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My interview with Stephen A. Schwarzman - He’s the man who took $400,000 and co-founded Blackstone, the investment firm that manages over $545 billion. He’s the CEO whose views are sought by…
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Speed and pace are important – the circumstances that brought people to the table can change over time, nothing is forever, nothing is static.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
I believe that you have to keep asking questions, and that there's no such thing as a negative question. It's all learning.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
I don't think about legacy, that's just not me. I think about what we're doing new every single day, across all the different areas we're involved in.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
Everyone in a high functioning organisation is simultaneously a teacher and a student. They will have been taught by others, and will be teaching others.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
I've always felt negotiation is pretty-easy. You have to look at any situation from the perspective of all sides, and find a zone of fairness in between.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
Excellence is almost a tactile feeling – and it starts with a vision… sometimes a vision that shows you a path that's so good that it cannot not succeed.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
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