S1 E5: "CEO Excellence": Insights from the Top 200 Business Leaders

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S1 E5: "CEO Excellence": Insights from the Top 200 Business Leaders

Doug Levin

Apr 13, 2023

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the subject of CEO leadership with Scott Keller, a partner in McKinsey & Company’s LA office.

The focus of this episode is Scott’s latest book: CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest. We discuss what sets the best CEOs apart; CEO excellence and their mindset; the importance of a “enterprise leader” attitude, great board members, micromanaging as a CEO, and the humble CEO among other topics.

ABOUT SCOTT

Scott Keller, a senior partner in McKinsey’s Southern California office, is a coauthor of CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest. Available on Amazon. (Here) He is the New York Times Bestselling Author of seven books.

He is also a heavy-metal guitarist and songwriter who has recorded original music with members of Whitesnake, Testament, and Stone Sour.

For more background about Scott check out his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keller-scott/

Discussion about this podcast

Lessons from a Startup Life Podcast

Doug Levin is the creator, writer and moderator of “Lessons from a Startup Life” – the podcast. Today he is a lecturer at Harvard Business School, board member, startup adviser, technology investor, and former CEO who has made it his life mission to share practical advice with anyone working in the tech or startup world. Relevant for executives, investors and employees alike, this expansion on his “Lessons” blog on SubStack, draws on decades of experience and provides a unique analysis of the market — from business plan creation, to forming a founders team and subsequently ELT, financing, culture and more. The end result is a playbook and insider’s approach to the startup game, with first-hand experience from guest experts who've gone through it themselves.

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