Unlock the qualities of success and reach your full potential using this effective guide from leadership and career development expert Alan C. Guarino.
Your personal greatness objective is self-defined. For each of us, the definition of success and the journey to achieve it is different. Yet, no matter how talented or driven you are, your ability to achieve greatness is significantly influenced by many factors outside of your control. Leadership sets the tonedefining not just what they think success looks like, but also how you are expected to show up, collaborate, and grow.
Greatness Code: The Formula Behind Unstoppable Success shows how to achieve your personal and career related goals. As Vice Chairman of Korn Ferry and the founder of Cornell International, Inc., Guarino devised a formula for success from thousands of data points over decades, helping people achieve their goals. Anyone who achieves their own greatness gets there by applying their social capital and building on five critical qualities:
Persistence Stamina Courage Resilience Passion
Your personally defined goal of greatness is achievable for almost anyone using this formula. In addition, Greatness Code provides scientific research and real-life examples that show how to advance at every career stage. It's time for you to gain the edge that these tools can give you. It's time to crack the Greatness Code.
Acknowledgments ix
Preface: A Note About Leadership xi
About the Author xvii
Introduction xix
Part I Early Stage: Laying the Foundations 1
Chapter 1 Early Challenges Will Build the Right Muscles 3
Chapter 2 The 5 Qualities (5Qs) in the Face of Early-Career Challenges 37
Chapter 3 Establishing Social Capital Early 45
Chapter 4 Early-Stage Exercise: Build Your Foundation and Launch Your Career
59
Part II Mid-Career: Maximizing Momentum 65
Chapter 5 Leveraging Social Capital for Advancement 67
Chapter 6 Cultivate Lasting Grit 81
Chapter 7 Mid-Career Exercise: Reassess, Stay the Course, or Realign Your
Path 91
Part III Career Peak: Sustain Success and Leave a Legacy 97
Chapter 8 Navigating Leadership with Grit and Social Capital 99
Chapter 9 After the Summit: Building a Legacy through Social Capital 113
Chapter 10 Sustaining Success through Continuous Growth and Adaptability
121
Chapter 11 The Power of a Legacy Defined by Grit and Social Capital 139
Chapter 12 The Balance of Grit and Well-Being 151
Chapter 13 Peak-Career Exercise: Hone Your Final Approach and Envision Your
Future 159
Part IV Post-career: Coming Down the Mountain After the Peak 165
Chapter 14 Deciding If, When, and How to Retire 167
Chapter 15 Public Company Board Service: A Step-by-Step Guide 179
Chapter 16 Engage with Private Equity and Venture Capital: A Post-Career
Opportunity 183
Leadership Postscript 191
Epilogue: The Brains Evolution: From Striving to Thriving as You Come Down
the Mountain 197
Bibliography 203
Index 215
ALAN C. GUARINO's clients range from Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial growth companies to nonprofits and sovereign wealth funds. They see him as their trusted advisor. Alan is Vice Chairman of Korn Ferry and author of Greatness Code and Smart Is Not Enough. He appears on Fox Business, Bloomberg Radio, Forbes Media, CNBC, FintechTV and other outlets as an expert commentator on leadership and careers. Alan has also published in Chief Executive Magazine, CNBC Online, and FastCompany.
