ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the top workers' childhood memories and the factors they recall as having influenced their careers. Top workers displayed optimistic attitudes, which can be closely related to the overall satisfaction of life, including satisfaction with one's work and career choice. The chapter continues the analysis from the point of view of caring teacher-hood. Leadership studies are to show how caring leadership in education can be used for promoting students' successful study paths. The factors promoting success during children's and adolescents' school careers. The chapter discusses how the goal of success could be achieved by employing caring leadership in higher education. It supports the data obtained from Finnish and American university leaders. The chapter discusses the childhood experiences of top workers awarded 'Employee of the Year' and to explore what they regard as especially facilitating factors or obstacles in their childhood and adolescence that could explain their favourable growth and development toward success at work.
