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The Bottomless Line-Important Lessons They Did Not Teach You in
Business School is the second book in a series about the psychology
of money by Dr. Christopher A. Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist.
This book builds on the key concepts in the first volume, to draw
the reader's attention to the "dark side" of the business world.
Structured in a way that enables readers to examine contemporary
examples of willful co-optation, misuse, and misinterpretation of
old texts and ideas, run-of-the-mill corruption, and dangerous
groupthink, the author examines the personal and broad- scale
financial troubles generated by reckless financial
misunderstandings. The book is an exploration of how direct and
indirect psychological conditioning eliminates morality from
decision making in the world of finance. It provides evidence that
ties systemic corruption on Wall Street to the lessons of the
storied Milgram experiments (obedience, effects of perceived
hierarchy and status, immoral actions-"just following orders"). In
the end, readers are led to the "big takeaway": the need to
cultivate and maintain a core of character in order to weather any
ethical storm. It also summarizes the history of financial
psychopathy, details the rise and fall of a few notorious Wall
Street perpetrators-from the brass at Enron to the infamous Bernard
Madoff-and examines how their hardwired psychopathy leaves them
bereft of moral qualities necessary to build a functioning and
responsive moral compass of Gyroscope.
Body and Mind-The Effects of Money Problems is the third book in a
series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher Bayer, the
Wall Street Psychologist. This volume advances readers into an
examination of the effect of money problems on the body and mind.
It presents research that supports solutions offered throughout the
series to fix maladjustments of the mind and highlights the
importance of developing a sound grasp of the mind-body connection
to ensure there is an unbreakable bond at all levels. Strategies
for developing stress-free solutions for avoiding depression, in
addition to detailed data that point to high recovery rates from
depression, offer readers practical, tangible tools for managing
real-life, money problems. Pointers on how to avoid The Triggers
That Produce Multiple Wounds play a critical role in helping
readers to equip their gyroscope (internal compass) to cope with
stress. Moneystrewn professions, such as finance, are littered with
those who want it all-many of them high-functioning addicts to
stress, alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, and the accumulation of
money in its pure state. This book offers plenty of stories of
excess and closes with a meaningful invitation to the reader:
Envision Your Own Eden and the Good Life-words of encouragement to
help them consider how much money is enough.
""Should We Risk It?" is a timely and unique book. Its 'hands-on'
approach to diverse risk problem-solving and decision-making
methods fills a long-existing void. Using real-world problems, it
introduces basic and more advanced methods in a clear, evenhanded,
and thought-provoking manner. The more people who read it--both
those already active in risk policy and those with a general
interest--the better we as a society will be ready to cope with
increasingly complex risk decisions. This book will improve both
risk-based decisions and the associated public discourse."--William
Ruckelshaus, former Administrator of the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency
"This is a splendid book. It should be of interest to a wide
range of students and professionals across the environmental and
health sciences."--John Harte, University of California, Berkeley;
author of "Consider a Spherical Cow"
"Dan Kammen and David Hassenzahl have filled a long-standing
need and have done it brilliantly. Their book provides the bridge
between the technical tooks of risk analysis and the real world of
health and environmental problems. Mastering the contents of this
book should be a requirement for anyone--student or policy
maker--who wants to understand risk analysis."--J. Clarence "Terry"
Davis, Director, Resources for the Future Center for Risk
Management
"The authors have done a remarkable job of showing the common
structures underlying the variety of risks that we face in our
personal and professional lives. Moreover, their approach allows
integrating the diverse forms of knowledge needed to address these
complex problems. Readers will think differently after reading this
book."--Baruch Fischhoff, Professor of Social and Decision
Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
"This book will be very useful as a text in a risk-analysis
class. It will also be a valuable reference for practitioners of
risk assessment in industry, government, and consulting. . . . The
organization of the book is logical and effective."--James K.
Hammitt, Harvard University
It explores the current application of disaster risk financing
solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households;
related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for
improvement. The assessment forms one of a series of country
diagnostics undertaken using a common methodology to determine the
state of the enabling environment for disaster risk financing.
The Gyroscope-A Personal "Money Wellness" Strategy is the fourth
book in a series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher
Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist. The book builds on the
foundations laid in the previous three books in the series and
delivers to the reader The Gyroscope- a personal wellness strategy,
with a robust menu of tools for overcoming some of the critical
money problems identified in the previous three books. After a
comprehensive definition of Gyroscope, readers are guided through
self-assessments and evaluations, including communication and
relaxation techniques-all aligned with or made to relate to best
practices in fiduciary responsibility. As a tool for
self-improvement, the Gyroscope offers readers strategies for
work-environment survival and professional risk management, in
addition to techniques for personal deception avoidance. Techniques
in this area draw readers into a 15-point Personal Rules of
Engagement checklist, and exercises in a personal mission
statement, with techniques for success benchmarking, affirmations,
and engagement in a personal Return on Investment (ROI) calculator.
As the final book in the series, it offers readers a tangible gift,
an appendix covering the Top Five Things You Should Do Next-a
concise, hard-hitting handful of advice that will get anyone on the
road toward achieving their goal of balance and fulfillment-a
naturally, solid, Gyroscope.
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