CEO EXCELLENCE, by McKinsey senior partners Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra is a unique and timely business book which will draw on 25 years of research and interviews with top leaders of some of the world’s most respected companies. The resulting book will demonstrate that while the role of CEO is unique within every organisation, it is surprisingly similar across companies even in disparate industries. Furthermore, the best CEOs approach their role with distinct mindsets and practices.

This book is about truly world class leadership, showing how the best CEOs think, adapt and approach challenges (never more relevant than in this extraordinary time). It will show why a brilliant CEO can have such an immense impact, and demonstrate how to model yourself and your performance on the very best – so that your turn to lead comes sooner, and is more successful.

Reviews

A satisfying handbook for future moguls
Kirkus Reviews
This work will help leaders everywhere-not just CEOs-be more effective.
Fast Company
Show(s) how the best CEOs think and adapt in surprisingly similar ways across industries
CNBC
Goes behind the corporate curtain... a master class in leadership
Business Insider
(A) rare leadership book that takes an analytical look
Forbes
Effective and inspirational
Inc.
Full of highlights...one of those great books that will be read for a long time
Barron's
Remarkable...Any smart CEO looking to not just survive but thrive would do well to read and heed this book's insights.
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group
A book for those who want to sharpen their skills in leading organizations to higher levels.
Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP
Valuable...provides leaders at all career stages insight on how to complement and enhance their respective styles.
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Founder and President of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute
Plunges into the minds of the world's finest CEOs, reaches deep into their psyches, [and] retrieves the rarest pearls of wisdom.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries
Illuminating and even inspiring...strategies I'm excited to teach in my leadership courses at Harvard.
Frances Frei, coauthor of Unleashed
A must-read for everyone who is (or wants to be) a CEO...Very informative and highly enjoyable.
Jason Flom, former Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records, Virgin Records, and Capitol Music Group
CEO Excellence pulls back the curtain on how some of the world's greatest business leaders have achieved success. Readers from the classroom to the boardroom will find valuable lessons they can apply to their own careers.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and cofounder of Blackstone
A how-to guide for aspiring leaders, CEO Excellence provides real-world, practical examples of how real leaders lead through times of crisis and calm. A must-read for anyone that aspires to lead corporations large and small.
Blair Mannix, Director of MBA Admissions, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvani