Archive · 3 Sep 2025
New Book: How CEOs Learn to Lead From the Inside Out
A new book called "The Journey of Leadership" suggests that today's CEOs need to lead differently.
Instead of being seen as superheroes, leaders should focus on building strong teams.
The book, written by McKinsey partners, emphasizes 'inside out' leadership.
This means leaders should focus on humility, confidence, selflessness, and resilience.
The book also discusses how to empower teams, encourage truth-telling, and instill empathy.
It aims to help leaders adapt to rapidly changing business dynamics.
The book "The Journey of Leadership" challenges the traditional view of CEOs as all-powerful figures.
It advocates for a human-centered, inside-out leadership approach.
The book outlines six virtues for leaders: humility, confidence, selflessness, vulnerability, resilience, and versatility.
It also focuses on empowering teams and fostering empathy.
The book draws from the Bower Forum Programme that McKinsey runs for leadership development.
- Who
- Authors Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan
- What
- Present a different narrative for leadership and present a strong case for today’s leaders to become human centered leaders
- When
- Published August 28, 2025
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To guide current leaders on an inside-out style of leadership
- Book Title
- The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead From the Inside Out
- Authors
- Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan
- Publisher
- John Murray Business
- Pages
- 288
- Price
- ₹551
- Published
- August 28, 2025