The father of pension fund management shares essential lessons to building a business As the world's leading pension fund consultant, George Russell's advice has been sought by many of America's largest corporations. A pioneer in this business since the late 1960s, Russell has seen a lot. Now, he shares his experiences in this field with you, and provides valuable insights into what it takes to succeed in business today. Broken down into ten chapters, Success by Ten describes significant moments in the origins and development of pension fund consulting and the institutional investment industry. This history is intertwined with Russell's own personal story and the innovations that his company introduced to the industry. Author George Russell is well known to many throughout the investment industry as the first pension fund consultant Each chapter represents a business lesson that Russell has learned during his career Outlines a people-centric approach to building a successful corporate culture Taken together, the innovations outlined throughout these pages spurred the professionalization of pension fund management, with the potential benefit of improving financial security for everyone who is investing for retirement. In Success By Ten, Russell discusses the development of these innovations and reveals how you can apply them to build a better business.
Have you ever had questions about events in some ones life that affected you and you never ask? As we, Mariette and I were returning home from PA one evening and we had visited Barbara Bunting on the old farm, I ask Sis (that's what we call Mariette) "how did Dad find that farm". This 300 acre farm was in the middle of no where, about halfway between Springboro and Albion in rural PA. Sis, being the oldest of us 5 kids, surly would know about the move but she didn't. Another thing I had questions about was Mother and Dads meeting and their courtship in California where they were married. Again she had no idea. As you know, being young children, you were never interest in stuff like that and later you had your own group of friends and still not interested. Then you meet the love of your life and nothing else was important to you. Then kids, job and married life and time slips by and then you lose one parent and a short time later both are gone. They took all the life experiences and stories with them. I had questions for my Father and Mother that can never be answered by them so I have decided to write this book. Have my children ask me those questions, no. Do they want to sit and listen to me tell them my life's stories, no. Will they have questions when we are gone, most likely!
George Russell was a critic, a poet, and a painter. He wrote under the pseudonym of AE. He was a mystical writer who belonged to a group who followed theosophy. Theosophy is a religious movement begun in 1870"s, which holds that all religions are an attempt by man to approach the absolute. Thus each religion has a portion of the truth. In The National Being Russell gives his views on Irish polity. An excerpt from the conclusion reads, "If the tragic condition of the world leaves us unstirred, if we draw no lessons from it, if there is no fiery stirring of will . . .to make it a better place to live, then indeed we may lose hope . . .. Let us remember the most scornful condemnation in Scripture was not given to the evil but to the indifferent: 'Because thou art neither hot nor cold I will spew thee out of my mouth.' [We] should aim at a society where people will be at harmony in their economic life,. . will not turn sour faces on those who do not think a they do, but will, by reason and sympathy, comprehend each other and come at last . . . to a balancing of their diversities, as in that multitudinous diversity, which is the universe, powers and dominions and elements are balanced, and are guided harmoniously by the Shepherd of the Ages.
George Slys experiences as a biologist and observer of nature provide the background for a series of essays which speak movingly of our relationship with the natural world. His stories carry us from his rural Indiana home to the rainforests of Malaysia and Peru. In them, he reminds us of the value of loved ones, our need for connection with nature, the delights of travel, and the rewards of a reflective life. In essays ranging from the whimsical to the serious, his writings reveal to us a world that is indeed enthralling. From the graphic workings of a family farm, to his friendship with tribal people of the rainforest, and on to a grandfathers attempt to explain lifes calamities, these compositions both entertain and give us much to contemplate.
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