to delivering impact.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/rigor-what-it-takes-to-turn-ambition-into-impact">Rigor: What it takes to turn ambition into impact</a>
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/beyond-transformation-what-we-now-know-about-driving-bottom-line-performance">Beyond transformation: What we now know about driving bottom-line performance</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/the-powerful-role-financial-incentives-can-play-in-a-transformation">The powerful role financial incentives can play in a transformation</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-transformation/">McKinsey Transformation on LinkedIn</a>

323. How to drive transformations with rigor 

Real estate is moving from stabilization to selective acceleration, with value creation becoming more targeted, operational, and execution-led. As capital concentrates in select sectors and strategies, leaders need sharper asset selection, disciplined capital structures, and stronger AI-enabled capabilities. Ben Dimson, Tripp Norton, and Aditya Sanghvi discuss how General Partners, Limited Partners, and real estate operators can turn market complexity into an advantage, drawing on research from their recent article.

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Real estate is moving from stabilization to selective acceleration, with value creation becoming more targeted, operational, and execution-led. As capital concentrates in select sectors and strategies, leaders need sharper asset selection, disciplined capital structures, and stronger AI-enabled capabilities. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/ben-dimson?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">Ben Dimson</a>, <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ftrippnorton&amp;data=05%7C02%7CClare_Kitada-SYDN%40external.mckinsey.com%7C9cf981f240e7412a8fab08df09158b39%7Ccc8936bc93824fff87cb6f55999549e7%7C0%7C0%7C639239660502865651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LXrLRRLkIpc960TcIa74AXYlQozOlYxl5GKN3HWxUD4%3D&amp;reserved=0">Tripp Norton</a>, and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/aditya-sanghvi">Aditya Sanghvi</a>&nbsp;discuss how General Partners, Limited Partners, and real estate operators can turn market complexity into an advantage, drawing on research from their recent <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/global-private-markets-report/real-estate">article</a>. Related insights
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/global-private-markets-report?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">2026 Global Private Markets Report</a><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/global-private-markets-report/private-equity">: </a><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/global-private-markets-report/private-equity">Private equity&minus;clearer view, tougher terrain</a>

322. Capturing value in real estate’s new terrain

Private equity is navigating one of its most challenging value creation environments in years, and winning firms are using M&A integration as a competitive weapon. Brian Dinneen and Matthew Maloney join us to discuss three high-impact integration strategies that leading sponsors are using to overcome these headwinds, based on their recent article.

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Private equity is navigating one of its most challenging value creation environments in years, and winning firms are using M&amp;A integration as a competitive weapon. <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fbriandinneen%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CClare_Kitada-SYDN%40external.mckinsey.com%7C7506471714a14b05d31808df091095a3%7Ccc8936bc93824fff87cb6f55999549e7%7C0%7C0%7C639239639019051631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HYiCoifRMPX8h0et4FegMlCm50f4qVKps51HeRwChAI%3D&amp;reserved=0">Brian Dinneen</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/matthew-maloney?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">Matthew Maloney</a>&nbsp;join us to discuss three high-impact integration strategies that leading sponsors are using to overcome these headwinds, based on their recent <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-private-equity-is-using-m-and-a-integrations-to-overcome-headwinds?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">article</a>.
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324. How strategy creates value: The four foundations that drive long-term performance

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