The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
Categories: Business & Money
Investor William Thorndike profiles eight chief executives whose companies far outperformed the market and their peers, among them Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, Henry Singleton of Teledyne and Katharine Graham of The Washington Post Company. Thorndike argues that what set them apart was not charisma but skill at capital allocation: deciding where to invest the company's cash, when to buy back stock and when to stay out of deals. His 2012 book draws practical lessons from their unconventional, numbers-driven approach.
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- Warren Buffett: “The Outsiders, by William Thorndike, Jr., is an outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.”
- Shane Parrish: “The research came from Distant Force… and The Outsiders by William N. Thorndike, Jr.”
- Brian Armstrong: “The Outsiders: Stories about eight CEOs and how they mastered capital allocation.”