"A timeless classic . . . This is a book of head and heart, of wisdom and emotion . . . Tuesdays with Morrie meets What Color is Your Parachute?" -Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSNi
With forty years at Harvard Business School, Howard Stevenson is renowned as an entrepreneur and business strategist, author, philanthropist, and professor. He has mentored more than ten thousand business founders, CEOs, professionals, and top business school faculty around the world.
Written by his student and successful entrepreneur Eric Sinoway, Howard's Gift offers Stevenson's timeless lessons on life and career. Full of personal and professional insight, this guide presents savvy practical strategies that can be applied to professional decisions on any scale. Through warm and engaging conversations with Sinoway, Stevenson focuses not just on business success, but on deep personal satisfaction through self-defined benchmarks for development and accomplishment. Stevenson's lessons include: - Create a vision of your own legacy through a process called "business planning for life.
- "Be entrepreneurial in driving your career ahead (even if you're not an entrepreneur).
- Exploit the inflection points in your life-whether "friend," "foe," or "silent."
- Cut risk in tough career and life decisions by shining the "light of predictability" on them.
- Plan for the ripples, not just the splash from your actions and choices.
Eric Sinoway is the CEO of Pravi, a learning & development and strategic partnership company, and the author of Howard’s Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life’s Work. He is a highly accomplished executive, entrepreneur, advisor, and speaker whose career has entailed leadership positions with some of the world’s most valuable brands, respected organizations, and influential people.
Howard's Gift was inspired by Sinoway’s relationship with “the father of entrepreneurship,” iconic Harvard Business School professor Howard H. Stevenson. The book has been praised by readers worldwide and described as an invaluable resource by leaders at companies, NGOs, and universities including American Express, University of Houston, Major League Baseball, Teach for America, and State Farm Insurance. Howard’s Gift has been translated into five languages and is sold worldwide.
Sinoway’s thought leadership has been featured by CNN, the New York Times and Harvard Business Review among many others. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Jennifer, and two teenage children.
Merrill Meadow is the co-author of
Howard's Gift. 
