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The Warren Buffett Way

Published by Wiley

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Emotion can be on the strongest detractors from pursuing your dreams.  Drawing from legendary investor Warren Buffett’s principles for investing, we explore how to best curb emotion when it comes to impacting our business decisions.

This workshop is about understanding your strengths (both skill and knowledge based), and building intelligent timelines, so participants can be consistently successful in future endeavors.

Exercise Overview

1 Lecture (10 minutes)   |  ”Sanity in an Insane Business”

A recap of the article, and brief explanation of the “circle of competency” theory.  (That our chances for success drop dramatically when working in unfamiliar areas).

2 Solo Exercise (25 minutes)  |  ”Set It & Forget It”

Planning and scheduling properly are key to success.  In this exercise we look specifically at the advantages of planning Reflection Time into our calendars.

3 Group Discussion (10 minutes)   | “Unique Seasons”

This discussion is about understanding that “quarterly goals” and “annual goals” are great, but that not all activities fit cleanly into pre-defined timeframes.  We share our own time goals with the team.

Key Deliverables

Staff members completing this workshop will have a stronger understanding of their “circles of competency”.  They will also build intelligent schedules for their projects.  As an end result, you will see an increase in confidence and activity.

In addition to the standard materials of Pens, Papers, Whiteboard and Markers, this 45 minute workshop requires all representatives to bring their personal calendars or organizers as well.  This is a stand alone workshop, and no additional followup work is required.  However, your team members will be encouraged to continue to support each other and check in on each others progress in the months to come.