The founder effect: three pillars of success in founder-led companies

By:

Lam, Lawrence

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Australia John Wiley & Sons 2025Description: xxxvii, 207 pISBN:

9781394293711

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

658.4092 LAM

Summary: How do great organisations go from paper to profit? What are the secrets to sound, lucrative decision-making? And how can you analyse executive and company performance for smarter investing — as a leader or a shareholder? In The Founder Effect: Three Pillars of Success in Founder-Led Companies, investment funds manager Lawrence Lam identifies the intangible elements that drive the success behind outstanding global companies. Backed by behavioural psychology, case studies and examples from some of the world’s most iconic brands, The Founder Effect shows you how to uncover a business’s potential for profit. This handbook presents a compelling three-pillar framework, giving you the tools you need to evaluate track record, assess motivation, and go beyond marketing spin to uncover actual progress. Understand the magic formula that generates success within executive management teams Uncover how intelligent organisational design supports a company, from people to productivity Review leadership judgement and uncover cognitive biases that influence decision-making Discover what motivates an executive team, from psychological ownership to incentive structures Ensure that an organisation’s leadership truly reflects its core values and culture Perfect for investors, founders, executive management, board members and other business leaders, The Founder Effect is a can’t-miss resource for measuring what takes a company from good to great. (https://www.wiley.com/en-au/The+Founder+Effect%3A+Three+Pillars+of+Success+in+Founder-Led+Companies-p-9781394293711)

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Table of contents:
About the Author xi

Introduction xiii

Part I: Judgement 1

1 Decision accuracy 11

2 Strategic allocation 29

3 Group cognitive biases 47

Part II: Alignment 73

4 Extrinsic motivators: Effective incentives 91

5 Intrinsic motivators: The intangible driver 105

Part III: Influence 123

6 Internal influence: Leveraging the workforce 133

7 External influence: Attracting a radical base 159

Epilogue: If you know, you know 181

Acknowledgements 185

References 187

Index 197

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How do great organisations go from paper to profit? What are the secrets to sound, lucrative decision-making? And how can you analyse executive and company performance for smarter investing — as a leader or a shareholder? In The Founder Effect: Three Pillars of Success in Founder-Led Companies, investment funds manager Lawrence Lam identifies the intangible elements that drive the success behind outstanding global companies.

Backed by behavioural psychology, case studies and examples from some of the world’s most iconic brands, The Founder Effect shows you how to uncover a business’s potential for profit. This handbook presents a compelling three-pillar framework, giving you the tools you need to evaluate track record, assess motivation, and go beyond marketing spin to uncover actual progress.

Understand the magic formula that generates success within executive management teams
Uncover how intelligent organisational design supports a company, from people to productivity
Review leadership judgement and uncover cognitive biases that influence decision-making
Discover what motivates an executive team, from psychological ownership to incentive structures
Ensure that an organisation’s leadership truly reflects its core values and culture

Perfect for investors, founders, executive management, board members and other business leaders, The Founder Effect is a can’t-miss resource for measuring what takes a company from good to great.

(https://www.wiley.com/en-au/The+Founder+Effect%3A+Three+Pillars+of+Success+in+Founder-Led+Companies-p-9781394293711)

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