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The McKinsey Podcast · 2026-09-17 · 24 min · 4,190 words

Why transformations stall—and where only CEOs make the difference

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I think what CEOs can do is they have to flip this culture from one of fear to one of openness. And so I think the question becomes, how do you set the conditions? And one thing we see, successful CEOs will demand radical transparency. That's Kurt Strobink, McKinsey's senior partner and co-author of the best-selling book, A CEO for all seasons. Radical transparency is just one way CEOs can pull together all the teams in their organization to achieve collective success.

What else can they do? Kurt and our colleague McKinsey partner Matthew Lee joined me to discuss. This is the McKinsey Podcast, where we help you make sense out of the world's Toughest business challenges. I'm your host for today, Lucia Rahili.

Kurt Strobink and Matt Lee, welcome to the podcast. Great to be here. Thanks, Lucia. Thank you, Lucia. So your research makes the case that the CEO plays

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