Read your way to greatness

Read your way to greatness
Warren Couillault
In my inbox on Monday, an intriguing email from global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company was waiting. It was titled “2023 is a year for the (business) books”. It went on to say: “You won’t meet a successful leader who isn’t in constant pursuit of knowledge and personal development. The best leaders consistently carve out time in their busy calendars to read – and you all should, too, if you have ambitions.”I know all readers of BusinessDesk are ambitious, so here are a few of my best reads an...

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