Sebastien Page: The Psychology of Leadership and the Power of Long Term Goals

Greg Inglin
Nov 4
2 min read

In the high-stake world of high finance, pressure comes with the job and can cause many great minds to burnout. Learning how to navigate such a stressful world has led Sebastien Page into a deep study on learning, leadership, and fulfillment. Join Greg Inglin as he explores Sebastien’s book “The Psychology of Leadership” and the practical elements we all can use form his studies.

Sebastien is Chief Investment Office at T. Rowe Price, overseeing a team that manages more than $500 Billion in assets. You can often find him on CNBC or Bloomberg TV. Sebastien opens up about his upbringing in Canada, and what he learned from his father who was both a finance professor and a cattle rancher. After a near fatal bout with burnout, Sebastien started to study work cultures and habits that created the best environments. Greg and Sebastien explore the intrinsic motivation and how thinking long term creates short term benefits mentally and physically.

Guest Resources:

Sebastien on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sebastien-page

Sebastien on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sebastienpagebook/

About My Guest: Sébastien Page is the Global Multi-Asset Division's head and Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price. He is an investment professional with extensive experience at firms like PIMCO and State Street Global Markets. Page is also an author of several finance books and articles, and is a frequent commentator on financial media. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2015, where he leads a team that manages over $500 billion in assets. Before joining T. Rowe Price, he held senior positions at PIMCO and State Street Global Markets.

Page holds a Master of Science in finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Sherbrooke University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder. He wrote "The Psychology of Leadership" and co-authored "Factor Investing and Asset Allocation" and "Beyond Diversification". He has also co-authored several award-winning research papers. Page is a regular on financial media outlets like Bloomberg TV and CNBC.

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Want to skip to the good part? Here’s this episode’s segments:

00:00 Growing Up on a Farm: Lessons in Work Ethic

04:12 The Psychology of Flow and Engagement

07:04 Distraction in Modern Society

09:50 The Intentionality of Leadership

12:56 The Power of Consistency and Habits

16:03 Understanding Leadership through Psychology

19:12 The Role of Personality in Leadership

21:59 The Journey of Writing a Book

24:59 The Importance of Mindset in Performance

32:51 The Extrovert-Introvert Leadership Debate