Limping on Water
How does a role model Buffett admires actually work?
Beuth recalls his career at Capital Cities, its leaders Tom Murphy and Dan Burke, and the experience of working alongside them.
Buy the bookWhy Buffett recommends it
2015 shareholder letter · published in 2016 ↗Start with Tom Murphy, and you’ll never need a second exemplar.
He used this book to point to a role model.
Buffett praised Murphy and Burke for both their achievements and how they achieved them. He then connected the book to the influence of the people we choose to admire and emulate.
OUR READING
Why is it worth reading?
A colleague’s perspective gives detail to Buffett’s admiration: how this leader worked and how he treated people.
Who this book is for
Readers interested in professional growth, how leaders treat people and learning from examples. This selection is in English.
A way into the book
Begin with the encounters with Murphy. Notice how he responds to colleagues and differences of opinion.
Limping on Water
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