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From leading global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and the minds behind the New York Times bestseller CEO Excellence comes a compact, insight-packed guide to navigating the distinct phases of leadership that every CEO must pass through on their way to mastery.In the high-stakes world of corporate leadership, becoming a Fortune 500 CEO is an Everest-like ascent--with only the savviest managing to avoid falling off the mountain. In A CEO for All Seasons, you'll find an essential climbing route that will take you through every stage. Featured in this tip-dense guide is wisdom from some of the world's most iconic leaders, including Dell Technologies' Michael Dell, Merck's Ken Frazier, Nasdaq's Adena Friedman, Morgan Stanley's James Gorman, Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman, ASML's Peter Wennink, and Chevron's Mike Wirth. Unique in applying a number of sophisticated metrics to isolate the world's top 200 CEOs, reduce them to a representative sample, and then reap their wisdom, the McKinsey team, in A CEO for All Seasons, spotlights the specific stage-based hurdles that CEOs face. From preparing for the role to starting strong to sustaining momentum to ensuring a lasting legacy, the book leaves no segment of the journey unmapped. Along the way, it offers proven strategies for maintaining forward progress and, crucially, alerts readers to common blind spots that can sabotage success, as revealed by a detailed survey of thousands of executives. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a new-to-the-job CEO--or even a board member wanting to better steward your company's performance--this is the compact, hands-on guide you've needed. Its compendium of pressure-tested tips is a must-have game changer for leaders at all levels.

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Scott Keller is a Senior Partner in the Southern California office of McKinsey & Company. He is the coleader of the firm's global CEO and Board Excellence service line and spends the vast majority of his time serving Fortune 500 CEOs and top teams leading enterprise-wide, multi-year change programs. Scott is the author of multiple books and numerous articles in the field of organizational and leadership effectiveness, hosts multiple round tables, and is a frequent guest lecturer at business schools in Europe and the United States. Kurt Strovink is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and leads the firm's global CEO services practice. He coauthored the national bestseller The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Lead from the Inside Out. Vikram (Vik) Malhotra is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company where he has worked for thirty-four years. He has served on McKinsey's Board of Directors and as McKinsey's Managing Partner of the Americas, and he is the Chairman of the Wharton Graduate Executive Board at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from the London School of Economics and his MBA from the Wharton School. Carolyn Dewar is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and is now based in San Francisco. She has published over thirty articles in the Harvard Business Review and the McKinsey Quarterly, and is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist at numerous conferences across industries. Carolyn has a Master's Degree in economics and international relations from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

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