271. Mastering the cycles of CEO leadership: Starting strong, and staying ahead
Inside the Strategy Room · 2025-10-03 · 44 min
Episode notes
In this second episode of our two-part series on navigating the four seasons of successful CEO leadership, Carolyn Dewar and Kurt Strovink, two of the authors of the upcoming book A CEO For All Seasons , share insights drawn from top-performing CEOs on how to navigate the middle two stages of CEO leadership-starting strong as a new CEO and staying ahead-to maintain long-term effectiveness while at the top. Carolyn Dewar , a coauthor of the New York Times bestselling CEO Excellence, is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and founded and co-leads the firm's global CEO excellence client service line. She is a frequent keynote speaker on leadership and transformation. Kurt Strovink , a coauthor of the national bestseller The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Lead from the Inside Out, is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company. Kurt leads the firm's global CEO services practice and is also a member of McKinsey's Board of Directors.