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- Management consulting firm McKinsey noted eight key areas of focus for CEOs in 2024.
- One top priority: making AI innovation work for their companies — and working out how to scale that.
- Other themes include focusing on building a sustainable business and loving your middle managers.
Being a CEO is "a tough job, and is getting tougher all the time," according to management consulting firm McKinsey. While the past few years have delivered a global pandemic, busted supply chains, war, stubborn inflation and various other challenges, corporate leaders are also looking to the year ahead.