You Can't Predict a Hero From War to Wall Street, Leading in Times of Crisis

by Grano, Joseph J.; Levine, Mark; Iacocca , Lee

• ISBN13: 9780470411674
• ISBN10: 0470411678
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-15
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The unique story of Wall Street legend Joe Grano-six defining moments in courage, leadership, and determination that will inspire readers of every age, and at every stage in lifeFrom Vietnam to 9/11, from the market crash of '87 to today's financial crisis, Wall Street legend Joe Grano has weathered the most defining crises of the last forty years. Whether leading draftees through combat as a Green Beret in Vietnam, regrouping a team of brokers during the market crash of 1987, or working tirelessly to reopen Wall Street after the attacks on 9/11, Joe has served at the front lines of our nation's most defining moments, leading and even inspiring others when things seem at their darkest.Structured around six specific crises he faced in his life and career, You Can't Predict a Hero will describe how Grano was able to triumph over challenges both personal and professional. Whether teaching himself to walk again after sustaining crippling battle wounds, rising from his hardscrabble beginnings to become a top broker at Merrill Lynch, or shepherding the merger of PaineWebber and UBS, his experience has been hard-won and his perspective like no one else's.Through it all, Grano has learned to find the opportunity in any crisis, how to calm and inspire those he leads, and how to find the real solution to what can appear as an insurmountable problem.This dynamic book will inspire anyone looking to make sense of our rapidly changing world, and how to grow and even thrive through any challenge. Problems require solutions, and crisis creates true leaders.

Author Biography

Joseph J. Grano, JR. is chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. From 2001–2004, Grano was chairman of UBS Financial Services, Inc. (formerly UBS PaineWebber). Having joined the company in 1988, Grano is credited for turning PaineWebber around and shepherding its merger with Swiss banking giant UBS. Grano began his career as a stock broker at Merrill Lynch, where he rose to various senior management positions over sixteen years. He was also chairman of the Board of Governors of the NASD. A decorated war hero, Grano was chosen by the White House to be chairman of the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council after 9/11, a position he held from 2002–2005. The recipient of countless awards for leadership, civic contributions, as well as honorary degrees, he is involved in a wide range of educational and philanthropic endeavors. Grano is also a producer of the Tony Award–winning Broadway smash Jersey Boys.

For more information, please visitwww.Joe-Grano.com.

Mark Levine has written and collaborated on more than thirty books, including the bestsellers Second Acts, Die Broke, and Lifescripts, as well as hundreds of magazine articles. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Leaders Are They Born or Made?

Problems Require Solutions

Be the Eternal Optimist

Reconcile Yourself to Selfishness

You Can't Predict a Hero

The Truth Is Never Wrong

Humanity Is More Important Than Hierarchy

September 11, 2001

Can a Leader Prosper Without a Mistress?

Queen for a Day

Epilogue Reach, Lift, and Embrace

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Index

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