CEO Excellence: The Best and the Rest
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C-SUITE PERSPECTIVES

CEO Excellence: The Best and the Rest

Ivan Pollard sits down with Vikram Malhotra, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, to discuss what it takes to excel as a CEO.

What differentiates the top CEOs from everyone else? In this episode, Ivan Pollard, Leader of the Marketing & Communications Center at The Conference Board, sits down with Vikram Malhotra, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, to discuss what it takes to excel as a CEO. Tune in to find out:

  • What should CEOs focus on to be most effective? What isn’t worth their time?
  • What distinguishes CEOs who are truly excellent?
  • What mindsets are necessary to realize a clear, audacious company vision?
  • How has stakeholder engagement evolved for CEOs, and who should they be engaging with now?
  • What do leading CEOs say they regret the most?
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What differentiates the top CEOs from everyone else? In this episode, Ivan Pollard, Leader of the Marketing & Communications Center at The Conference Board, sits down with Vikram Malhotra, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, to discuss what it takes to excel as a CEO. Tune in to find out:

  • What should CEOs focus on to be most effective? What isn’t worth their time?
  • What distinguishes CEOs who are truly excellent?
  • What mindsets are necessary to realize a clear, audacious company vision?
  • How has stakeholder engagement evolved for CEOs, and who should they be engaging with now?
  • What do leading CEOs say they regret the most?

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