The Elephant Hunters Chronicles of the

The Elephant Hunters is based on years of in-depth research and hundreds of interviews with leading figures in the world of finance. With the 'Elephant' as the big deal and the 'Hunter' as the moneyman, this book examines the personal qualities and behavior necessary to join a big name bank, then tracks down what it takes to acquire the kind of wealth that some can only dream of. Given special attention is one of the most powerful hunters of all, the woman - in the trade glowingly termed the 'powerbitch'. Her instinct to track her prey and close the deal is a feat of discipline, intellect and cunning. If you want to know more about the people who drive our lives and can remould societies, read this book.

AMIELLE LAKE BA, MBA loves to write. Her up-till-now career has had her in senior marketing finance roles throughout diverse industries, from mining to finance to software. She is passionate about finance and about the way people interact. It is these interests that form the foundation for her professional and artistic work. Ms. Lake has published numerous articles in both academic, trade and general media outlets. She received an International MBA with distinction from the Northampton Business School and an International Management Diploma from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce et Management. Amielle Lake also received a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. The Elephant Hunters is Amielle's first book.

ANDREW KAKABADSE is Professor of International Management Development, Cranfield School of Management, UK. Andrew was the H. Smith Richardson Fellow at CCL, North Carolina, USA and is Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster; Macquarie Graduate School of Management; Thunderbird and at Swinburne University. His research covers boards, top teams and the governance of governments. He has published 26 books, 169 articles and 16 monographs. Andrew is co-editor of the Journal of Management Development and Corporate Governance:International Journal of Business in Society.

NADA K KAKABADSE BSc Grad.Dip MSc MPA PhD is currently Professor in Management and Business research at the University of Northampton Business School and the co-editor (with Andrew Kakabadse) of the Journal of Management and Corporate Governance: International Journal of Business in Society. Nada has published widely in areas of leadership, application of IS/IT corporations, corporate governance, government, boardroom effectivness, diversity management and ethics, including 10 books, 49 chapters in international volumes, 3 monographs and over 100 scholarly and reviewed articles. Nada has acted as a consultant to numerous public and private sector organisations.

Acknowledgements	p. viii
About the Authors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Elephant and the Hunter	p. 5
In the beginning	p. 10
Dawn of the hunt	p. 12
The East India trading companies	p. 13
Tulipomania	p. 14
The South Sea bubble	p. 15
John Law and the Mississippi bubble	p. 16
Wall Street and the crash of 1929	p. 17
Twentieth-century hunting	p. 19
Modern-day moneymen	p. 20
Becoming a Hunter	p. 25
Entry route one: the 5.30 a.m. interview	p. 27
Entry route two: next steps	p. 30
Entry route three: pure luck	p. 32
What employers look for	p. 34
Moneyman's self-actualization pyramid	p. 35
Staking the Claim	p. 42
Meet your boss, win their respect	p. 43
Drink responsibly	p. 46
Know your bosses	p. 49
Enjoy the grind	p. 50
Time your promotions	p. 52
Make friends early, make more money later	p. 52
The importance of meetings	p. 53
Are you a Sherpa or a Scout?	p. 55
First Blood	p. 58
The art of the deal	p. 61
The experience of the first kill	p. 71
Anatomy of the Hunt	p. 77
The jungle	p. 78
The media	p. 81
Regulators	p. 83
Entrepreneurs and shareholders	p. 85
The hunt: initiation	p. 86
The hunt: creation	p. 87
The hunt: capture	p. 88
Long hours is the life	p. 89
The crackberry	p. 90
The support staff	p. 93
The Hunt That Goes Wrong	p. 96
Bloodletting of the hunter	p. 98
Nature and the hunter	p. 101
Reading the runes	p. 102
Baring Brothers	p. 106
20/20 hindsight	p. 108
The root of all evil	p. 109
The Powerbitches	p. 112
A Powerbitch defined	p. 112
Where did she come from?	p. 115
The Powerbitch in her hunt	p. 119
Man vs. Powerbitch	p. 123
With child, husband and home	p. 125
Have everything, yet nothing	p. 127
The Huntmaster and His Throne	p. 131
The greats	p. 132
Pre-policy design	p. 136
Hallmarks of huntmasters	p. 139
Shysters	p. 140
Short and distort vs. pump and dump	p. 142
Fairness and power	p. 143
Wanted intervention	p. 147
Limits of power	p. 148
The Hunter and the Mirror	p. 150
Wesley	p. 150
Alfie	p. 151
John	p. 152
Regret	p. 153
Lost	p. 156
Legacy	p. 159
Opportunity	p. 160
Forever refreshed	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 165
Notes	p. 167
Index	p. 171
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