
And, for context, the woman sharing this particular story self-identified as being at the director level in her organization, a Latina immigrant to the US, and a mother of kids under four. I’d like to read a redacted version of one of their stories on the topic of burnout. And that topic is burnout.Īlexis and Lareina, as part of your research, you and the team interviewed a variety of women across corporate America. Lucia Rahilly: As always, this year’s Women in the Workplace research covers wide-ranging ground, but today we’ll home in on three areas, and I’d like to start with a topic that many of us have felt personally and painfully during this pandemic. Alexis and Lareina, thanks so much for speaking with us today.Īlexis Krivkovich: It’s great to be here. Lucia Rahilly: Today, we welcome back to the podcast Alexis Krivkovich and Lareina Yee, both senior partners and leaders here at McKinsey. The McKinsey Podcastis hosted by Roberta Fusaro and Lucia Rahilly. After, we hear from senior partner Sven Smit and what happened when, about 20 years ago, while at McKinsey, he asked for time off to spend with his young daughter.


An edited version of their conversation follows.

In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, senior partners and leaders Alexis Krivkovich and Lareina Yee join Lucia Rahilly, global editorial director, to discuss some of the startling and hopeful results recently released in the Women in the Workplace 2021 report.
