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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence, a book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations.
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What Stands Out
Real-Life Insights
Offers practical lessons from industry leaders and experts, providing readers with actionable advice to pursue excellence in their personal and professional lives.
Inspirational Stories
Contains motivational anecdotes that illustrate the journey to success, helping readers relate and find inspiration in their own pursuits of excellence.
Comprehensive Approach
Covers various aspects of excellence, including mindset, perseverance, and innovation, ensuring readers gain a well-rounded perspective on achieving their goals.
Product Details
- Written by Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman
- Shares impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to teach readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations
- Recounts Schwarzman's journey from folding handkerchiefs in his father’s shop to co-founding Blackstone
- Details Schwarzman's commitment to creating a new and different kind of financial institution, focusing on culture, talent, and risk evaluation
- Explores Schwarzman's philanthropic endeavors, including founding the Schwarzman Scholars fellowship program at Tsinghua University in Beijing
- Provides valuable lessons on ambition, risk, success, and achieving excellence through personal reflection and practical advice
| Publisher | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | September 17, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 384 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1501158147 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1501158148 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds (1.05 kg) |
| Dimensions | 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches (15.2 x 3 x 22.9 cm) |
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Aspiring Leaders
Individuals looking to enhance their leadership skills will find valuable insights and lessons to implement in their careers.
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Motivational Seekers
Readers seeking inspiration and motivation will discover powerful stories and strategies for achieving personal excellence.
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Business Professionals
Those in competitive fields can benefit from practical advice on excellence, resilience, and goal-setting presented in the book.
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Casual Readers
Those looking for light, entertaining content may find the book's focus on hard lessons and serious themes uninteresting.
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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman is a perspective-altering book that delves deep into the mind of one of America's best financiers. This book is not only packed with innumerable tales of the business world but also presents some unique insights into world affairs. Schwarzman's story is quite awe-inspiring, and the book details his hardworking nature, communication skills, and proactive approach to achieve success. The author is a sportsman in his youth, and his ability to turn difficult situations into learning and growth opportunities is very impressive. Overall, it is an interesting read on the ability to continue pushing forward and have significant goals.
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Pros
- Unique perspective and insights into the world of business and world affairs
- Author's story is quite impressive and inspirational
- Packed with valuable content for those who want to succeed
Cons
- Some readers may find it to be a generic "call this-did that" type of book with no real wisdom to make one a success.
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- Lessons from Stephen Schwarzman's life can be applied by students, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, executives, and anyone who wants to maximize their potential.
- Blackstone was founded with the aim of being a new and different kind of financial institution that focuses on culture, hiring great talent, and establishing processes to evaluate risks.
- Blactstone is the leading global financial institution in private equity and real estate investment, and management of institutional investors.
- Schwarzman is an active philanthropist, having given away more than a billion dollars and is involved in impactful and innovative organizations and initiatives.
- Skills learned over a lifetime in finance are used to drive transformative solutions and change paradigms, notably in education.
- The book presents a simple mantra “don’t lose money” that has helped Blackstone become the best in everything they do.
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