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The OUTSIDERS The OUTSIDERS Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success William N. Thorndike, Jr. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Copyright 2012 William N. Thorndike, Jr. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the publisher. Requests for permission should be directed to permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu , or mailed to Permissions, Harvard Business School Publishing, 60 Harvard Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02163. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thorndike, William. The outsiders : eight unconventional CEOs and their radically rational blueprint for success / William N. Thorndike, Jr. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-4221-6267-5 (alk. paper) 1. Executive ability. 2. Industrial management. 3. Success in business. 4. Chief executive officers— Biography. I. Title. HD38.2.T476 2012 658.4′09—dc23 2012012451 Contents Preface: Singletonville Introduction An Intellige......