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These books made our Hot Reads list for 2019: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal NewportThe Captain Class: A New Theory on Leadership by Sam WalkerThe Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya ParkerAgainst the Gods by Peter BernsteinTraction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino WickmanIn Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Looking forward to the takeaways from these great works. Happy reading!READ MORE

Sharing this log to cap 2018. Simlogi learning themes and key takeaways from 2018Who taught us something this year?Evaluating our participation, processing, and sharing Our learning themes and key takeaways from 2018 Keep your mind outside the box.Your core skills matter. Know them. Build them. Apply them.Don't miss out on new market rides.Know yourself: Great people are waiting to meet You.Be kind to people, even when it's hard. Who taught us something this year? Carol Massar, @carolmassar, Bloomberg Radio/TV AnchorMorgan Housel, @morganhouselSam Walker - The Captain ClassTodd Harrison, CB1 CapitalProfessor… READ MORE

"Find me a great team and I'll find a way we can make money." I can't recall where I heard it, but that statement has been ruminating in my mind ever since. When it comes to building a great team, I definitely overthink it. I don't know any other way to do it. You can read the stories on team building and you'll hear the same core elements. The authors make it all seem quite trivial, although anyone with experience buildling great teams understands it’s not. In fact, the greatest… READ MORE

This tweet came across my Twitter feed recently. It's a mash-up of Steve Kerr talking to Steph Curry at different moments of different games. It's a great one, despite who you root for in the NBA. Surround yourself with people who believe in you the way Steve Kerr believes in Steph Currypic.twitter.com/yYOhhgRuto— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) January 26, 2018 Steve Kerr is of the rarest kind when it comes to character and leadership. If you know anything about Steve, you know that he is a fierce competitor, a true sportsman, a… READ MORE

On A Job Well Done There are many things in life, and in business, that seem trivial on the surface. There are times when I find myself thinking about such things. We wrapped up Q2 and in reflecting on the time spent I was thinking about some of the compliments we received from our clients. Everyone appreciates and is capable of receiving a compliment. But one thing that strikes me every time is that it takes a special person to deliver a compliment. Something new that struck me as I… READ MORE

"Trust the process" is a cliché. But it's one I believe in. I was listening to an interview that Scott Galloway did with Barry Ritholtz of Ritholtz Wealth Management and I was intrigued by what Barry said about process: "People confuse outcomes with process." There is so much great truth to unpack in that 15 second segment. You can watch the full interview here. One of the great points Barry makes in the interview is that sound investments can be made after huge selloffs where processes are still valid. Processes… READ MORE

I've been wrestling for years with how to do this weblog. After too much internal debate, I sought input from mentors and decided that the best approach is to just get on with it. And here we go.It was an important first step to identify what we wanted to get out of blogging. I've seen these efforts fail and always believed it was because the expectations were not clear. While these expectations are my own, my hope is that they'll serve as a guidepost for our team as we build… READ MORE