McKinsey’s Top Executive Wants to Change How the Firm Operates

Bob Sternfels took over as McKinsey & Co.’s global managing partner in July at a difficult moment for the consulting giant.

The company’s former leader, Kevin Sneader, had failed to win re-election to a second term amid internal dissatisfaction with his handling of a series of crises that he inherited. It was the first time in decades a McKinsey leader served a single, three-year term.