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CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish Extraordinary Chief Executives

A practitioner synthesis of Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra’s CEO Excellence—six mindsets and eighteen practices for direction, organisation, mobilisation, board engagement, stakeholders, and personal effectiveness, with assessment checklists.

AI Playbook2026-07-3031 min readintroductory

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A practitioner synthesis of Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra’s CEO Excellence—six mindsets and eighteen practices for direction, organisation, mobilisation, board engagement, stakeholders, and personal effectiveness, with assessment checklists.

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