資訊年代的二十一世紀的需求是什麼呢？才能、技術、執行、卓越和結果。ㄧ間大學教育可能教會你贏得面試的技巧，但真正的問題永遠是：你能貢獻的東西有什麼？你有哪些行銷技能？你的專長在哪裡？
二十一世紀所要尋找的人，是能夠將過去成功企業經驗轉化為創造力。過去，商界著重的人才在於能夠提高銷售，轉虧為盈。然而今日，人們若是想要在現今商業環境下成功生存，還得具備優越的競賽力，以及建立良好的互動關係。在本書中，《紐約時報》暢銷作者Stedman Graham 主要傳達一個訊息：無論你的賽程多困難和你的背景是什麼，你真的有能力創造奇蹟。書中藉由過去一些被貼上成功的企業領導人的身上特質，幫助我們提高自我才能，並且從這些成功的人的經驗刻畫出我們每個人的成功路徑。

Stedman Graham is a chairman and CEO of S. Graham and Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm based in Chicago. He is th author of ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers. Graham lectures and conducts seminars for businesses and organizations around the country. He is a former adjunct professor at Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and is currently a visiting professor at several other universities. Active in philanthropy and community work, he is on the international board of Junior Achievement, is founder of Athletes Against Drugs, and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.