Joseph J. Grano & Mark Levine 
You Can’t Predict a Hero 
From War to Wall Street, Leading in Times of Crisis

The unique story of Wall Street legend Joe Grano–six
defining moments in courage, leadership, and determination that
will inspire readers of every age, and at every stage in life

From Vietnam to 9/11, from the market crash of ’87 to today’s
financial crisis, Wall Street legend Joe Grano has weathered the
most defining crises of the last forty years. Whether leading
draftees through combat as a Green Beret in Vietnam, regrouping a
team of brokers during the market crash of 1987, or working
tirelessly to reopen Wall Street after the attacks on 9/11, Joe has
served at the front lines of our nation’s most defining moments,
leading and even inspiring others when things seem at their
darkest.

Structured around six specific crises he faced in his life and
career, You Can’t Predict a Hero will describe how Grano was
able to triumph over challenges both personal and professional.
Whether teaching himself to walk again after sustaining crippling
battle wounds, rising from his hardscrabble beginnings to become a
top broker at Merrill Lynch, or shepherding the merger of
Paine Webber and UBS, his experience has been hard-won and his
perspective like no one else’s.

Through it all, Grano has learned to find the opportunity in any
crisis, how to calm and inspire those he leads, and how to find the
real solution to what can appear as an insurmountable problem.

This dynamic book will inspire anyone looking to make sense of
our rapidly changing world, and how to grow and even thrive through
any challenge. Problems require solutions, and crisis creates true
leaders.

Joseph J. Grano, Jr. is Chairman and CEO of Centurion
Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies.
From 2001-2004, Grano was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc.
(formerly UBS Paine Webber). Having joined the company in 1988,
Grano is credited for turning Paine Webber around and shepherding
its merger with Swiss banking giant UBS. Grano began his career as
a stock broker at Merrill Lynch, where he rose to various senior
management positions over 16 years. A decorated war hero, Grano was
chosen by the White House to be chairman of the President’s
Homeland Security Advisory Council after 9/11, a position he held
from 2002-2005. The recipient of countless awards for leadership,
civic contributions, as well as honorary degrees, he is involved in
a wide range of educational and philanthropic endeavors. He and his
wife, Kathy, live in New Jersey.

Mark Levine has written and collaborated on more than 30
books, including the best sellers Second Acts, Die
Broke, and Lifescripts, as well as hundreds of magazine
articles. He lives Ithaca, New York, and is a member of the Authors
Guild.

Table des matières

Foreword xi
Lee Iacocca

Preface xiii

1 Leaders: Are They Born or Made? 3

2 Problems Require Solutions 21

3 Be The Eternal Optimist 51

4 Reconcile Yourself to Selfishness 69

5 You Can’t Predict a Hero 89

6 The Truth is Never Wrong 101

7 Humanity is More Important than Hierarchy 117

8 September 11, 2001 143

9 Can A Leader Prosper Without A Mistress? 163

10 Queen for a Day 175

Epilogue: Reach, Lift, and Embrace 199

About the Authors 207

Acknowledgments 209

Index 211

A propos de l’auteur

JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR. is chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. From 2001-2004, Grano was chairman of UBS Financial Services, Inc. (formerly UBS Paine Webber). Having joined the company in 1988, Grano is credited for turning Paine Webber around and shepherding its merger with Swiss banking giant UBS. Grano began his career as a stock broker at Merrill Lynch, where he rose to various senior management positions over sixteen years. He was also chairman of the Board of Governors of the NASD. A decorated war hero, Grano was chosen by the White House to be chairman of the President’s Homeland Security Advisory Council after 9/11, a position he held from 2002-2005. The recipient of countless awards for leadership, civic contributions, as well as honorary degrees, he is involved in a wide range of educational and philanthropic endeavors. Grano is also a producer of the Tony Award-winning Broadway smash Jersey Boys.

For more information, please visit www.Joe-Grano.com.

MARK LEVINE has written and collaborated on more than thirty books, including the bestsellers Second Acts, Die Broke, and Lifescripts, as well as hundreds of magazine articles. He lives in Ithaca, New York.