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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101119087007

ISBN-139781119087007

eBay Product ID (ePID)229871652

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Book TitleHigh Performing Investment Teams : How to Achieve Best Practices of Top Firms

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicLeadership, Finance / General, Investments & Securities / General, Workplace Culture

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorFran Skinner, Jim Dethmer, Jamie Ziegler, Jim Ware

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal658.152

Table Of ContentForeword vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii About the Authors xvii Introduction: The Elements of Greatness 1 Chapter 1 Investment Leadership: Building a Winning Culture for Long-Term Success 15 Chapter 2 Curiosity: Learning How to Learn 33 Chapter 3 Accountability Part 1: Taking Responsibility 45 Chapter 4 Accountability Part 2: Making and Keeping Agreements 67 Chapter 5 Candor: Revealing, Not Concealing 93 Chapter 6 Authenticity: Eliminating Drama 105 Chapter 7 Awareness: Using Emotional and Intuitional Intelligence 119 Chapter 8 Genius: Maximizing Your Contribution 139 Chapter 9 Appreciation: Shifting from Entitlement 159 Chapter 10 Fit: Investment Personalities and the Seven Behaviors 181 Chapter 11 Decision Rights: Establishing and Clarifying the Rules 197 Concluding Thoughts: Measurement, Behavioral Finance, Integrity, and an Invitation for More 203 Afterword 207 Endnotes 209 Index 213

Synopsis"Demonstrates how superior investment firms consistently cultivate human talent and make it maximally productive." Richard Ennis, CFA, Principal, Ennis Knupp + Associates AFTERWORD BY Kate Ludeman, PhD, and Eddie Erlandson, MD authors of Radical Change, Radical Results High Performing Investment Teams "Although most leaders agree teamwork is important, few businesses effectively build collaborative, synchronized teams. High Performing Investment Teams is an excellent guidepost for any manager striving to create a winning team and develop bench strength for the future." John W. Rogers Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ariel Capital Management, LLC "Turning individual talent into team performance is the ultimate challenge for an investment organization, but also the key to building a sustainable investment franchise. Focus Consulting has captured the essence of how to leverage your intellectual capital for maximum and enduring success." Michelle R. Seitz, CFA, Principal, Head of Investment Management, Executive Committee Member, William Blair & Company, LLC "Focus Consulting's work on behaviors of top teams is clear, effective, and practical. We recommend it highly for investment firms that are serious about world-class collaboration." Terry Toth, President, Northern Trust Global Investments "Focus Consulting really understands that attracting and motivating talented people makes all the difference for asset managers. Their work is based on years of experience helping investment firms build strong cultures with productive behaviors." Scott Powers, Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Asset Management "Focus Consulting understands the people aspect of the investment business. They know the investment business and how to make collaboration work." Harin de Silva, PhD, CFA, President, Analytic Investors, High Performing Investment Teams "Although most leaders agree teamwork is important, few businesses effectively build collaborative, synchronized teams. High Performing Investment Teams is an excellent guidepost for any manager striving to create a winning team and develop bench strength for the future." --John W. Rogers Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ariel Capital Management, LLC "Turning individual talent into team performance is the ultimate challenge for an investment organization, but also the key to building a sustainable investment franchise. Focus Consulting has captured the essence of how to leverage your intellectual capital for maximum and enduring success." --Michelle R. Seitz, CFA, Principal, Head of Investment Management, Executive Committee Member, William Blair & Company, LLC "Focus Consulting's work on behaviors of top teams is clear, effective, and practical. We recommend it highly for investment firms that are serious about world-class collaboration." --Terry Toth, President, Northern Trust Global Investments "Focus Consulting really understands that attracting and motivating talented people makes all the difference for asset managers. Their work is based on years of experience helping investment firms build strong cultures with productive behaviors." --Scott Powers, Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Asset Management "Focus Consulting understands the people aspect of the investment business. They know the investment business and how to make collaboration work." --Harin de Silva, PhD, CFA, President, Analytic Investors, High Performing Investment Teams "Although most leaders agree teamwork is important, few businesses effectively build collaborative, synchronized teams. High Performing Investment Teams is an excellent guidepost for any manager striving to create a winning team and develop bench strength for the future. " --John W.