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Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

Searching for a bit of wisdom as we push to end 2024 on a strong note and start 2025 with a bang.

How does everything in the world work?  

There … continue reading

“When I want to read something I can tune everything else out… I think people who multi-task pay a huge price. They think they are extra productive, and I think when you multi-task so much you don’t have time to think deeply about anything. You are giving the world an advantage you shouldn’t. Practically everybody is drifting into that mistake. Concentrate hard on something that’s important. I did not succeed … continue reading

Charlie Munger has been called “one of the great minds of the 20th century.”He is Warren Buffet’s partner and co-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.  

Charlie describes himself as a “multidisciplinary thinker.”  The Farnam Street blog notes that Charlie draws “heavily from the study of psychology, economics, physics, biology, and history, among other disciplines, in developing his system of ‘multiple mental models’ to cut through difficult problems in complex social systems. It … continue reading

Imagine we get a “brand-spanking-new puppy from the pet shop,” Peter D. Kaufman suggests.  

What is our goal bringing this puppy into our home?

“It’s to have an engaged, contributing, all-in new member of our household,” states Peter, CEO of Glenair, Inc. and editor of Poor Charlie’s Almanack, the Wit and Wisdom of Charlie Munger.  Charlie is the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and has been called “one of the … continue reading