The Six Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read This Summer
Bill Gates is out with his annual summer reading list and, while shorter than last year’s, it’s nonetheless full of interesting reads. I ended up ordering two of them, one of which …
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett on Scorecards, Investing, Friends, and the Family Motto
This website is named after a street located in Omaha, Nebraska. An amazing place, Omaha is famous for being the home of Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest men. The headquarters of …
Avoiding Stupidity is Easier than Seeking Brilliance
The path to success often comes through avoiding major mistakes rather than pursuing brilliant moves. This isn’t about being passive – it’s about being thoughtful and disciplined …
Three (Underrated) Reasons for Berkshire Hathaway’s Success
Berkshire Hathaway is widely regarded as one of the most successful companies in the world. If you look at Warren Buffett’s 49 year track record with Berkshire, it almost looks easy in hindsight. Make …
Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed
Why do partnerships work well? That’s the question Michael Eisner explores in Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed. Some of the most successful and accomplished people are really …
Your Environment Shapes Your Decisions
When it comes to making decisions, your environment matters. Just as it’s hard to eat healthily if your kitchen is full of junk food, it’s hard to make good decisions when you’re too …
Mastering Success: Navigating Within Your Circle of Competence
Understanding where you have an edge and where you don’t can help you prevent problems, spot opportunities others miss, and rapidly learn. We all have a circle of competence – an area in …
Temperament is more important than IQ
During a recent interview Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger had some interesting comments on how to outsmart people who are smarter than you. Munger: We’ve learned how to outsmart people who are …
The Secrets of Happy Families
Bruce Feiler’s book — The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More — explores the hidden secrets of improving your …
The Timeless Parable of Mr. Market
There is no one better to explain the concept of Mr. Market than Warren Buffett, who has used to to make billions of dollars and remain calm when all around him were losing their heads. In the 1987 …
The Hidden Edge: What Baseball’s Greatest Hitter Can Teach Us About Decision-Making
Great decisions come from understanding where you have an advantage. Ted Williams, baseball’s last .400 hitter, demonstrated this principle through a remarkably systematic approach to hitting. …
Warren Buffett — The Best Book On Investing And What It Can Teach You
When legendary investor Warren Buffett was asked what the best money advice he ever received, he replied referencing “by far the best book on investing ever written,” The Intelligent Investor, written …
The Buffett Formula: Going to Bed Smarter Than When You Woke Up
Your mind grows stronger or weaker each day, depending on how you use it. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger built their extraordinary success on a foundation of continuous learning. They showed …
Warren Buffett: The Three Things I Look For in a Person
Students often go to visit Warren Buffett. And when they do, he often plays a little game on them. He asks each student to pick a classmate. Not just any classmate, but the classmate you would choose …
Why we Praise Meaningless Jargon and Fail to Realize the Emperor has No Clothes
“The CEO who misleads others in public may eventually mislead himself in private.” — Warren Buffett *** Is there a link between candor and execution? L. J. Rittenhouse thinks so. Rittenhouse is the …
Temperament Matters: In Life and Business
I love this excerpt from Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking on Warren Buffett and temperament. Buffett is known for thinking carefully when those around him are …