Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office

Awesome book. Realy motivational in personal as well as professional life . This book as really changed my thinking. Thanks a lot Bill for this wonderful book. Bill is a true inspirational leader. I will pass on the learnings what I have learned from this book to my son . Amazon if possible, please pass on this comments to Bill.

An excellent book for reading and to follow.Great ideas and rich experiences by Bill Mcdermott.Winners dream is a complete book about sales ,motivation and Business administration.A must read for those who want to sell to the top.The book depicts Bill Mcdermott's childhood,education ,his passion, family life and the struggle he had in his life.I would like to keep this book for my future reference.Thank you very much Mr. Bill Mcdermott for sharing his great ideas and rich experiences in his life as well as in his professional life.

Inspiring and well written story of Bill journey with noteworthy lessons learnedWorth reading for anyone who need inspiration from real life examples.

Highlights his commitment, drive and management philosophy crisply. Good insightful read.

This book gives a very close understanding of a phenomenal rags to riches story... Motivational throughout...

In simple language Bill writes his memoir about what it takes to succeed. ..... Vision , self confidence optimism and a sense of service.... Bill has it all ..... He challenges us to keep aspiring and striving .... A very compelling and inspiring read.....

Highly motivating, one of the best book I have ever read. Must for every 'Sales Man'.

Well written book, very inspirational and motivating. A must read for people in sales and owning a dream. Big thumbs up!

There are three kinds of business books. There are big idea books like Humanocracy. There are process books that show you step-by-step how to do something that will make your business better. And there are first-person accounts of business. In my experience, the most readable books with the most lasting lessons are the first-person accounts.Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office is the story of Bill McDermott and his career through the time he was CEO at SAP. It’s a really good book. You can put it on the shelf next to other great first-person books like Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance, Shoe Dog or That Will Never Work. McDermott begins his story with his youth on Long Island and the people (mostly his mother) and events that shaped his leadership style. After college, Bill went to work for Xerox. The account of how he got that job is one of the most interesting in the book. He tells about his time at Xerox. As a young salesperson he was the company’s top producer. Then he takes over a succession of underperforming operations and turns them around. He always takes a servant leadership approach. He quotes a Xerox executive who was one of his role models, Barry Rand, who defined leadership as “the art of developing followership.” If you’re a young person, just starting out in business, there’s a lot here for you. There’s also a lot if you manage a team of any size. Things that worked for Bill McDermott may work for you.This is a good book for you if you’re thinking about your career and career direction. At several points in the book, McDermott describes the career choices that he made. He gives you his thinking and tells you how it all worked out. One of the good things, for me, is that he shares the analysis of decisions that worked out and decisions that didn’t. There are nuggets of wisdom sprinkled throughout the book. Here are four of my favorites.“Money is only as good as the happiness it can buy you and those you love.”“People are most likely to change their minds when the world they knew no longer exists. A leader’s challenge, then, is to explain why the old world went away, show people what the new world looks like, and get them excited to be part of it.”“Winning was the process, not the destination. A journey of striving to be better—to be kinder, more compassionate, hungrier, more humble, more audacious, more inspiring, more rigorous—that was what turned me on, what inspired me. The quest was the best.”“If a vision is not supported by the workforce, even the most brilliant ideas risk being nothing more than lightbulbs in a basket.”“Simplicity was not about being small, simple-minded, or easy. On the contrary, simplicity was sophistication in disguise. Simplicity prioritized. Simplified ideas invited everyone in and freed people to see the world from a sharper but shared lens.”In A NutshellWinners Dream is a great business autobiography. There’s value here for you whether you are just starting out or in a senior corporate position. There’s wisdom about making career choices. And there are many nuggets about how to be successful that you can use in business and other parts of your life.

What a great motivational story....truly corner store to corner office- met the author...surpassed expectations

Muito boa leitura, narrativa dinâmica. Muito interessante para entender as várias fases da vida do Bill, tanto na vida pessoal quanto na profissional. Recomendo.

Un voyage empli d’humanité tout au long de la carrière de Bill McDermott. Pourquoi la place de l’humain dans le monde du travail est avant tout la clé de la réussite. On suit un homme brillant et sincère, un livre essentiel

Bill’s life story and his approach to work has strengthened my beliefs and dreams to run a respectable organization as CEO one day.