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See moreFrom former McKinsey partner and top leadership coach, Caroline Webb, this is an essential handbook for modern leaders to master twenty-one crucial challenges, grounded in science and real-world insights.
The Instant USA Today Bestseller
‘If you want to become a wiser, more inspiring and more resilient leader, this is the best book you can read’ – Jonathan Haidt, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anxious Generation
‘A suite of tools so well-designed that using them feels less like following advice and more like seeing clearly’ – Daniel H. Pink, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive
Lead with intelligence – not just instinct.
Renowned leadership coach, economist, and bestselling author of How to Have a Good Day, Caroline Webb gives us a science-backed playbook for leading brilliantly in an ever-changing workplace.
Webb distils her three decades of experience into a practical guide for mastering the twenty-one leadership challenges that every manager will face during their career. Grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioural economics, Leadership Intelligence makes management feel less like guesswork and more like a craft.
Arranged under three key strengths of a great leader - Wisdom, Inspiration, and Resilience - this book provides an integrated system packed full of tools and techniques to help readers:
- Cultivate Wisdom: Clear the cognitive fog to make smarter choices amidst complexity
- Ignite Inspiration: Engage the brain’s reward system to amplify human potential and performance
- Build Resilience: Reframe the brain’s response to threats to make stressful situations more manageable
Featuring compelling stories from role models at the top of their game – including executives from Alphabet, L’Oréal, and JP Morgan – Webb shares indispensable lessons for leaders at all levels.
Clear enough to be consulted before a crucial meeting, but engaging enough to be read in depth, Leadership Intelligence is the essential handbook for those ready to lead with insight, purpose, and calm.
‘Leadership Intelligence will help you understand your own brain – and more importantly, how to bring out the intelligence of those around you’ – Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor
‘Smart, insightful, practical... give it to every leader you know!’ – Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 Hall of Fame executive coach and New York Times bestselling author
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781037412127
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 164.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 602g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
Caroline Webb is a leadership coach, economist, and one of the world’s leading experts on using insights from behavioural science to improve professional effectiveness. She has been named one of the world’s top 50 executive coaches by Thinkers50, and one of the top 50 leadership and management thinkers by Inc. magazine. She is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company, where she was previously a partner. Her work has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Fortune, the BBC, WIRED, Fast Company, TIME and Harvard Business Review. She is the bestselling author of How to Have a Good Day, which has been published in 18 editions and over 60 countries, and Leadership Intelligence.
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