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Experts and practitioners from McKinsey's Corporate Finance practice talk about value-creating strategies and the translation of those strategies into company performance. The podcast is a complement to the firm's quarterly publication, McKinsey on Finance.

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Starting from zero

12.14.2018

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 life to ZBB, the ...

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12.14.2018 Starting from zero 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 life to ZBB, the ...
12.12.2018 Toward faster separations 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 before making a public announcement. Then ...
10.19.2017 Reflections on digital M&A What exactly is digital MA and how does it compare to garden-variety dealmaking?
06.12.2017 How CFOs can help companies navigate the growing influence of activist investors McKinsey’s Snezhana Otto and Justin Sanders discuss the CFO’s role in a changing activist landscape.
03.23.2017 M&A 2016: Bullish on M&A MA activity slowed in 2016: The number of deals decreased as did the combined value of them. Are we seeing an end to the MA wave we’ve been experiencing since 2009? McKinsey’s Michael Park and Werner Rehm put recent trends ...
01.23.2017 How activist investors are changing public company boards Rotman professor and experienced board director David Beatty considers several profound changes.
12.20.2016 The CFO's role in war gaming With an emphasis on analytics, CFOs are uniquely positioned to lead a war gaming exercise.
08.24.2016 A closer look at the growth of M&A from China What’s behind the uptick in China MA—and what does it mean for companies elsewhere?
05.06.2016 When should companies sell off their accounts receivable? One way companies can raise immediate capital or mitigate the risk of being able to collect on their accounts receivable is to sell them off to a third party -- otherwise known as “factoring.” What is it, how does it ...
02.09.2016 What’s changing in board governance—a conversation with Bill Huyett Board governance has changed in recent years, with transparency and visibility into the role increasing just as the pendulum swings between the demands of regulatory compliance and the strategic needs of companies. In this podcast, McKinsey’s Bill Huyett joins Werner ...
02.01.2016 Getting better at resource re-allocation: a conversation with Yuval Atsmon Managers at most companies understand the value of re-allocating resources from unproductive investments into more productive ones, but in practice they seldom do. In this podcast, McKinsey’s Yuval Atsmon and Werner Rehm examine how managers can overcome some of the ...