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Drew Goldstein

Partner, McKinsey and Company

Drew leads McKinsey’s culture and experience solutions group, where he develops scientifically driven methodologies that push the boundaries of organizational excellence. Drew provides hands-on, personalized advisory support to clients across industries, guiding them on a journey toward attracting top-tier talent, fostering inclusivity, and optimizing organizational design for peak performance.With a focus on creating tools that matter, Drew empowers leaders to benchmark crucial aspects of the workplace culture and experience and take a data-backed approach to driving change. At the helm of a team of more than 100 experts, he orchestrates efforts to continually enhance and innovate the full portfolio of these groundbreaking solutions, ensuring that each tool delivers tangible results.Drawing on extensive experience, Drew works with company leaders to apply cutting-edge organizational diagnostics that go beyond conventional wisdom to help measure and assess the behaviors and practices that contribute to success. Most notably, he leads the Organizational Health Index (OHI), hailed as the single best predictor of an organization's future operational and financial performance. Across more than 100 deployments of the OHI, Drew has provided leaders with incisive insights into “how to run the place.”Drew’s portfolio also includes the Inclusion Assessment, a landmark tool that he helped to create, which is used by hundreds of organizations globally to define, measure, and address inclusion and enhance workplace performance.Interested in sharing perspectives and insights, Drew is a sought-after speaker, returning regularly to talent and HR conferences such as Culturati, Workhuman, and America’s Public Media Summit. He also publishes frequently on organizational health and inclusion topics.Before joining McKinsey, Drew helped assess company cultures and teach businesses about investing in the workplace. He also worked at Great Place to Work helping select world-class cultures to be featured on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For List.In his spare time, Drew is a singer/songwriter, previously signed, and has worked with internationally renowned artists. Drew holds a business degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU).

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Organizational Health (Culture) Hacks: Your Competitive Edge in a Disruptive World

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In today’s dynamic business environment, improving your “organizational health” (culture) is more than a competitive advantage – it’s now critical for leaders who want to build a resilient, thriving workforce that attracts and retains top performers. Join McKinsey & Company Partner Drew Goldstein and Associate Partner Holly Price as they share groundbreaking research and real-world examples to help you walk away with specific ideas that all leaders can put into practice for their employees.

Key takeaways include:

Organizational Health as a Performance Driver: Learn why companies with strong organizational health deliver up to three times the total shareholder returns compared to their competitors – and what this means for your business
Adaptation in a Changing Landscape: Explore how evolving workplace dynamics, technological advancements, and employee expectations are reshaping the way organizations need to operate to stay ahead
Practical Strategies for Sustainable Success: Gain tools and frameworks to assess and enhance your organization’s health, aligning leadership, culture, and employee engagement to drive measurable results