Warren Buffett: the

leader
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Introduction
● Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska on 30th Aug, 1930
● Popularly known as “Oracle of Omaha”
● 4th richest man on the planet
● Investment banker, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway,
philanthropist
● Used to frequently visit his father’s stock brokerage shop
● First investment - at the age of 11 years
● Bought 3 shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 per
share and sold them at $40 per share

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What makes him different?
❖ Down-to-earth and live
modestly
❖ Clear-headed and deep thinker
❖ Launched the Giving Pledge in
2010
❖ Make sure that wealth benefits
the society
❖ Continual learning
❖ Value investing
❖ Buffett Indicator
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What made him
successful?

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“
“I will tell you the secret to getting
rich on Wall Street. You try to be
greedy when others are fearful. And
you try to be fearful when others are
greedy.”
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Leadership traits ◈ Imbues his vision and mission
to his employees and
company
◈ Lead by example and
transparency
◈ Creation of corporate culture
of trust and accountability
◈ Laissez-Faire leadership traits
◈ Support employees to achieve
their goals by provision of
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ample resources and guidance
Leadership qualities
◈ Great Mentor
◈ Great Influencer
◈ Optimistic
◈ Confident
◈ Ability to hold people accountable
◈ Focus on continuous improvement
◈ He was a transformational leader

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