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This book is largely a recap of 'peer-to-peer' conversations conducted by Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein. For regular watchers of David's Bloomberg show, there is not much new here: the text is almost entirely verbatim from these interviews. Some of the excerpted passages (e.g., Dr. Fauci discussing Covid-19 death projections; Adam Silver on NBA salaries) are not particularly relevant to the book's purported topic.

Nonetheless, the distillation of wisdom from such imminently successful people makes this book invaluable. James A. Baker lives by the 'Fives P's' (Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance). Jeff Bezos gets 8 hours of sleep, avoids early or late meetings, and considers a day successful if he has made 2 or 3 good decisions. Oprah Winfrey seeks to establish a personal connection with everyone she meets. The book also features timeless gems of interviews, including one with the late, great Ruth Bader Ginsberg and a joint conversation with Presidents Clinton and Bush 43.

This book can be recommended to anyone seeking to better understand the lives and thinking of highly successful people. Much like Tim Ferriss's "Tools of Titans" and "Tribe of Mentors," "How to Lead" can make for compelling browsing and does not need to be read successively from cover to cover. If you don't have time to watch the interviews on YouTube or would like a compendium of insights from high achievers, this book is worth putting on your list.