The road to becoming CEO is a difficult ascent for even the most seasoned leaders. We discuss the four keys to making that journey a success with Carolyn Dewar and Vik Malhotra, two of the authors of the New York Times bestseller, CEO Excellence.   

Carolyn is a senior partner in our San Francisco office who founded and co-leads our CEO Excellence Practice. She works directly with Fortunate 100 client CEOs to help them maximize their effectiveness in the role. Vik is a senior partner in our New York office, who is one of our firm’s most senior client advisors. Vik has served on our board of directors and as our Managing Partner of the Americas, and he currently focuses on counselling CEOs and boards.

Our Voices of CEO Excellence interviews with:
James Gorman
Stephen Schwarzmann, and
Ken Frazier 

Our previous episodes on CEO excellence:
Starting strong: Making your CEO transition a catalyst for renewal
Leadership lessons from the world's best CEOs

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The road to becoming CEO is a difficult ascent for even the most seasoned leaders. We discuss the four keys to making that journey a success with Carolyn Dewar and Vik Malhotra, two of the authors of the New York Times bestseller, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/ceo-excellence">CEO Excellence</a>.   
Carolyn is a senior partner in our San Francisco office who founded and co-leads our CEO Excellence Practice. She works directly with Fortunate 100 client CEOs to help them maximize their effectiveness in the role. Vik is a senior partner in our New York office, who is one of our firm’s most senior client advisors. Vik has served on our board of directors and as our Managing Partner of the Americas, and he currently focuses on counselling CEOs and boards.
Our Voices of CEO Excellence interviews with:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/JamesGormanITSR">James Gorman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/CEOExcellenceBlackstone">Stephen Schwarzmann</a>, and</li>
<li><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MerckKenFrazierEp1">Ken Frazier </a></li>
</ul>
Our previous episodes on CEO excellence:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/StartingStrongNewCEOs">Starting strong: Making your CEO transition a catalyst for renewal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/111-leadership-lessons-from-the-worlds-best-ceos-ep-1/id1422814215?i=1000550826844">Leadership lessons from the world's best CEOs</a></li>
</ul>
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We all know the world is moving faster. We also know that as upheaval becomes the norm, vast business opportunities will be within the grasp of the extraordinary few.  But it takes bold people and courageous approaches to seize those opportunities and create value.

In each episode of our weekly podcast, we sit down with the world’s highest-performing CEOs, CFOs, innovators, and McKinsey experts and discuss how they build the courage, clarity, conviction, and cohesion that allows their businesses to win by moving faster than the world around them. 

We all know the world is moving faster. We also know that as upheaval becomes the norm, vast business opportunities will be within the grasp of the extraordinary few.  But it takes bold people and courageous approaches to seize those opportunities and create value.
In each episode of our weekly podcast, we sit down with the world’s highest-performing CEOs, CFOs, innovators, and McKinsey experts and discuss how they build the courage, clarity, conviction, and cohesion that allows their businesses to win by moving faster than the world around them.

The road to becoming CEO is a difficult ascent for even the most seasoned leaders. We discuss the four keys to making that journey a success

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