Based on the acclaimed book, “The Outsiders”, by William Thorndike, Jr., this short, powerful film introduces you to eight remarkable, individualistic CEOs whose results were extraordinary.

You may not know all their names, but you’ll recognize their companies: Teledyne, General Cinema, Ralston Purina, The Washington Post Company, Berkshire Hathaway, General Dynamics, Capital Cities Broadcasting, and TCI.

From the book’s dust jacket: “Humble, unassuming, and often frugal, these “outsiders” shunned Wall Street and the press, and shied away from the hottest new management trends. Instead, they shared specific traits that that put them and the companies they led on winning trajectories.” In “A Mind of Their Own”, you’ll come to understand these exceptional traits, methods and mindsets—striking for their consistency and relentless rationality:

Independence

Adaptability

Conviction

Contrarianism

Practicality

Frugality

Integrity

Opportunism

The most surprising finding in researching the book was the eight CEOs had a remarkable similarity of approach, that the specific actions they took, the decisions they made, were very different than their peers, but very similar to each other.

As Mr. Thorndike says in the film

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