No Fear of Failure

Candid conversations with top leaders around the world on how they approached pitvotal moments in their careers No Fear of Failure offers insightful, candid conversations with some of the world's top leaders in business, politics, education, and philanthropy each giving a first-person account of how they approached crucial, career defining moments. Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world's largest executive recruiting firm, sits down one-on-one with a highly select and elite corps, and together they openly discuss how they handled (often very publicly) war, economic downturn, corporate turnover, and even retirement. Together these world-class leaders show the risks one must be willing to take, as well as the vision, resilience, and compassion necessary to lead. Includes original interviews with Michael Bloomberg, Carlos Slim, Eli Broad, Indra Nooyi, Drew Gilpin Faust, Anne Mulcahy, Vincente Fox, Lt. General Franklin L. "e;Buster"e; Hagenbeck, Coach John McKissick, Liu Chuanzhi, Daniel Vasella, and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo Explores the common traits great leaders exhibit: vision, compassion, resilience, competitiveness, purpose, humility, team-building skills, entrepreneurial spirit, perseverance, self-awareness, empowerment, and being a catalyst Taking readers into executive suites, government offices, battlefields, and football fields, No Fear of Failure shows how great leaders make lasting impact. #7 New York Times Best Seller (Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous) #13 New York Times Best Seller (Hardcover Business) #5 Wall Street Journal Best Seller (Hardcover Business) #3 USA Today Best Seller (Money) #17 Publishers Weekly Best Seller (Hardcover Nonfiction)

Candid conversations with top leaders around the world on howthey approached pitvotal moments in their careersNo Fear of Failure offers insightful, candid conversations withsome of the world's top leaders in business, politics, educationand philanthropy--each giving a first-person account of howthey approached crucial, career defining moments. Gary BurnisonCEO of Korn/Ferry International, the world's largest executiverecruiting firm, sits down one-on-one with a highly select andelite corps, and together they openly discuss how they handled(often very publicly) war, economic downturn, corporate turnoverand even retirement. Together these world-class leaders show therisks one must be willing to take, as well as the visionresilience, and compassion necessary to lead.* Includes original interviews with Michael Bloomberg, CarlosSlim, Eli Broad, Indra Nooyi, Drew Gilpin Faust, Anne MulcahyVincente Fox, Lt. General Franklin L. "Buster" Hagenbeck, CoachJohn McKissick, Liu Chuanzhi, Daniel Vasella, and Olli-PekkaKallasvuo* Explores the common traits great leaders exhibit: visioncompassion, resilience, competitiveness, purpose, humilityteam-building skills, entrepreneurial spirit, perseveranceself-awareness, empowerment, and being a catalystTaking readers into executive suites, government officesbattlefields, and football fields, No Fear of Failure shows howgreat leaders make lasting impact.* #7 New York Times Best Seller (Advice, How-To andMiscellaneous)* #13 New York Times Best Seller (HardcoverBusiness)* #5 Wall Street Journal Best Seller (HardcoverBusiness)* #3 USA Today Best Seller (Money)* #17 Publishers Weekly Best Seller (HardcoverNonfiction)

Acknowledgments xiIntroduction: Leading the Way xv1 Michael Bloomberg: Empower 12 Eli Broad: Competitor 153 Indra Nooyi: Purpose 294 Vicente Fox: Humility 435 Lieutenant General Franklin L. ''Buster'' Hagenbeck: Compassion 576 Coach John McKissick: Building Teams 717 Carlos Slim: Entrepreneurial Spirit 838 Liu Chuanzhi: Perseverance 959 Daniel Vasella: Self-Awareness 10910 Drew Gilpin Faust: Catalyst 12311 Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo: Courage 13712 Anne Mulcahy: Resilience 149Epilogue: Learning and Leading 163Notes 167About the Author 169Index 171