Staying Power : 30 Secrets Invincible Executives Use for Getting to the Top - and Staying There

by Thomas A. Schweich

Top professionals reveal the keys to their incredible success What personal and professional attributes seem time and again to propel successful people to the top? Staying Power asks that question of an amazingly diverse group of notable figures. Their answers--often startling, always enlightening--reveal 30 key characteristics that seem to be consistently present in those who experience breakthrough success. They also reveal how the most enduring top executives and public figures keep their careers out of the kinds of business scandals that are dominating today's headlines. Executives from major U.S. companies such as H. Willard Marriott of Marriott International and Jim Parker of Southwest Airlines, as well as such success stories as varied as Bob Dole to Sheryl Crow, reveal the tactics that drove them forward through good times and bad. Both current and aspiring executives can protect their careers by following the book's real-life guidelines for

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First published January 5, 2003

Reviews

[Tanya Spackman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this under recommendation from my supervisor. It contains nothing particularly in-depth, but it is a fairly entertaining read. However, I found it turned me off of capitalism. The disturbing twist of priorities - and trying to sell that twist in priorities as a good thing - was in unintended aspect of the book. Actually, it considers itself to be pretty much the opposite; it intends to be the rah!rah! of capitalism, inspiring budding capitalists. But it just came off as very wrong to me. I have no problem with the acquisition of wealth and success - I seek out such things myself. But the methods to get there (as espoused by this book) shut out the important things of life. The priorities are wrong. Obviously some people have no problem with priorities in that order. I, however, do. So overall, this book is an ironically damning view of capitalism. For what is essentially a fluffy book, the view of capitalism is disturbing and strong.