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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458867603321

Autore

Chan Ronald W

Titolo

Behind the Berkshire Hathaway curtain [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from Warren Buffett's top business leaders / / Ronald W. Chan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010

ISBN

0-470-64297-1

1-282-68302-0

9786612683022

0-470-64295-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/09

658.409

Soggetti

Capitalists and financiers - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Top Business Leaders; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Exploring Life with Cathy Baron-Tamraz; Chapter 2: Teaming Up with Randy Watson; Chapter 3: Taking Action with Stanford Lipsey; Chapter 4: Brainstorming with Barry Tatelman; Chapter 5: Adding Value with Dennis Knautz; Chapter 6: Investigating Business with Brad Kinstler; Chapter 7: Looking Forward with Marla Gottschalk; Chapter 8: Striving for Excellence with David Sokol; Chapter 9: Learning to Adapt from Walter Scott Jr.; Conclusion: Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain

Acknowledgments About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Warren Buffett is a legend primarily for his investment philosophy. He isn't concerned about the intricacies of the market, but instead focuses on the quality of the companies Berkshire Hathaway stands behind. Yet we know little about the leaders of the companies that Buffett handpicks. In Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Top Business Leaders, author Ronald W. Chan - founder and CEO of Chartwell Capital - offers a behind-the-scenes look into the careers of Berkshire Hathaway executives who have both



directly and indirectly contributed to the conglom