Chasing Stars

This is a book made by Boris Groysberg, a teacher of leadership in HBS. It’s about the portability of star employees on different companies. The study considered several professions, but chose equity analysts on Wall Street. This was the only profession to have enough public data to be studied and r......more

A book that could be summarised in one sentence: high performance is more dependent on the culture and the context of a company than on the capabilities of the worker Quite boring to read because almost every example is to illustrate the same idea......more

An excellent book and a must read for anyone that works in an investment firm ("sell side"). Shows how hard it is to transfer your success from one organisation to another where relationships, structures and support systems vary. Some excellent detail.......more

Good book that highlights the systems of a business can be the reason some people appear to succeed.......more

A very enjoyable book with in depth insight looking into the portability of people's skills in new job environment by using Wall Street analysts as the research subject. The book shows that performance is highly affected by a web of relationships, and for workers looking for the next career move, don......more