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You might have your guard up against the wrong people. In this edition of <em>Readers & Leaders</em>,...</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2023/2023-02-04a.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2023/ecosystem%20economy_1536x1536.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2023/2023-02-04a.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>Upcoming books and an emerging economy for the new year</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2023-02-04T12:00:00Z">February 4, 2023</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">January may be over, but McKinsey is still busy sticking to its resolution of sustainable, inclusive growth.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/12/2022-12-31a.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/12/mike%20evans%20hangry%20author%20photo_640x360.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/12/2022-12-31a.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>The year in books: A look back at top releases and interviews</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2022-12-31T12:00:00Z">December 31, 2022</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">In a year marked by economic uncertainty, global conflict, and a confluence of other disruptions, <em>McKinsey on Books</em>...</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/11/2022-11-26a.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/11/deliberate%20calm%20authors_640x360.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/11/2022-11-26a.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>A calming practice for holiday stress and an ode to quitting the ventures that no longer serve you</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2022-11-26T12:00:00Z">November 26, 2022</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">In this edition of <em>Readers & Leaders</em>, check out the newly released book <em>Deliberate Calm</em>, a guide to navigating...</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/10/2022-10-29a.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/10/deliberate-calm-book-cover-9780063208964-640x360.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/10/2022-10-29a.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>Calm leadership through crisis, the new age of industrial technology, and a conversation with CNBC’s Julia Boorstin</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2022-10-29T12:00:00Z">October 29, 2022</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">In this edition of <em>Readers & Leaders</em>, take a first glance at the upcoming book <em>Deliberate Calm</em>, a guide...</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/10/2022-10-01a.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/10/asutosh_padhi_profile_560x315.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/10/2022-10-01a.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>The US economy is uncertain, but this one sector reveals a bright spot</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2022-10-01T12:00:00Z">October 1, 2022</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">Change can be scary, but not when it’s the kind that reinvigorates the American economy.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/08/2022-08-27b.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/08/randlbooks-640x360.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/08/2022-08-27b.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>Summer’s almost over—which of our book picks did you read?</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2022-08-27T12:00:00Z">August 27, 2022</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">With more than 100 selections on our 2022 summer reading guide, it would be too difficult to pick favorites—thankfully,...</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/07/2022-07-30a.html" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="" src="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/07/stack.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924 mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_8032924"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/~/media/mckinsey/email/readers/2022/07/2022-07-30a.html" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_8032924 mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_8032924 mdc-c-link___lBbY1_8032924"><span>The regenerative power of silence, the fast-growing longevity economy, and more</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_8032924 mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_8032924"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_8032924 mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2022-07-30T12:00:00Z">July 30, 2022</time> - 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