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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
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      source
2019-10-15T17:55:41.000Z
...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      source
2020-05-06T09:46:27.000Z
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
A must-read, inspirational account.      source