FOUR OF OUR BEST NEW IDEAS FOR THE C-SUITE

Welcome to the latest edition of the CEO Shortlist, a biweekly newsletter of our best ideas for the C-suite. This week, we feature two new articles about the employee experience and a look at what still needs to be done in the energy transition. We appreciate the opportunity to connect and hope you find our perspectives novel and insightful. Please let us know what you think! You can reach us at Alex_Panas@McKinsey.com and Axel_Karlsson@McKinsey.com. Thank you.

—Alex and Axel

It’s review season. What motivates employees through their year-end cycles—and what discourages productivity? Our new survey finds that, above all, employees value a logical performance management system that’s consistent and easy to understand. Get the full readout in What employees say matters most to motivate performance.

Your employees may know more about gen AI than you do. We found that 91 percent of employees are using gen AI tools, but only 13 percent of companies have established an enterprise strategy. Tap into the wisdom of the crowd in Gen AI’s next inflection point: From employee experimentation to organizational transformation.

What are the next steps in the energy transition? It gets tougher from here. But there’s a path forward: the McKinsey Global Institute details the next moves for business and society in The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition.

We hope you find these ideas helpful and inspiring. See you next time with more McKinsey ideas for the CEO and others in the C-suite.

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