McKinsey strips senior partner of leadership roles over LinkedIn post

Summarised from City AM's report · Updated 12 Oct, 12:18 · Archive

McKinsey has removed Chris Bradley, a senior partner in Australia, from leadership roles following an internal review of his social media comments.

McKinsey & Company has removed Chris Bradley, a senior partner at its Australian office, from his leadership roles at the firm and at the McKinsey Global Institute following an internal review of his social media comments.

Bradley engaged in a back-and-forth exchange on LinkedIn with one of the authors of a new book discussing the workplace 'glass cliff' for women. The term refers to the practice of appointing women and people from underrepresented groups to leadership roles during periods of crisis. Bradley questioned whether the concept exists and called it 'a very convenient way to always be a victim in the rain'. His original post has since been deleted.

McKinsey said his public comments 'fell well short of the standards we expect at our firm'. Bradley has been at the management consulting firm for over 27 years, focused on clients across retail, mining, telecoms and media. He remains a senior partner but has been removed from his leadership positions.

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• McKinsey senior partner demoted over controversial social media postManagement consulting giant McKinsey & Company has stripped one of its directors at its business and economics research arm of his leadership role after his post on LinkedIn about the battle female executives face in the workplace. Chris Bradley, a senior partner in Australia, was removed from leadership roles after an internal review of his [...]City AM · 12 Oct, 12:03

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