The Prime Movers: Traits of the Great Wealth Creators - Book Information and Review
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Creation of Wealth
Reason; Rights; Technology; The Relationship between Freedom and Wealth; Economic and Political Freedom; Prime Movers; The Traits; Conclusion
Chapter 2: Independent Vision
What Is Vision? Myopic Visions; The Danger of Experts; Visions as Evolutionary; Vision Communication; Independent Visions; Visionaries and Their Companies; Conclusion
Chapter 3: An Active Mind
Thinking; Volition; Reality; Intuition; Active Minds at Work; How Do Active Minds Go “Bad”? Conclusion
Chapter 4: Competence and Confidence
Competence and Learning; Confidence; Prime Abilities; Risk; Reaching Beyond One’s Grasp; Overconfidence; Fear of Failure; Conclusion
Chapter 5: The Drive to Action
Action; Prime Movers in Action; Actions Off Course; Drive; When Is Enough, Enough? Conclusion
Chapter 6: Egoistic Passion
Counterfeit Egoism; True (Rational) Egoism; Prime Movers at Work; Egoism and “The Public Interest”; The Prime Mover’s Attitude toward Himself; Passion and Reason; Conclusion
Chapter 7: Love of Ability in Others
Business and Friendship; Prime Movers as Ability Lovers; Falls from Grace; The Role of the Individual in an Age of Groupism; Conclusion
Chapter 8: Virtue
Values; Egoism; Rationality; Independence; Productiveness; Honesty; Integrity; Justice; Virtues as Guiding Corporate Principles: BB&T; The Evil of Initiating Force; Conclusion
Other Traits; Male and Female; Strategy; Management; The Success Quartet; Business and Religion; Giving Back; Antitrust; Inequality; Greed; Hatred of the Good
Review of John Allison is CEO of BB&T.
My experience as a banker and CEO of a successful S&P 500 company supports this conclusion. Occasionally people get lucky, but 90 percent of the time, successful companies are created by powerful leaders.
