Essence of Success

Greg Mills is a visiting fellow at the University of Navarra in Spain and the strategic advisor to several African leaders. He served for twenty years as the founding director of the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation, established in 2005 to strengthen African economic performance. He has directed numerous reform projects with African heads of government and served four deployments to the International Security Force in Afghanistan as the advisor to the commander. He is a regular contributor to international journals and newspapers and the author of numerous books including Why Africa Is Poor, Rich State, Poor State and The Art of War and Peace.Emanuele Pirro is a five-time winner of the Le Mans 24-Hour endurance race, and a member of various bodies within motorsport’s global governing body, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile). He was a factory driver for BMW for nine years and for Audi for 17 years, has acted as a brand ambassador for both Audi and Lamborghini, and headed McLaren’s young talent programme. He is the president of the Grand Prix Drivers Club, founded by Juan Manuel Fangio in 1962.

‘This is a fabulous book combining the sharp analytical eye of the strategist with the grounded, human insight of the practitioner. Drawing lessons from war, politics, sport and business, Mills and Pirro explore what really lies behind success – not bombast or brilliance alone, but grit, planning, adaptability and the ability to inspire others.’