2. • Considered as most successful investor and money
manager of the 20th century in a survey by the Carson
Group
• Time's 100 Most Influential People, 2007
• World’s most Influential Global Thinker in Foreign Policy's
2010 report
• In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded him
the Presidential Medal of Freedom Currently is ranked as
the third most wealthiest person of the world
Achievements
6. • He will not interfere with the
running of the company.
• He will be responsible for
hiring and setting the
compensation of the top
executive.
• Capital allocated to the
business will have a price tag
(a hurdle rate) attached.
Management styles
7. • Buffett believes that a manager who
confesses mistakes publicly is more likely to
correct them
• Managers who discusses the failures of the
company with shareholders are admirable
Candor
9. • Communication: Warren Buffet is a skilled
communicator in all aspects of life. Warren Buffet is
experienced at positioning himself at the right
place at the right time. Warren Buffet has the
understanding of the people he is trying to reach
and what he can and cannot hear from the people
• Figurehead: As a CEO of the Berkshire hathway,
heuse to perform ceremonial and symbolic duties.
Leadership Traits
10. • Innovator: Innovative investors decipher future
trends, spot likely winners by combining
science(financials) with art (acuity and
perception) and continuously mitigate risk.
• Entrepreneur: Warren Buffet's is a self
empowered leader, because he is loyal, sets
goals, plans a strategy for achievement, and
stays committed until he accomplishes his
purpose.
Leadership Traits
11. • Trustworthy: He buys the company with the
intentions of keeping it forever. Usually, the
management team of each company is the same
staff that sold it
• Humility: In the year 2006, Warren's first annual
donation to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
was$1.5 billion and the rest was divided among the
four charities. He was the first person to make a
donation better than Bill Gates, the richest man in
the world.
Leadership Traits
12. • Rational: He told Fortune magazine that, A very
rich person would leave his kids enough to do
anything, but not enough to do nothing."
(Harris, 2006) In other words, he wants his
children to work earn their money and value
hard work and smart choices.
• Philanthropist: He decided to donate 85% of his
money to charity. Warren Buffet is not a huge
spender. In fact, he still lives in the same house
he bought 40 years ago.
Leadership Traits
14. • But despite some criticism, Buffett had resisted
any temptation to jump on the tech
bandwagon.
• He had long avoided investing in any business
he could not understand.
Dotcom bubble
15. • Most investors believed, at that time, that
American Express would be buried by the
scandal.
• He believed that American Express would
bounce back. He began to buy American
Express stock
American Express
16. • “The answer, sadly, is
that I did—but I didn’t
convert thought into
action. I violated the
Noah rule: Predicting
rain doesn’t count;
building arks does.
The 9/11 incident
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Level 5 leader (Humility + Will)
Sticks to the basics of economics
Good Communicator
American Express incident
9/11 incident handling (General re Insurance)
Escape from Dotcom bubble.
Philanthropist.
So, The take away..
18. • Rule No.1: Never lose money.
• Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
• The stock market is designed to transfer money from
the active to the patient.
• The most important quality for an investor is
temperament, not intellect.
• "Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."
Thank you!