"Risk-taker Michael E. Tennenbaum has contributed mightily to American financial institutions, business, and society. An investment banker, philanthropist, and former senior Wall Street executive, his debut book, RISK: Living on the Edge, is an inspiring guide to applying risk-taking successfully to both your business and personal life. Included are his personal tales of pushing limits to reach greater heights of performance, achievement, and contentment. A daredevil who dives with hammerhead sharks and humpback whales, who ...
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"Risk-taker Michael E. Tennenbaum has contributed mightily to American financial institutions, business, and society. An investment banker, philanthropist, and former senior Wall Street executive, his debut book, RISK: Living on the Edge, is an inspiring guide to applying risk-taking successfully to both your business and personal life. Included are his personal tales of pushing limits to reach greater heights of performance, achievement, and contentment. A daredevil who dives with hammerhead sharks and humpback whales, who has lifted off from an aircraft carrier, descended in a nuclear submarine, and taken the Olympic bobsled run in Innsbruck, Tennenbaum describes his theory of risk as the driver of our lives, and cites risk as the trait that sets visionary pioneers apart, fueling their accomplishments. He illustrates his principles of effective risk-taking in careers, hobbies, philanthropy and the importance of betting on the future, and how risk-taking influences family. He shares strategies on applying boldness and a willingness to challenge the status quo, seizing opportunities, making deals, struggles that pay off, managing mistakes, asking tough questions, and giving back to one's community. He takes us behind the scenes at Bear Stearns, including the ignominious end of that great American success story, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Smithsonian Institute, Harvard Business School, and the Joffrey Ballet, among other firms and cultural institutions. RISK is a fascinating insider's look at financial industry management, non-profits and how to help them grow, civic projects and how to combat inertia, and one man's thriving life making lasting contributions. The takeaway from RISK is how to practice risk-taking in your own life and business for success in both"--
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