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Starting from zero

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 16:18) > Zero-based budgeting is an old financial management approach that is experiencing a resurgence. But why this -- and why now? McKinsey’s Wigbert Bohm, an expert in the field, helps us understand how digitization has given new l ...  Show more

Toward faster separations

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 16:18) > McKinsey’s Obi Ezekoye and Andy West share insights on the most effective ways to part with assets. Successful divestors “move slow to move fast”: They carefully think through all the strategic and operational considerations b ...  Show more

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