CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
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- Author：Carolyn Dewar
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Summary
In the bestselling tradition of Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People， Jim Collins’s Good to Great， and Ray Dalio’s Principles， the world’s most influential consulting firm McKinsey & Company presents a deep dive into how the best CEOs do their jobs based on extensive interviews with today’s most successful corporate leaders from iconic companies such as Netflix， JPMorgan Chase， General Motors， and Sony。
Being a CEO at any of the world’s largest companies is one of the most challenging， mysterious， misunderstood， and important roles in the world today。 The CEOs of the two thousand largest global companies account for more than $40 trillion in annual revenues （more than twice the size of the world’s largest economy） and employ 68 million people。
Yet even when they reach the position of CEO， very few excel in the role。 Thirty percent of Fortune 500 CEOs last fewer than three years， and two out of five new CEOs are perceived to be failing within eighteen months of taking the job。 A select few， however， rise to become the best of the best—creating superior value for their stakeholders and becoming role models in leadership。
Now， in CEO Excellence， the experienced consultants at world-famous McKinsey & Company have used a rigorous method to identify the 21st century’s best CEOs。 Starting with a pool of over 2，400 public company CEOs， the top 200 were eventually selected， and a statistically valid sampling of those—sixty-five—agreed to in-depth， multi-hour interviews。 Some of the names include: Jamie Dimon （JPMorgan Chase）， Satya Nadella （Microsoft）， Reed Hastings （Netflix）， Kaz Hirai （Sony）， Ken Chenault （American Express）， Mary Barra （GM）， and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe （Nestlé）。
The authors both demystify the CEO role and provide deep insight into the mindsets and actions that deliver outsized performance。 For example， the best leaders focus less on beating the competition and more on reframing what’s possible。 While working with others， they’re far quicker to ask questions than provide answers。 And in decision making， they emphasize dialog as much as data。
Compelling， practical， and unprecedented in scope， this is a treasure trove of wisdom from today’s most elite business leaders。
Being a CEO at any of the world’s largest companies is one of the most challenging， mysterious， misunderstood， and important roles in the world today。 The CEOs of the two thousand largest global companies account for more than $40 trillion in annual revenues （more than twice the size of the world’s largest economy） and employ 68 million people。
Yet even when they reach the position of CEO， very few excel in the role。 Thirty percent of Fortune 500 CEOs last fewer than three years， and two out of five new CEOs are perceived to be failing within eighteen months of taking the job。 A select few， however， rise to become the best of the best—creating superior value for their stakeholders and becoming role models in leadership。
Now， in CEO Excellence， the experienced consultants at world-famous McKinsey & Company have used a rigorous method to identify the 21st century’s best CEOs。 Starting with a pool of over 2，400 public company CEOs， the top 200 were eventually selected， and a statistically valid sampling of those—sixty-five—agreed to in-depth， multi-hour interviews。 Some of the names include: Jamie Dimon （JPMorgan Chase）， Satya Nadella （Microsoft）， Reed Hastings （Netflix）， Kaz Hirai （Sony）， Ken Chenault （American Express）， Mary Barra （GM）， and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe （Nestlé）。
The authors both demystify the CEO role and provide deep insight into the mindsets and actions that deliver outsized performance。 For example， the best leaders focus less on beating the competition and more on reframing what’s possible。 While working with others， they’re far quicker to ask questions than provide answers。 And in decision making， they emphasize dialog as much as data。
Compelling， practical， and unprecedented in scope， this is a treasure trove of wisdom from today’s most elite business leaders。
Reviews
Daquan
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Love it 9⃣🔧💓💓💓❤
Connor Jackson
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Some valuable insights here even if the presentation felt a tad over-drawn。 Detailing the five separate sources of purpose （pg 190） was helpful insight， and reminder that motivation arises differently for different individuals。
Abiman
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Really well done。 Extensive research， great storytelling， easy to follow themes。 So insightful and inspiring。 Highly recommend。
Andrew
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I really liked "CEO Excellence" by Carolyn Dewar。 It can be thought of as a mini-MBA course， as its value extends beyond the C-suite and contains valuable lessons for everyone in corporate America。 Dewar， and her writing partners， sought to create a book which details the difference between okay-CEO's， and those that are truly great。 Dewar strikes a good balance between statistics and stories。 Dewar weaves together the data （did CEO's have measurable impact on EBITDA） with the stories （CEO's who I really liked "CEO Excellence" by Carolyn Dewar。 It can be thought of as a mini-MBA course， as its value extends beyond the C-suite and contains valuable lessons for everyone in corporate America。 Dewar， and her writing partners， sought to create a book which details the difference between okay-CEO's， and those that are truly great。 Dewar strikes a good balance between statistics and stories。 Dewar weaves together the data （did CEO's have measurable impact on EBITDA） with the stories （CEO's who take on the role of servant leader， and what that looks like）。 There are many first-hand accounts from America's corporate leaders on how they have handled crises， how they handled challenging boards of directors， how they handle external stakeholders， and the like。 One interesting result of their analysis is that there are many， many ways to be a great CEO。 Although there are some broad themes in performance， great CEO's tend to chart their own way， with little that is formulaic。 This book is certainly an insightful look into what life is like at the top of the corporate ladder。 Very interesting， and I would recommend this to all MBA students。 。。。more
Minter Dial
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The interviews with a broad number of well-vetted CEOs makes this an intriguing read。 The bottom line is it's all about the mindset。 The interviews with a broad number of well-vetted CEOs makes this an intriguing read。 The bottom line is it's all about the mindset。 。。。more
Rasa
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I am still in process of reading it， but in every chapter I get the same thought in my mind - why the original sources of the business models （or very similar ones） that they are talking about are not being mentioned。 A few examples， in the first chapter the key elements are very close to Blue Ocean Strategy ideas。 S curve model that they describe in the second chapter is linked to Charles Handy's concepts on using Sigmoid curve。 Overall it is a collection of well known business best practices w I am still in process of reading it， but in every chapter I get the same thought in my mind - why the original sources of the business models （or very similar ones） that they are talking about are not being mentioned。 A few examples， in the first chapter the key elements are very close to Blue Ocean Strategy ideas。 S curve model that they describe in the second chapter is linked to Charles Handy's concepts on using Sigmoid curve。 Overall it is a collection of well known business best practices wrapped in CEO stories。 If they had broader references and more extensive bibliography it would be a great summary source for further study。 。。。more
Jeff Borree
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2。5 stars for this。 While I am not， and really never plan on being a CEO， the book did offer plenty of leadership and management tips in general。 There are large parts of the book that focus specifically on the CEO role as it relates to the board of directors and shareholders， but I just skipped over those chapters as I did not think I would get anything out of those chapters。 Like I said， don't be scared away from the book if you are not or never intending to be a CEO， the people management tip 2。5 stars for this。 While I am not， and really never plan on being a CEO， the book did offer plenty of leadership and management tips in general。 There are large parts of the book that focus specifically on the CEO role as it relates to the board of directors and shareholders， but I just skipped over those chapters as I did not think I would get anything out of those chapters。 Like I said， don't be scared away from the book if you are not or never intending to be a CEO， the people management tips， and time management tips are pretty good and the commentary from some of the top CEOs in the country really made the book seem useful。 However， if I were a CEO， I wouldn't get much out of the book and if I wasn't a CEO， which I'm not， many parts were simply not practical for my purposes。 。。。more
Michael
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Excellent research， great observations of great leadership practices， characteristics and attributes。 Easy to follow with lots of great examples。 These authors are great consultants and coaches to the best in the world。 Highly recommended。
Mala Joshi
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This book was one of the best business books I have had the pleasure to read in a long time。 I appreciated the organization and the actionable points that followed each chapter。 Much research and detail clearly went into the writing and I left feeling inspired to implement a number of great ideas。 This book is a must-read for all organizational leaders。
Jim
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A well researched book with rigor applied in choosing the leading CEO's for review， discussion， and interviews。 The authors do a great job of boiling down what I am sure was a mountain of data to an easily readable format that is informative for leaders everywhere not just in the top spot of organizations。 Worth the time investment to read and digest。 A well researched book with rigor applied in choosing the leading CEO's for review， discussion， and interviews。 The authors do a great job of boiling down what I am sure was a mountain of data to an easily readable format that is informative for leaders everywhere not just in the top spot of organizations。 Worth the time investment to read and digest。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Love the stories from top CEOs - lots of different and memorable vignettes about how they approached leadership。 I also appreciate the book's focus on the power of mindsets， which helped these CEOs approach the role differently than others。 Much easier to remember those big ideas than laundry lists of specific habits and to-dos！ For example， I am already thinking differently about my own job by shifting from a mindset of "do whatever needs to be done" to "do what only I can do" - so those lesson Love the stories from top CEOs - lots of different and memorable vignettes about how they approached leadership。 I also appreciate the book's focus on the power of mindsets， which helped these CEOs approach the role differently than others。 Much easier to remember those big ideas than laundry lists of specific habits and to-dos！ For example， I am already thinking differently about my own job by shifting from a mindset of "do whatever needs to be done" to "do what only I can do" - so those lessons are definitely applicable to folks who aren't CEOs！In short: For anyone who loves to learn through stories and examples， this is a great read！ There is also lots of solid research， supporting stats， an overarching framework， etc - but for me the best part was feeling like I was hearing directly from these allstar CEOs。 。。。more
Turgut
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Great book。
Jordan Mcculloch
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