Tom Critchlow

McKinsey isn't in the job of getting things right. They're in the job of getting things to be coherent. And to be coherent is to have a worldview that an idea and a proposed course of action align with.

I'm convinced that because Joy knew every part of our business as well or better than almost anyone running them, she was one of those rare CFO's that can play offense in addition to defense. Almost every other CFO I've met hews close to the stereotype; always reigning in spending, urging more fiscal conservatism, casting a skeptical eye on any... See more

After companies adopt business intelligence tools, before they know it, they're swimming through endless seas of dashboard charts. On the surface it might look like these companies are "data-driven," but the data is difficult to act on.Flat metrics dashboards conflate leading and lagging indicators. They don't distinguish between controllable input... See more