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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. 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

'This book changed my life and has ignited transformation in leaders, teams, and organizations around the world. Meet these pages with an open heart and mind, and the possibilities for how to live and lead with clarity and courage are truly limitless.'– Brené Brown, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead and Strong Ground***The word-of-mouth phenomenon that transformed how we lead and liveMost leaders don’t realise they’re operating on autopilot – reacting defensively, managing through fear, and fueling workplace drama. The Fifteen Commitments of Conscious Leadership offers a groundbreaking framework, adopted by top companies from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, for reshaping how people work together. It is radically simple: at any moment, we can choose to lead consciously – open, curious, and self-aware – or unconsciously – closed, fearful, and reactive.Originally self-published and shared among executives and coaches, The Fifteen Commitments of Conscious Leadership quickly became a favourite in boardrooms and beyond. Drawing upon decades of experience, the authors distil conscious leadership into fifteen actionable commitments – from taking radical responsibility to feeling all feelings – that replace command-and-control style management with curiosity, accountability, and connection. The result? Conscious leaders who unlock the full potential in every member of their team and free them from institutional politics so they can do the best work of their lives.Blending practical tools with real-world stories, this enduring classic is more than a guide for better management – it’s a roadmap to a more authentic, fulfilling life.

If you have too much work and not enough timeIf you feel that what you're doing isn't getting you anywhereIf you reckon people aren't listening to what you're sayingIf you sense a culture that is slow to praise and swift to blameThen you're part of a drama team.'No Drama Teams will profoundly change the way we work.' ~ Tim FerrissDrama is the great destroyer of productivity, innovation and success – causing organisations to lose value, and individuals to lose our quality of life at the place we’ll spend 30% of our lives: Work. Drama is also omnipresent, causing organisations of all types and sizes to suffer poor productivity and engagement, whether they're aware of it or not. In response to high demand from their loyal readership, top leadership experts Diana Chapman and Jim Dethmer, authors of the bestselling 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, have therefore created the definitive playbook to eliminate drama and create connection, creativity and even joy in the workplace. With its five superbly practical hacks – from how to tackle a blame culture to how to encourage creative curiosity – No Drama Teams will transform your work and your life in equal measure.

"Not only did The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership change my life, I’ve watched these ideas ignite transformation in leaders, teams, and organizations around the world. When you meet these pages with an open heart and an open mind, the possibilities for how you live and lead with clarity and courage are truly limitless." —Brené Brown, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead and Strong Ground The word-of-mouth phenomenon that transformed how we lead and liveMost leaders don’t realize they’re operating on autopilot—reacting defensively, managing through fear, and fueling workplace drama. The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership offers a groundbreaking framework, adopted by top companies from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, for reshaping how people work together. It is radically simple: at any moment, we can choose to lead consciously—open, curious, and self-aware—or unconsciously—closed, fearful, and reactive.Originally self-published and shared among executives and coaches, The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership quickly became a favorite in boardrooms and beyond. Drawing upon decades of experience, the authors distill conscious leadership into fifteen actionable commitments—from taking radical responsibility to feeling all feelings—that replace command-and-control style management with curiosity, accountability, and connection. The result? Conscious leaders who unlock the full potential of every member of their team and free them from institutional politics so they can do the best work of their lives.Blending practical tools with real-world stories, this enduring classic is more than a guide for better management—it’s a roadmap to a more authentic, fulfilling life.