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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101982174277

ISBN-139781982174279

eBay Product ID (ePID)12057278266

Product Key Features

Book TitleUp Close and All in : Life Lessons from a Wall Street Warrior

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicLeadership, Finance / General, Corporate & Business History

IllustratorYes

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorJohn Mack

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-465733

Reviews"History is what people do. And few things have shaped American history as the high-powered world of Wall Street finances - or its near-fatal crisis of 2008. Huge personalities, like John Mack, were both architects of the system, and ultimately essential actors in preventing its collapse. Up Close and All In is a brutally honest, yet fascinating and enlightening, narrative of one man's extraordinary journey into and through that crisis." -General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army Retired

Dewey Edition23/eng/20221010

Dewey Decimal658.4092

SynopsisAs CEO of Morgan Stanley, John Mack was known for his tenacious devotion to his team, helping grow the company from 300 to 50,000 employees over four decades, transforming a notoriously competitive culture into a collaborative one, and guiding the company intact through the 2008 financial crisis. The remarkable story of his life and career doubles as an essential guide to people-first leadership., From John Mack, former CEO of Morgan Stanley, an intimate personal memoir and riveting business story, recounting how he helped grow the company from 300 to 50,000 employees over four decades, transformed a notoriously competitive culture into a successful and collaborative one, and lead the company through the 2008 financial crisis. During his thirty-four-year tenure at Morgan Stanley, John Mack's goal was to build the strongest and most productive team on Wall Street. His ability to motivate his employees to do their best work, especially in times of crisis, was fostered by his willingness to slash through bureaucracy and stand up to powerful interests. A forceful personality, one journalist said Mack was "described as 'charismatic' so regularly that it could be part of his name." In Up Close and All In , Mack traces his personal journey from a one-stoplight North Carolina mill town to a fortieth-floor corner office on Wall Street--and shares the life lessons he learned along the way. He developed a titanium-strength stomach for risk, stress, and competition while landing accounts early in his career, as investment banks fought like wolfpacks to take advantage of new deregulation, fielding business raids, booms, and busts. As he rose through the ranks, he never forgot where he came from, relying on his instincts, doing what was right, and listening to his people on the front lines. This culture of trust and collaboration helped Morgan Stanley anticipate future trends before other firms, adapt quickly, and achieve record profits. This gripping memoir includes both humbling lows--like when Mack made the difficult decision to leave Morgan Stanley in 2001--and exhilarating highs--such as when he made an eleventh-hour agreement with the Japanese bank Mitsubishi to save the company during the 2008 financial crisis, having refused to give in when top regulators pressured him to sell the firm for $2 per share. With humor and honesty, Mack shares advice on both business and life: how to create a culture of team players, how to keep perspective during crises, how to make difficult decisions when all eyes are on you, and more. From a singular man who's as unafraid to cry publicly as he is to anger some of the most powerful people in the world, this is an indispensable guide to living and leading well.

LC Classification NumberHG2463