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Authors Discussion: June 25th on Granularity of Growth

Join us for a fantastic evening of insights from the authors of a new book that the FT calls “thought-provoking” with “findings that are pretty startling.”

Sven Smit (MBA ’92, McKinsey Director, Amsterdam), co-author, Granularity of Growth: How to Identify the Sources of Growth and Drive Enduring Company Performance, will lead a lively discussion around the opportunities and challenges for sustaining large company growth.

Joining Sven will be co-authors Patrick Viguerie (McKinsey Director, Atlanta) and Mehrdad Baghai (McKinsey alumnus, author of the best-selling The Alchemy of Growth and Managing Director of Alchemy Growth Partners in Sydney, Australia)

DATE: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

TIME: 6:00 PM

VENUE: McKinsey& Company office, 55 East 52nd Street, New York City

RSVP:  Matt Williamson (646-258-4576 or mcwilliamson@gmail.com)

Key discussion themes will include:

•        Grow or go – there is no middle way

•        Momentum and M&A matter most – it’s not whether, it’s how good you are at it

•        Avoiding the tyranny of the averages – finding opportunities in growth pockets

•        It’s where, not how you compete – managing granularly