CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION Tapping the Wisdom

CHAPTER ONE Have Fun at Work

J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr., Executive Chairman, Marriott International, Inc.

CHAPTER TWO Be a Student of the Business

William “Bill” Sanders, Founder, LaSalle Partners Ltd. (now Jones Lang LaSalle) and Security Capital Group Incorporated, Co-Founder, Verde Realty, and Co-Founder and Chairman, Strategic Growth Bank Incorporated

CHAPTER THREE Make Your Mark Outside the Mainstream

Stuart Miller, CEO, Lennar Corporation

CHAPTER FOUR Grow the Bottom Line—Period

Noel Watson, Former CEO and Current Chairman of the Board, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

CHAPTER FIVE Coach, Mentor, and Teach Others

Julia Stewart, Chairman and CEO, DineEquity, Inc.

CHAPTER SIX ...

Get The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.