This month marks a significant milestone for Author Talks. Since its inception in 2020, we have produced 200 Author Talks interviews, gleaning fresh insights from CEOs, former CEOs, and other authors of new books. To commemorate this milestone, we’re sharing our top reads across several categories, as well as some summer highlights.
Do you find yourself wishing you could rewrite a chapter of your life? Maybe you’d change how you showed up at a pivotal moment—whether you stood your ground or lost your voice. While the ebb and flow of life rarely allows for do-overs, it does offer something greater: the opportunity for self-reflection. Rather than rewriting history, you could change gears by leaning into your strengths, being open to change, and leading with authenticity. It’s never too late to meet the moment.
This commemorative edition of Readers & Leaders offers insights on self-reflection, including embracing possibility at any age, advocating for yourself and others, addressing gender parity and finding purpose at work, being mindful of societal contributions, and becoming an active learner. Finally, in McKinsey’s latest book, The Journey of Leadership, senior partners Dana Maor, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan and senior partner emeritus Hans-Werner Kaas provide a playbook for human-centric leadership that highlights the value of introspection, humility, and authenticity.
Check out these interviews and look out for our next edition of Readers & Leaders—now a quarterly newsletter—in early 2025.
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