The CEO Athlete

How the world's best leaders train for energy, resilience and focus

Elite athletes don't leave their performance to chance. Tennis great Roger Federer understood the importance of preparation and recovery, not just competition. Champions who last the longest design their own disciplined physical and mental training programs with one goal in mind-to win.

The same holds true in the business world. McKinsey's Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels and Senior Partner Daniel Pacthod interviewed more than 57 leaders, including 33 of the world's top CEOs, and found that each has their own Personal Leadership System to help them stay focused, positive, and energetic in the face of mounting pressure and uncertainty. It's their personal game plan for winning.

The best leaders train themselves to lead.

In The CEO Athlete, Sternfels and Pacthod reveal how leaders at every stage of their careers can develop their own Personal Leadership System, drawing on the habits, disciplines, and routines of some of the world's most accomplished CEOs.

You'll discover how to:

• Train your mind: Learn relentlessly, cultivate optimism, develop a bold drive to win, and lead with humility and humor.
• Build your capacity: Master your time, manage your energy and emotions, and strengthen your resilience under pressure.
• Elevate your team: Develop leaders rather than managers, inspire commitment, and assemble an elite coaching ecosystem.

Filled with practical micro-practices drawn from leaders the authors interviewed, The CEO Athlete offers a powerful new way to think about leadership as a discipline you can train for, continuously improve, and master.