Earning Serendipity: 4 Skills for Creating and Sustaining Good Fortune in Your Work [Hardcover]

Glenn Llopis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2009

For some people, success seems fated or shrouded in mystery. But in Earning Serendipity, Glenn Llopis shows that most positive changes in fortune--in careers or in corporate ventures--are no mystery at all.

We all have control over the path to prosperity. Progression along that path is the result of a rare combination of skills that readers can develop and apply in their careers, businesses, and lives. These four skills are

• Seeing with circular vision: Broaden your observation beyond what you seek and beyond the obvious details before you.
• Sowing entrepreneurial seeds: When good vision is met with consistent, hand-dirtying execution every day the result is a stable, growing fortune.
• Growing seeds with the greatest potential: Learn how to recognize the most promising opportunities and give them the right amount of attention.
• Sharing the harvest: Focus on meeting others' needs to improve personal good fortune.

Those who master this quartet tap into a power most never reach: the power to create and sustain a momentum of good fortune. This ability to earn serendipity can elevate a career or company quicker than any single force. And with the skills outlined in this book, readers will be catapulted onto the path of prosperity.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'In our challenging and uncertain times, Glenn Llopis presents clear and positive lessons for a new form of enlightened business--one that addresses both the professional and civic responsibilities of his audience.' -- --Adlai Wertman, professor of clinical management and organization, founding director of the Society and Business Lab, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

About the Author

Glenn Llopis, founder/chairman of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, combines a UCLA education with fast-tracked years at the Gallo Wine Company and Sunkist, where, at 26, he became the youngest senior manager in the company's 100-plus-year history. His early successes opened the door for his next endeavor: vice president of the $1 billion Norway Seafood Co. at only 30 years old. In the decade since, Llopis has parlayed his unique Cuban upbringing and traditional corporate experience into nontraditional ventures that have been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Fortune, and the Financial Times, and on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and Yahoo! News. Llopis currently resides in Irvine, CA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press; 1 edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929774915
• ISBN-13: 978-1929774913
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.9 x 5.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author, Glenn Llopis, is the President of the Glenn Llopis Group, Founder of the Center for Innovation and Humanity and is known as "the opportunity expert." Mr. Llopis is the prototype of the new entrepreneur whose success lies in steadfast character, passion for life and an ability to marry social responsibility with ground-breaking products and services. He combines a celebrated UCLA education with fast-tracked years at the Gallo Wine Company and Sunkist where he became the youngest senior manager in the company's 100+ year history. Leading the successful turnaround of Sunkist's juice beverage division opened the door for his next endeavor, as the vice president of the $1 billion Norway Seafood Co. at only 30 years old.

In the decade since, Llopis has parlayed his traditional experience into nontraditional ventures that have been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, The Financial Times, Advertising Age, Brandweek, MSNBC, Yahoo! News, Hispanic Outlook, Diversity Magazine and many others. He has also published more than 50 articles appearing in these and other business publications and has successfully launched (7) new business ventures.

Mr. Llopis also serves as a Faculty Lecturer at the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at Chapman University and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He also serves as a educator for Junior Achievement and is the founder of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, Institute for Talent Development.

Mr. Llopis is a sought after keynote speaker where his clients have included IBM, Morgan Stanley and PepsiCo. Glenn actively serves on the distinguished (2) non-profit innovation groups: Kellogg Innovation Network in Association with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Renaissance Weekend.

In 2009, Mr. Llopis has sparked quite the media hype with the launch of his new book and has participated in programs that have attracted both mainstream and Hispanic audiences. Mr. Llopis has been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, Univision and Telemundo local, regional and national shows.

Learn more about Mr. Llopis at www.glennllopisgroup.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous Information May 6, 2009

By Frank R. Woods

Format:Hardcover

I've never been a huge reader, but this book had me hooked from start to finish. I've always heard that "the harder you work, the luckier you get", but this delineates the truthfulness of that principal. The way Mr. Llopis puts it all together is masterful, with a distinct hint of his personality. I highly recommend this book to all entrepreneurs, sale-people, parents, friends, students, or anyone that is looking to "climb the ladder".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I Truly Enjoyed This Read and Llopis' Concepts April 28, 2009

By Michael B

Format:Hardcover

This is a very easy read. The vocab is very simple and the concepts are broken down and explained very well. The ideas are not only applicable to businesses and career oriented people, but life in general. I really liked this book and what it has to offer.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An Approach I'd Never Considered March 30, 2009

By Shantyhag

Format:Hardcover

Wow! The first thing that struck me after finishing this book is how incredibly simple, yet seemingly elusive, creating ones own fortune could be.

This has got to be one of the best approaches to business (or life, really) that I have ever read; plotting a four step approach that encompasses a vision to see, seize, grow and share opportunity. It is a philosophy that will resonate strongly with young professionals of my generation, especially given the relevance to today's uncertain times.