What It Takes
Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Learn from the co-founder and CEO of Blackstone, Stephen A. Schwarzman, in this empowering and informative book that uses impactful episodes from his life to show readers how to build, transform and lead thriving organizations. Schwarzman shares the lessons he's learned through creating a global financial institution that manages over $500 billion, as well through his philanthropic endeavors, which have led to transformative solutions in the education sector. Expect to find practical blueprints for success in entrepreneurship, investing, deal making, leadership and diplomacy, as well Schwarzman's mantra "don't lose money."
Publish Date
2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.12
ISBN
9781501158148
Categories
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2019-10-11T20:32:13.000Z
There’s much to learn from Steve Schwarzman’s contributions to finance, US-China relations, and computing, including AI research. His new book reveals how he has achieved the rarest kind of leverage in multiple fields. #WhatItTakes – source2019-10-15T17:55:41.000Z
...Two such people - @Benioff and Stephen Schwarzman - have luckily for you put out two books that let you tap into their thinking, so I suggest that you check out Marc’s book, Trailblazer, at and Stephen’s book, What It Takes, at – source2020-05-06T09:46:27.000Z
Finished Stephen Schwarzman's book "What it takes".
Steve's success is amazing in its scope and scale. How comfortably govt and business interacts openly in US and China etc.- stories in the last few chapters- is very interesting to read. – source