37 min

188. Leading effectively with the board Inside the Strategy Room

    • Management

Boards are under increasing pressure to navigate a complex business environment, stay on top of accelerating technological advances, manage growing stakeholder expectations, and in some cases, set the organization's ambition level to catalyze change in close collaboration with management. 
To discuss how the role of the board is developing in light of these challenges we're joined by Karen McLoughlin, a former CFO who is a long-time board director for Best Buy, among other companies, Steven Sterin, who serves on the boards of DuPont and Kosmos Energy, and Frithjof Lund, a senior partner in our Oslo office and global leader of our Board Services practice.
Related Insights
Starting your board journey: Six steps to guide director hopefuls
The board’s role in building resilience 
‘Spotlight’ on board diversity: McKinsey and Goldman Sachs move the needle
Geopolitical resilience: The new board imperative
Join our LinkedIn community of more than 91,000 members and follow us on X at @McKStrategy. 
Discover our latest insights and join more than 90,000 influential professionals who are part of our LinkedIn community.: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/
See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Boards are under increasing pressure to navigate a complex business environment, stay on top of accelerating technological advances, manage growing stakeholder expectations, and in some cases, set the organization's ambition level to catalyze change in close collaboration with management. 
To discuss how the role of the board is developing in light of these challenges we're joined by Karen McLoughlin, a former CFO who is a long-time board director for Best Buy, among other companies, Steven Sterin, who serves on the boards of DuPont and Kosmos Energy, and Frithjof Lund, a senior partner in our Oslo office and global leader of our Board Services practice.
Related Insights
Starting your board journey: Six steps to guide director hopefuls
The board’s role in building resilience 
‘Spotlight’ on board diversity: McKinsey and Goldman Sachs move the needle
Geopolitical resilience: The new board imperative
Join our LinkedIn community of more than 91,000 members and follow us on X at @McKStrategy. 
Discover our latest insights and join more than 90,000 influential professionals who are part of our LinkedIn community.: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/
See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

37 min