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New York Times Bestseller

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

“Breaks it all down…a master class in leadership…knowing the six mindsets of the most visionary businesses could mean the difference between sinking and swimming for business leaders.”
―Business Insider

“Impressive…an important new book.”
―Barron’s

“Interviews CEOs (refreshingly, not just the usual suspects), finds out what makes them tick, and formulates a set of maxims and observations…A satisfying handbook for future moguls.”
―Kirkus Reviews

“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 and New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead

“Pulls back the curtain on how some of the world’s greatest business leaders have achieved success…Valuable lessons.”

―Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and cofounder of Blackstone

Chapter Page
Introduction 1
Direction-Setting Mindset: Be Bold
1. Vision Practice: Reframe the Game 17
2. Strategy Practice: Make Big Moves Early and Often 31
3. Resource Allocation Practice: Act Like an Outsider 51
Organization Alignment Mindset: Treat the Soft Stuff as the Hard Stuff
4. Culture Practice: Find the One Thing 69
5. Organization Design Practice: Solve for "Stagility" 85
6. Talent Management Practice: (Don't) Put People First 99
Mobilizing Leaders Mindset: Solve for the Team's Psychology
7. Team Composition Practice: Create an Ecosystem 115
8. Teamwork Practice: Make the Team the Star 127
9. Operating Rhythm Practice: Get into a Groove 141
Board Engagement Mindset: Help Directors Help the Business
10. Board Relationships Practice: Build a Foundation of Trust 159
11. Board Capabilities Practice: Tap the Wisdom of Elders 173
12. Board Meetings Practice: Focus on the Future 185
Stakeholder Connection Mindset: Start with "Why?"
13. Social Purpose Practice: Impact the Big Picture 199
14. Stakeholder Interaction Practice: Get to the Essence 213
15. Moments of Truth Practice: Stay Elevated 227
Personal Effectiveness Mindset: Do What Only You Can Do
16. Time and Energy Practice: Manage a Series of Sprints 247
17. Leadership Model Practice: Live Your "To-Be" List 261
18. Perspective Practice: Stay Humble 275
Conclusion 289
Acknowledgments 301
Appendix 1 CEO Excellence Assessment and Prioritization Tools 303
Appendix 2 CEO Biographies 313
Notes 351
Index 357

New York Times Bestseller
Wall Street Journal Bestseller

From the world’s most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, this is an insight-packed, revelatory look at how the best CEOs do their jobs based on extensive interviews with today’s most successful corporate leaders―including chiefs at Netflix, JPMorgan Chase, General Motors, and Sony.

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To identify the 21st century’s best CEOs, the authors of CEO Excellence started with a pool of over 2400 public company CEOs. Extensive screening distilled that group into an elite corps, sixty-seven of whom agreed to in-depth, multi-hour interviews. Among those sharing their views: Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Reed Hastings (Netflix), Kazuo Hirai (Sony), Ken Chenault (American Express), Mary Barra (GM), and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (Nestle).

What came out of those frank, no-holds-barred conversations is a rich array of mindsets and actions that deliver outsized performance. Compelling, practical, and unprecedented in scope, CEO Excellence is a treasure trove of wisdom from today’s most elite business leaders.