The CEO agenda: Prioritizing geopolitical risk

<p>Geopolitical risk, an issue once deferred, is now demanding immediate attention. Hear how leaders must challenge the fundamentals of how operations have traditionally been run to adapt to a multipolar world.</p> <p>In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, senior partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/andrew-grant">Andrew Grant</a> and global director of geopolitical risk Ziad Haider speak with to global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about<br><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/how-to-build-geopolitical-resilience-amid-a-fragmenting-global-order">McKinsey’s latest research on geopolitical risk</a>, including what questions leaders need to ask to find their way in this fragmented world, how to balance risk versus returns, and how to navigate corporate responsibility.</p> <p>After, McKinsey partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/jennifer-stanley">Jennifer Stanley</a>, who thought of herself as a social scientist rather than a businessperson, and shares how a shift in self-perception was all it took to feel capable in this excerpt from our My Rookie Moment series.</p> <p>Theme music produced, composed, and performed by Joy Ngiaw.</p><p>See <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy">www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy</a> for privacy information</p>