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McKinsey removes partner from Global Institute leadership role
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McKinsey and Company removed senior partner Chris Bradley from leadership at the McKinsey Global Institute after a conduct review, the firm said Sunday. Bradley remains a senior partner at the consulting firm. The review followed his deleted LinkedIn posts questioning the workplace glass cliff for women. Spokesman Taylor Burns said the comments fell short of firm standards.
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What It Means For You
- McKinsey Global Institute research leadership changes when directors are removed from those posts.
- Bradley also lost roles on internal committees, according to the firm's statement.
- The glass cliff describes CEOs appointed more often when companies are in crisis.
What's Happening
- Bradley is based in Australia and was among directors at the research unit.
- He called the glass cliff a convenient way to always be a victim in deleted posts.
- McKinsey previously distanced itself from his remarks online.
Women in the Workplace reports
- McKinsey has published Women in the Workplace studies with Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In group for over a decade.
- Academics coined the glass cliff term to describe female leaders taking roles at struggling firms.
- Burns said Bradley could not be reached immediately for comment outside business hours.
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