if ur lucky, each book you read will leave u with a valuable takeaway this book is no exception my knowledge of what’s in it, and how it fits into the big picture, is a competitive advantage of mine
‘Even when Lincoln walked, he carried a book with him, and, though he pleasantly responded to interruptions, he promptly went back to reading. ‘He read so much—was so studious—took so little physical exercise—was so laborious in his studies,’ Henry McHenry remembered, ‘that he…
As a lawyer, Lincoln studied by reading cases.. ‘Mostly though, Lincoln learned by reading… Lincoln spent night after night in the Supreme Court Library, searching out precedents that applied to the cases he was working on. This was work he enjoyed. ‘When I have a particular…
“Even more important was the ability to read. Once he got the hang of it he could never get enough. ‘Abe was getting hungry for books,’ Dennis Hanks recalled, ‘reading every thing he could lay his hands on.’ He would carry a book with him when he went out to work, and read when…
Seven Great Books I'd recommend from the Top 12 Companies... UPS - Buffett has owned the stock. USAA - Buffett said nobody studies it. Recommended people study the business. Chick-fil-A - Buffett tried to buy the business. Publix - Buffett said it's a business he'd like to own.…
“Don’t just satisfy your customers – delight them. Anybody who has happy customers is likely to have a pretty good future.” - Warren Buffett Five of the Top 12 ‘Forbes - Best Customer Service Companies 2025’ Case Studies here… mastersinvest.com/ceo-masters
UBC2024、全力を尽くしましたが、Zdenekさんに負けました。負けはしましたが、素晴らしいセッションだったと思いますし、後悔は全くありません。新しいチャンピオンの誕生を心から祝福いたします。練習を手伝ってくれた瀧宮さん、名城さん、市川さん、上田さん、その他大勢の皆様に感謝申し上げます。…
What is life? • Dostoevsky: It’s hell. • Socrates: It’s a test. • Aristotle: It’s the mind. • Nietzsche: It’s power. • Freud: It’s death. • Marx: It’s the idea. • Picasso: It’s art. • Gandhi: It’s love. • Schopenhauer: It’s suffering. • Bertrand Russell: It’s…
Beware the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns. #investing
‘Mistakes are not the problem. How one identifies and corrects errors, how one turns failure into a new opportunity, determines the quality and durability of leadership. Mistakes and miscues often are transformed into meaningful, successful experiences. Keep in mind the old…
"The culture of a business organization is the intangible webbing that allows some to rise while others languish." - Hyatt Brown, Brown & Brown #culture_matters
"Early on I was very focused on identifying those characteristics of successful people and successful business organizations hoping always to learn from others’ success – and failures. As a very young person, it seemed to me that ultimate success in the “long distance road race…
In 1956, 26-year-old Edgar Dijkstra invented a classic path-finding algorithm while out with his fiancée at a café in Amsterdam. It all happened in his head: “Without pencil and paper you are almost forced to avoid all avoidable complexities,” he said. quantamagazine.org/computer-scien…
AJG and B&B are both terrific companies with exceptional culture. Too bad there aren't books about B&B... only some info there youtube.com/live/luinAI0NS…
"The most important thing for you as a teammate is your health and your family. It's your health and your family. Second is Brown & Brown." - J. Powell Brown, CEO Brown & Brown
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Brown & Brown.. ‘We are a performance based culture. Very competitive. There are leaderboards everywhere. If you like being ranked you will like it here.’ ‘Diversification is a very powerful tool. We are trying to build a large and stable boat .’ ‘We are trying to optimise…
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In 2009, Domino's Pizza took the most dangerous risk in corporate history: They told their OWN customers that their pizza tasted like sh!t. Domino's was already on the brink of death. But what happened next changed marketing forever. Here's the full story:
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