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.
“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.
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