Synopses & Reviews
The phenomenal follow-up to the bestselling Built to Last Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices, and using them to transform your career and your life. That?s what Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, and Mark Thompson?leading thinkers in organizational development and self- improvement have done in Success Built to Last. Two hundred remarkable human beings from around the world are included, notably:
?Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO, Amazon.com
?Warren Buffett
?Bill Clinton
?Frances Hesselbein, former CEO, Girl Scouts of America
?Maya Angelou
?Bill Gates
Each shares how he or she harvested victories, learned from failures, and found the courage to be true to their passions. By following a set of simple principles culled from these inspiring interviews, readers can transform their business and personal lives?and discover the true meaning of success.
Review
[An] extraordinary book that finally reveals a meaningful secret formula for success based on the lives of remarkable people.
Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Brands
You can make a difference if you put your passions to work in a way that builds a better life for you, your business, and your community. Success Built to Last shows you how.
Steve Forbes, editor in chief, Forbes Magazine
This book presents a path to the kind of lasting success that transcends fear and endows healthy self-esteem.
Jack Canfield, bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and The Success Principles
About the Author
JERRY PORRAS coauthored (with Jim Collins)
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, which has sold over one million copies. He is Stanford Graduate School of Business Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change, Emeritus, and lectures worldwide.
STEWART EMERY, considered one of the fathers of the Human Potential Movement, served as the first CEO of EST, cofounded Actualizations, and is the bestselling author of Actualizations: You Dont Have to Rehearse to Be Yourself and The Owners Manual for Life. As a consultant, he asked questions that led MasterCard to its legendary Priceless campaign.
MARK THOMPSON is an executive coach, advisor to senior management teams, award-winning audio book producer, and former executive producer of Schwab.com. Forbes Magazine listed him as one of Americas top venture investors with the Midas touch.