No Fear of Failure Real Stories of How Leaders Deal with Risk and Change

What if you could have a conversation with the most successful person you can think of? Say, with the richest man in the world. Or the CEO of the most recognized brands on the planet. Or the best football coach of all time. What might that person tell you about getting to the top? About being a leader? What if you got to hear from all of them?No Fear of Failure relays a dozen such candid conversations - the kind that shape how future leaders think. Based on one-on-one interviews with today's most dynamic leaders, this book take readers into the executive suites, boardrooms, battle fields and football fields - all the places where great leadership is imperative. Gary Burnison, who is CEO of publicly-held Korn/Ferry International, the world's largest executive search firm, sits down one-on-one and leads these insightful conversations with this highly selective, elite corps. The book will explore common themes in a leadership framework; topics cover risk, change, and winning, isuch as why losing is not an option (Gen. Franklin "Buster" Hagenbeck, Superintendent of West Point); Achieving big goals, one win at a time (Coach John McKissick, the "Winningest" coach in football).An all-star lineup of leaders to be featured in the book include: Michael Bloomberg, mayor of NYC and founder of Bloomberg L.P. Indra Nooyi, CEO of Pepsico, one of best-known brands in the world Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico Eli Broad, the accountant turned billionaire philanthropist who founded two Fortune 500 companies Carlos Slim, owner of Tel_fonos de M_xico,

Gary Burnison is chief executive officer of Korn/Ferry International, the world's largest executive recruiting firm and a leading global provider of talent management solutions. He is also a member of the firm's board of directors. Burnispn is a regular contributor to CNBC, CNN, and Fox Business, as well as to other international news outlets. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Leslie, and children.