The 5-Year-Old CEO: The Power of Childlike Curiosity in Leadership

The 5-Year-Old CEO invites leaders to rediscover their childlike curiosity, empathy, and imagination that time tends to erode, but have become indispensable in navigating an AI-driven world. Through the lens of Eric, a fictional five-year-old navigating everyday kindergarten moments, this book delivers seven powerful leadership principles grounded in storytelling, research, and real-world examples. You’ll learn how to ask better questions, listen with purpose, challenge assumptions, lead collaboratively, resolve conflict, embrace change, and mentor others. Whether you’re a senior executive or rising manager, this book will help you lead with more humanity in an increasingly automated world, creating teams that are innovative, resilient, and deeply engaged.