A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership

Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra, Kurt Strovink
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New York Times Bestseller

From leading global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and the minds behind the New York Times bestseller CEO Excellence comes a compact, insight-packed guide to navigating the distinct phases of leadership that every CEO must pass through on their way to mastery.

In the high-stakes world of corporate leadership, becoming a Fortune 500 CEO is an Everest-like ascent—with only the savviest managing to avoid falling off the mountain. In A CEO for All Seasons, you’ll find an essential climbing route that will take you through every stage. Featured in this tip-dense guide is wisdom from some of the world’s most iconic leaders, including Dell Technologies’ Michael Dell, Merck’s Ken Frazier, Nasdaq’s Adena Friedman, Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman, Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman, ASML’s Peter Wennink, and Chevron’s Mike Wirth.

Unique in applying a number of sophisticated metrics to isolate the world’s top 200 CEOs, reduce them to a representative sample, and then reap their wisdom, the McKinsey team, in A CEO for All Seasons, spotlights the specific stage-based hurdles that CEOs face. From preparing for the role to starting strong to sustaining momentum to ensuring a lasting legacy, the book leaves no segment of the journey unmapped. Along the way, it offers proven strategies for maintaining forward progress and, crucially, alerts readers to common blind spots that can sabotage success, as revealed by a detailed survey of thousands of executives.

Whether you’re an aspiring leader or a new-to-the-job CEO—or even a board member wanting to better steward your company’s performance—this is the compact, hands-on guide you’ve needed. Its compendium of pressure-tested tips is a must-have game changer for leaders at all levels.

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暗處襲來一道掌風：城市漫遊的譫妄狂想

馬家輝
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馬家輝漫遊我城的譫妄狂想結集，寫下散步途上偶遇的人情、對城市變遷的觀察，以至藏身轉角的掌故。全書分兩輯。第一輯「夜巷雨聲」既看新舊書店，也尋訪唐樓、老店，甚至在社會復常後的街頭回望一個消失的藍雪櫃，追憶前事。第二輯「街角掌風」，聚焦各路武家在香港留下的身影，由黃飛鴻、葉問到李小龍等，捕捉街角傳奇。

(摘錄自chunghwabook.com.hk)

Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms: How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk

Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Paul Swartz
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Financial Times Best Books of 2024: Economics — Martin Wolf

"...an invaluable framework to better understanding growth, the financial sector, and the key trends shaping the global economy" — Financial Times, Tej Parikh

The shocks and crises of recent years—pandemic, recession, inflation, war—have forced executives and investors to recognize that the macroeconomy is now a risk to be actively managed. Yet unreliable forecasting, pervasive doomsaying, and whipsawing data severely hamper the task of decoding the landscape. Are disruptions transient and ephemeral—or permanent and structural? False alarms are costly traps, but so are true structural changes that go undetected.

How can leaders avoid these macro traps to make better tactical and strategic decisions?

In this perspective-shifting book, BCG Chief Economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Senior Economist Paul Swartz provide a fresh and accessible way to assess macroeconomic risk. Casting doubt on conventional model-based thinking, they demonstrate a more powerful approach to building sound macroeconomic judgment. Using incisive analysis built upon frameworks, historical context, and structural narratives—what they call "economic eclecticism"—the book empowers readers with the durable skills to assess continuously evolving risks in the real economy, the financial system, and the geopolitical arena.

Moreover, the authors' more nuanced approach reveals that the all-too-common narratives of economic collapse and decline are often false alarms themselves, while the fundamental strengths of our current "era of tightness" become visible.

With rational optimism rather than gloom, Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms speaks to the key financial and macroeconomic controversies that define our times—and provides a compass for navigating the global economy. Rather than relying on blinking dashboards or flashy headlines, leaders can and should judge macroeconomic risks for themselves.

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新九龍 : 獅子山下的記憶軌跡

阮志主編
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「新九龍」，這片九龍半島北部的土地，是自1860年《北京條約》劃定界限街以來而逐漸形成的區域概念。新九龍的歷史特殊性在於其「過渡性」本質，這裏是地理上的過渡帶，也是時間上的過渡帶，更是文化上的過渡帶，這使新九龍成為解讀香港近代化進程的絕佳樣本。

本書分為四大篇章：
•「歷史沿革篇」透過地理與行政區劃演變，揭示新九龍如何從邊緣地帶逐步轉化為二十世紀香港都市擴張的前沿陣地；
•「工商發展篇」聚焦兩個具標誌性的經濟活動——深水埗織造業與花墟花卉產業；
•「社會民生篇」以宗教組織為觀察窗口，追蹤基督教與天主教在新九龍的在地化實踐；
•「文化娛樂篇」則從空間生產與休間消費角度，解讀新九龍的都市文化形塑過程。

(摘錄自chunghwabook.com.hk)

Terrible Magnificent Sociology

Lisa Wade
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With Terrible Magnificent Sociology, Lisa Wade set out to reinvent the introductory sociology textbook by writing a compulsively readable book that uses memorable stories to sell students on the discipline. Her fresh, streamlined approach has been enthusiastically received by instructors and students alike for its emphasis on lively stories, focus on intersectionality, and integrated coverage of sociological theory and methods. Throughout the book, Wade introduces readers to a more inclusive canon that emphasizes the contributions of women, immigrants, and sociologists of color. A new Norton Illumine Ebook helps students understand the sociology behind the stories with author videos, "How Do We Know?” interactives on sociological research methods, and Check Your Understanding questions with answer-specific feedback.

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焦慮是禮物：24個練習，培養自我修復力，溫柔擁抱內在的自己 (The Wisdom of Anxiety)

雪瑞兒．保羅 (Sheryl Paul)
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學習自我治癒，擺脫情緒困境，傾聽內在療癒師的聲音，找回那個最真實的自己。

每個人偶爾都會有焦慮的經驗——但對某些人而言，焦慮是長期的磨耗。在《焦慮是禮物》中，作者教你如何看穿焦慮的表面，去發現它從潛意識捎來的重要訊息。你將學到如何轉向，而不是逃避焦慮，並挖掘你不適感的起源，以在其中尋得豐沛的自知。

焦慮不是敵人，而是一場邀請，讓我們走進內在、靠近自己。
全球有超過2.6億人被診斷為焦慮症患者，還有更多人從未被發現。
焦慮，是我們這個時代的共同語言。

你是否常在深夜問自己：
「我是不是撐不下去了？」
「如果我永遠無法好起來呢？」
——這些你心裡常常響起的問題，其實很多人也正在經歷，你不是一個人。

本書以24個溫和實用的練習，引導你認識、接納、並與焦慮和平共處。這是一趟無需靠藥物、也不需要壓抑或逃避的療癒旅程。當你願意轉身擁抱它，焦慮就會成為通往內在力量的禮物。

・不靠藥物，也能跨越焦慮暗夜
・從轉折中的不安，找回自己的路
・24個練習，溫柔陪伴你走過情緒風暴，走向平靜與韌性

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)