Offering leaders and senior managers the answers to critical questions on organizational design and management.

Leading Organizations offers an accessible and practical new framework for addressing some of the most common issues facing leaders and senior managers today. The two authors, both consultants with McKinsey, took stock of the most common questions they are asked by their clients in the areas of human capital, organization design, transformational change, and merger management. Containing the latest thinking on the most effective answers to those questions, this book offers leaders and senior managers support of their efforts to harness the full potential of their organizations.

Leading Organizations is anchored in a series of essays or short chapters using graphics, bullet points, and examples to illustrate the key messages and ensure a highly visual exploration of organizational design and management.

Scott Keller is a Senior Partner in the Southern California office of McKinsey & Company. He is a leader of the Firm's Global Organization Practice. Having grown tired of reading boring, long-winded business books, he has taken things into his own hands with this and his previous bestseller, Beyond Performance.

Mary Meaney is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company's Paris office, and leads the Firm's Organization Practice in Europe. Long known for her energy, optimism, and insight, she's written this book to generate the same in its readers. She has also authored numerous articles on change management and organization behavior.