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

by Joseph J. Grano; Mark Levine; Foreword by: Lee Iacocca

• ISBN13: 9780470529102
• ISBN10: 0470529105
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• 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.

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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