Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Money
George Roberts, who succeeded Henry Singleton as president of Teledyne, tells the story of the conglomerate and of Singleton, its co-founder. The memoir covers Teledyne's growth through acquisitions in the 1960s, Singleton's unusual approach to capital allocation and share buybacks, and the people and culture of the company. Written by an insider, it is one of the few detailed accounts of how Singleton thought and ran his business.
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- Shane Parrish: “The research came from Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It… and The Outsiders by William N. Thorndike, Jr.”