In today’s complex business environment, gaining insight and clarity is crucial. Leaders often rely on business books as indispensable guides to navigate and thrive in this challenging landscape. Searching for your next inspiring business read? Here are eight books recommended by leaders, including McKinsey’s Homayoun Hatami. For more suggestions from 50-plus executives, editors in chief, and McKinsey leaders, check out “What to read next: McKinsey’s 2024 annual book recommendations.”
The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World’s Fastest-Growing Sport by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg
Recommended by:
Homayoun Hatami, senior partner, McKinsey
Design Social Change: Take Action, Work Toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo by Lesley-Ann Noel
Recommended by:
Lila Ibrahim, COO, Google DeepMind; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
What I Learned About Investing from Darwin by Pulak Prasad
Recommended by:
Aakrit Vaish, cofounder and CEO, Jio Haptik Technologies; Young Global Leader, World Economic
How Legendary Leaders Speak: 451 Proven Communication Strategies of the World’s Top Leaders by Peter D. Andrei
Recommended by:
Assel Zhanassova, CEO, Kazpost
Inner Drive: From Underdog to Global Company by Arsen Tomsky
Recommended by:
Assel Zhanassova, CEO, Kazpost
The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out by Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan
Recommended by:
Homayoun Hatami, senior partner, McKinsey
Raju Narisetti, leader of global publishing, McKinsey; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict by William Ury
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Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, cofounder and managing partner, IGNIA; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
What Went Wrong with Capitalism by Ruchir Sharma
Recommended by:
Ravi Krishnan, editor in chief, Mint