Hedge Fund Leadership
How To Inspire Peak Performance from Traders and Money Managers
Chapter One
Developing Good
Leadership
Long before I was a psychiatrist, I was a basketball fan, and throughout
my adult years I have followed the careers of great players and
great coaches. One person I have admired from afar is John Wooden,
the legendary coach known as "The Wizard of Westwood," who earned his
nickname by accumulating an extraordinary track record: 10 NCAA titles
in 12 seasons before he retired in 1975.
While it is true that Wooden recruited and coached remarkable players,
his modest demeanor and his ability to manage such outsized personalities
as Kareem Abdul Jabaar and Bill Walton contributed much to his legendary
status. Today, his famed Pyramid of Leadership, which includes 15 building
blocks to success, is posted not just in locker rooms, but in offices and
boardrooms as well.
At the foundation of Wooden's pyramid are personal character
traits-industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, and enthusiasm.
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