Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters - Brossura

Porras, Jerry; Emery, Stewart; Thompson, Mark

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ISBN 10: 0452288703 ISBN 13: 9780452288706

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2007

Riassunto

Presents a series of interviews with successful people who demonstrate the author's three elements of success--involvement with something about which they are passionate, the cultivation of a sense of responsibility and accountabiliy, and taking effective action. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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“The wisdom of great leaders about sustaining success and having a fulfilling life at the same time. They show readers how to pursue their passions and achieve success beyond their wildest dreams, while staying true to who they are. A must read!”—Bill George, former Chair & CEO, Medtronic, author of Authentic Leadership

“There is nothing more important you can do than create a life that matters for you and your family. That is the only way to achieve Success Built to Last. As a leader and a parent, you’ve got to read this book and then give it to the teens in your family!”—Greg Foster, President, IMAX Films

“John Deere himself said ‘I will not put my name on a product that does not have the best in it that is in me.’ Imagine using that same standard in your personal life and career. When you commit yourself to excellence that would make you proud to put your name on everything you do, then you will have Success Built to Last.”—Robert Lane, Chairman & CEO, John Deere & Co., Inc.

L'autore:

Jerry Porras is the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He co-authored the international business bestseller Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. The book is based on the results of an exhaustive six-year research project aimed at discovering the approaches and behaviors of the most visionary companies of the past two centuries. Translated into 25 languages, it has sold more than one million copies worldwide.

Stewart Emery is an entrepreneur, executive coach, and leader, and is considered one of the fathers of the Human Potential Movement. A visiting professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Management, Stewart has lead executive teams and organizations through Vision-Values-Strategy initiatives based on research from the business classic Built to Last. Author of two other bestselling books, Stewart Emery has led workshops, seminars, and delivered keynotes all over the world.

One of the most successful senior business communication executives and angel investors of our time, Mark Thompson has been a board member and advisor to Global 1000 companies and is Charles Schwab's former Chief Customer Experience Officer, Chief Communications Officer, and Chief of Staff. During his tenure, the company's customer assets grew ten-fold to more than $800 billion dollars in over five million client accounts, and continue to grow during the greatest economic storms in history. Thompson is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and a founding advisor to the Stanford Realtime Venture Design Lab. He has also served on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University, World Economic Forum, Tony Robbins Business Mastery series.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0452288703
• ISBN 13: 9780452288706
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 304