# 663: Ex McKinsey and LBS Lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, on High Growth Strategy (Strategy Skills classics) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/663-ex-mckinsey-and-lbs-lecturer-dr-rebecca-homkes-on-high-growth-strategy-strategy-skills-classics Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/663-ex-mckinsey-and-lbs-lecturer-dr-rebecca-homkes-on-high-growth-strategy-strategy-skills-classics.md Podcast: [The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195) Published: 2026-06-24T13:12:00+00:00 Episode link: https://strategyskills.libsyn.com/663-ex-mckinsey-and-lbs-lecturer-dr-rebecca-homkes-on-high-growth-strategy-strategy-skills-classics Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strategyskills/663_Ex_McKinsey_and_Lbs_Lecturer_Dr._Rebecca_Homkes_on_High_Growth_Strategy_e_lio_mio_192kb.mp3?dest-id=291244 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/episodes/663-ex-mckinsey-and-lbs-lecturer-dr-rebecca-homkes-on-high-growth-strategy-strategy-skills-classics Duration seconds: 3199 ## Resource For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times , Dr. Rebecca Homkes. Survive, Reset, Thrive is a playbook for leaders derived from the author's first-hand experience working with executive teams across industries from software, technology, retail, fashion, and construction through to manufacturing. Drawing from over a decade of rich real-world experience, the author illustrates how to navigate the most complex strategic situations with a simple, executable approach. Rebecca Homkes explains how proactively to stabilize your business to withstand and grow through market shocks, reset your strategy to take account of new realities and thrive through uncertainty. Rebecca Homkes is a high-growth strategy specialist and CEO and executive advisor. She is a Lecturer at The London Business School, Faculty at Duke Corporate Executive Education, Advisor and Faculty at the Boston Consulting Group focused on AI and Climate and Sustainability, and a former fellow at the London School of Economics Centre for Economic Performance. A global keynote speaker and recognized thought leader, she is also the global Faculty Director of the Active Learning Program with the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), leads several fintech accelerators, and serves on the boards of many high-growth companies. She earned her doctorate at the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar and is now based in Miami, the Bay Area, and London, UK. Get Rebecca's book here: https://rb.gy/aq85ee Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times Claim your free gift: Free gift #1 McKinsey & BCG winning resume www.FIRMSconsulting.com/resumePDF Free gift #2 Breakthro… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/episodes/663-ex-mckinsey-and-lbs-lecturer-dr-rebecca-homkes-on-high-growth-strategy-strategy-skills-classics/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategy-skills-podcast-strategy-leadership-critical-thinking-problem-solving-431195/663-ex-mckinsey-and-lbs-lecturer-dr-rebecca-homkes-on-high-growth-strategy-strategy-skills-classics.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.