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Nov 2022
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MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE
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In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, co-host Michael Chui talks with Jayshree Seth, a corporate scientist and the chief science advocate at the 3M company. She covers topics including:

How the human context can be brought into the practice of science and engineering

Expanding talent pipelines into STEM fields

The role of leadership in technical fields

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