101296: Success Built to Last

About the Course:

What is success? How can people attain it? Will it make people happy? In this course material you will find practical wisdom drawn from the stories of hundreds of the world’s most remarkable and enduringly successful people, from CEOs to Nobel laureates to community leaders.

Journal/Publisher:

A Plume Book

Publication Date:

Copyright 2007

Authors

Stewart Emery; Mark Thompson; Jerry Porras

About the Authors:

Stewart Emery is considered one of the fathers of the Human Potential Movement, served as the first CEO of EST, cofounded Actualizations, and is author of a number of books.

Mark Thompson is an executive coach, advisor to senior management teams, award-winning audio book producer, and former executive producer of the Schwab.com.

Jerry Porras coauthored with Jim Collins Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. He is Stanford Graduate School of Business Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change, Emeritus, and lectures worldwide.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about how to take strides in creating a life with lasting success. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Discuss the role of “meaning” in building lasting success

2. Discuss the role of “ThoughtStyles” in creating lasting success

3. Discuss the role of “ActionStyles” in turning passion into action