Twelve and a half : leveraging the emotional ingredients necessary for business success / Gary Vaynerchuk.

Introduction -- My half: kind candor -- Part I. The emotional ingredients. Gratitude; Self-awareness; Accountability; Optimism; Empathy; Kindness; Tenacity; Curiosity; Patience; Conviction; Humility; Ambition -- Part II. Real-life scenarios -- Part III. Exercises -- Conclusion.

"In his sixth business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor Gary Vaynerchuk explores the twelve essential emotional skills that are integral to his life-and business-success and provides today's (and tomorrow's) leaders with critical tools to acquire and develop these traits"-- Provided by publisher.

For decades leaders have relied on "hard" skills to make smart decisions, while dismissing soft skills like self-awareness and curiosity. Vaynerchuk argues that soft skills can actually accelerate business success. Here he explores twelve human ingredients that have led to his success and happiness, and provides exercises to help you develop these traits yourself. -- adapted from jacket.

Gary Vaynerchuk is one of the world's leading marketing experts, a New York Times bestselling author, and the chairman of VaynerX, a modern day communications company and the active CEO of VaynerMedia, a contemporary global creative and media agency built to drive business outcomes for their partners. He is a highly popular public speaker, and a prolific investor with investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Coinbase, Slack, and Uber. Gary is a board/advisory member of Bojangles' Restaurants, MikMak, Pencils of Promise, and is a longtime Well Member of Charity: Water. He's also an avid sports card investor and collector. He lives in New York City.