What sets the world’s best leaders apart - The McKinsey Podcast

Most leaders set out to be the best—but few make that Mount Everest–like ascent successfully. What do the world’s most iconic CEOs do differently? McKinsey Senior Partners <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/carolyn-dewar">Carolyn Dewar</a>, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/kurt-strovink">Kurt Strovink</a>, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/scott-keller">Scott Keller</a>, and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/vik-malhotra">Vik Malhotra</a> break it down in their new book <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/ceo-for-all-seasons">A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership</a> (Scribner/Simon & Schuster, October 2025), based on research and interviews with executives ranking among the top 200 CEOs across the globe. On this episode of <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast">The McKinsey Podcast</a>, the four coa...