Leadership Insights That Endure is an audiobook of timely insights—and timeless guidance—for CEOs. Christoph Schweizer, BCG’s CEO, and Rich Lesser, Global Chair, share essential lessons on leadership, AI, and keeping organizations nimble. It’s your clear read on the most challenging and sensitive issues of the day.

This audiobook speaks to challenges we see leaders grappling with again and again:

• How do we earn trust in cynical times?
• How do we make space for real innovation, not just the illusion of it?
• How can we win with AI?
• How can we achieve cost control that lasts?
• How can we cut through the CEO bubble, embrace difficult change, and lead authentically?

Some of these address the human side of leadership. Others tackle hard-nosed business. One constant, though, has been our belief that leadership today isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about asking the right questions, listening with curiosity, and staying grounded in turbulent times.

Audiobook Contents

00:35 Principles of Leadership

Change Is Hard

6:01 Beware the CEO Bubble

10:04 Cynicism, Skepticism, and Earning Trust as a Leader

12:54 How Leaders Talk When the Outside World Can’t Hear—and Why 19.18 It Matters Mental Health: You Are Not Alone

22:52 Embracing AI and Tech

What It Takes to Win with AI

26:58 The Importance of a Thriving Innovation Culture

31:16 Why I Spend So Much Time on AI

35.24 Reshaping the Enterprise

Where Do Your Strongest Businesses Really Stand?

40:03 Three Myths and One Truth About M&A

44:27 Financial Discipline Is Never out of Fashion

47:56 How Supply Chains Can Be a Game Changer in Sustainability