Reading List – Role Models

Luck, and then the work

Brilliant George Soros bio

YES, Nassim Taleb, YES!

What CSR and philanthrocapitalism achieve more broadly is the social justification of extreme wealth inequality, rather than any kind of antidote to it.

Chimamanda and Hillary

Winnie Mandela’s legacy – and horrors

He made $8 billion. And then he gave it all away.

His practice of “giving while living” set an example for the world’s rich

This captures my exact same feeling about how Mark Zuckerberg has evolved as a person and a leader. I really do admire him.

Oprah on why, and how, she is where she is now

The world saw Pope Francis bless a boy with cerebral palsy. Here’s what we didn’t see.

Ghandi’s life was a sort of pilgrimage in which every act was significant

Watching people face adversity, and growing through it, in real time can be very ennobling.

Useful criticism of one of my favourite people in the world

You look at Warren Buffett’s schedule sometimes and there’s a haircut. Tuesday, haircut day.