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Dr. Alan O'Sullivan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1737 total appearances

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The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

Would that be right?

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

That was a light bulb moment for me in the book as well.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

You know, we make assumptions about expected returns, but those assumptions are forecasts that we're assuming ourselves, whether they're right or wrong.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

I'd like to maybe touch on your other passions, Sebastian, in terms of leadership.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

OK, but before I do, is there anything that we haven't touched upon that you think would be important for, say, a young graduate?

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

I was at a conference recently, an AI conference, and there's a lot of concern at the moment.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

Young people, you know, white collar jobs, can't get work, trainee jobs.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

What would you say to a young person today that is interested in markets, interested in finance and economics?

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

I love the Warren Buffett piece because I taught an MBA class for years in Dublin and my advice was communication and I embedded a presentation at the end of every semester because I wanted them to get a little bit and I told a story about Warren Buffett where

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

He has honorary doctorates from all over the world, but he has one diploma hanging in his office.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

And it's a diploma from Carnegie, I think he got in 1968, about communication.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

Because when he learned how to communicate, his life changed.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

He says that.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

He was a genius, but he couldn't sell it.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

You know what I mean?

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

Couldn't communicate it.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

So that's a great story.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

I really think people would take a lot of value from your other passion in terms of leadership.

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

And I'd love to know where that...

The MOST Important Thing
Ep 6 - Beyond Diversification: Insights from Sebastian Page on Finance, Leadership, and Resilience

Where that comes from?