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Carolyn Dewar, Scott Kellar and Vikram Malhotra

CEO Excellence

Learn the six essential mindsets that set world-class CEOs apart—and apply them to lead with vision, clarity, and impact.
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What Will You Learn?

Exceptional CEOs think differently across six dimensions – CEO Excellence reveals what separates the best from the rest.

This comprehensive CEO success summary and main ideas explain:

  • Direction Setting - Bold moves early create momentum for entire tenure
  • Alignment Magic - Getting top team aligned multiplies organizational power
  • Team Composition - Hiring for complementary strengths beats hiring similar talents
  • Board Partnership - Great CEOs see boards as assets, not adversaries



The hidden gem: Their "CEO Clock" shows why timing matters more than decisions.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ journey: Assess six dimensions tonight. Pick lowest score. Improve systematically. Excellent CEOs deliver 5x shareholder returns versus average.

Think different. Lead different.

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About the Author

Carolyn Dewar leads McKinsey's CEO Excellence practice, coaching Fortune 100 CEOs through transformational moments.

Senior Partner at McKinsey, Dewar coaches CEOs managing $2 trillion in combined market value. Co-authored CEO Excellence based on interviews with 67 world-class CEOs. Led 200+ major mergers and strategic shifts. Emmy Award winner for business journalism.

Beyond the books: Their research reveals the six mindsets that separate excellent CEOs from average ones.

CEOs implementing their excellence framework achieve 3.5x higher shareholder returns than industry peers.

The CEO whisperers defining excellence.

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