William N. Thorndike

Auteur de The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

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Œuvres de William N. Thorndike

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success (2012) 309 exemplaires

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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their… par William N. Thorndike Jr.

A great read. The book is unusually concise for the breadth and the depth it covers. The book covers the phenomenal success of eight unconventional CEO's, of which I had only heard of only one - Warren Buffett. The author set clearly, right at the outset what he considers should be the definition of a great CEO. Not everyone may agree with this definition but it is worth knowing at least. Given the superlative returns of these CEO's, it is no surprise that they deserve a lot more adulation and following.

I would definitely recommend to the folks who have a keen interesting in investments.… (plus d'informations)

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dhrona | 4 autres critiques | Apr 15, 2024 |

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their… par William Thorndike

A clear and crisply written book about eight great CEOs and their skilful capital allocation technique. This book is a good introduction to a completely alien concept and a new framework on growing business.

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Santhosh_Guru | 4 autres critiques | Oct 19, 2023 |

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their… par William N. Thorndike

The two functions of a CEO are to have the company make money and use that money wisely. This is mostly about large companies but an interesting story non the less.

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BizCoach | 4 autres critiques | May 13, 2022 |

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their… par William N. Thorndike

Didn't resonate with me the first time I read it.

Book oriented around the premise of exceptional leaders being exceptional capital allocators.

Need to re-read sometime.

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shakazul | 4 autres critiques | Jul 3, 2017 |

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