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Founder and CEO of Discovery and Vitality, Adrian Gore, built a company from a single, bold idea into a global financial group serving over 40 million customers across over 40 countries. He didn't just scale a business; he created a whole new shared-value business model, a...
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A practical playbook of Adrian Goreโs guiding principles, allowing you to seize opportunities others miss and achieve extraordinary personal and business impact.
The Four Principles presents the four core principles that Adrian Gore uses in his highly successful professional life as he founded groundbreaking health insurance industry-disruptor Discovery Group in South Africa, Vitality in the UK, and went on to partner with a range of leading insurers around the world
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Founder and CEO of Discovery and Vitality, Adrian Gore, built a company from a single, bold idea into a global financial group serving over 40 million customers across over 40 countries. He didn't just scale a business; he created a whole new shared-value business model, a system so revolutionary it's taught as a case study at Harvard Business School, and recognised by Fortune Magazine as 'changing the world'.
In The Four Principles, Gore reveals the framework and guiding principles that powered this trajectory. Moving beyond standard leadership advice, he explores the behavioural science and 'multiplier effect' that occur when these four principles intersect:
Disciplined Optimism: We have a default tendency to seek out negative signals. Learn why choosing optimism is the most rational path to seizing overlooked opportunities.
Focused Urgency: Why your perceived time to make an impact is shorter than you think. Recognising this can act as your greatest motivator.
Declared Goals: Psychologically, avoiding a loss feels twice as important as achieving a gain. Setting bold goals triggers this force, unlocking radical motivation and decisive action.
The Pareto Tail: Building on the other principles, learning to identify and target a few high-power decisions can determine your life's entire trajectory.
Gore argues that our instincts, shaped for a simpler, linear world, often mislead us in today's complex, networked age. The Four Principles challenges these outdated mental models and shows you how to harness your potential for truly remarkable resultsโpersonally and professionally.
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ISBN: 9781035076482
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Business
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 418g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Adrian Gore founded Discovery in South Africa in 1992 - with a core purpose "to make people healthier and enhance and protect their lives". Discovery is now a global financial services organisation renowned for the Vitality Shared-Value Insurance model, which incentivises behaviour change and integrates this into insurance and financial services pricing. This pioneering model is transforming insurance markets globally, integrated into the offerings of leading insurers such as AIA, John Hancock, Manulife, Sumitomo and Ping An Health, with over 40 million impacted lives across more than 35 markets. Adrian is a member of Business Leadership South Africa; Vice President of Business Unity South Africa; and sits on the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Board of Overseers and the World Economic Forum Global Health and Healthcare Industries Group. He has won numerous awards for leadership and entrepreneurship, including the Sunday Times Business Leader of the Year (2010).
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