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Delivering short-term results versus investing in long-term performance. Taking time to gather facts and do analyses versus moving fast to capture opportunities. Respecting the past and creating continuity vs. disrupting the future. Maximizing value for shareholders versus delivering impact for other stakeholders. Having confidence to make tough
... See moreScott Keller • CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
We decided to involve all of our senior partners in our discussions of investments. We would never again allow one person single-handedly to green-light a deal. During my career, I had gotten things more right than wrong, but Edgcomb had shown that I was far from infallible. My colleagues had decades of experience. By working together, arguing and
... See moreStephen A. Schwarzman • What It Takes
Tie recognition to company goals and strategies.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
“The CEO role is the intersection of all contradictions.”
Scott Keller • CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
They promote internal networking.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
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From Wall Street to Main Street: how Avenue One connects local pros with institutional capital
jbrec.comOnly Alan Blinder, once a Fed vice chairman and a former Princeton colleague of Bernanke’s, defended the Fed. Blinder told this tale:
Andrew Ross Sorkin • Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves
She said much of the finance industry has too narrow a view of its strategy and goals. It often becomes a short-term, almost zero-sum game with many investors focused only on small relative gains won against each other.