The outsiders by william thorndike jr

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Eight unconventional ceos and their radically rational blueprint for success hardcover october 23, 2012 by william n. The outsiders explores highperforming, contrarian ceos with an quantitative bent. It has received high praise in the industry, from hedge fund manager bill ackman, peyto ceo darren gee, and perhaps unsurprisingly warren buffett himself. Matthew rarey chats with william thorndike, a speaker at the 2014 legatus summit.

Oct 22, 2015 in this refreshing, counterintuitive book, author will thorndike brings to bear the analytical wisdom of a successful career in investing, closely evaluating the performance of companies and their leaders. In defining management greatness, most people focus on growth in revenues andor profits. Thorndikes book describes certain attributesmethods of top performing ceos. Thorndike is a graduate of harvard college and the stanford graduate school of business. William thorndike, founder of private equity firm housatonic partners, is as surprised about the success of his book as anyone. Meet the outsiders in his phenomenal book, the outsiders. I was lucky to get my hands on a copy of the outsiders which has garnered praise from marquee investors including warren buffett and bill ackman. The evaluation of performance based on shareholder return is getting back to basics in a world muddied by executives that, while experts in their chosen field, are not master allocators or capital and investment.

It has received high praise in the industry, from hedge fund manager bill ackman, peyto ceo darren gee. I really liked this book because capital allocation rarely gets talked about at the csuite level from my experience. He discusses how an emphasis on sound capital allocation a key skill that bbh seeks in the management teams of the businesses it invests in helped the ceos profiled achieve success. Thorndike is founder and a managing director of housatonic partners, a private equity firm. Eight unconventional ceos and their radically rational blueprint for success, written by william n. Thorndike, 9781491582978, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He is a graduate of harvard college and the stanford graduate school of business and has been a guest lecturer at the harvard. Founded housatonic partners, a private equity firm with offices in boston and san francisco. It has become more than a cult hit, selling more than 75,000 copies. Based on the acclaimed book, the outsiders, by william thorndike, jr. The reaction to the book has dramatically exceeded any expectations i. Eight unconventional ceos and their radically rational blueprint for success, has been making the rounds at burgundy.

Jul 24, 2016 i was lucky to get my hands on a copy of the outsiders which has garnered praise from marquee investors including warren buffett and bill ackman. Founded housatonic partners, a private equity firm with offices in boston and san francisco, in 1994. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street. Author william thorndike presents to us the case studies of eight ceos who delivered exceptional returns to shareholders over their long tenures spanning multiple business cycles. Fool contributor john maxfield explains what makes william thorndike jr. The outsiders, jr thorndike shop online for books in australia. The outsiders is about 8 ceos who have enjoyed far better returns on company stock than their peers or the market due to their ability to allocate both financial and human capital. Eight unconventional ceos and their radically rational blueprint for success, william thorndike makes a case for who the greatest ceos of the last fifty years really are. Eight unconventional ceos and their radically rational blueprint for success by william m. And so i was thrilled to speak with him recently on subjects ranging from how to find the markets best ceos to. He is a director of eight companies and two notforprofit. The original version of this post appeared on safal niveshak.