Warren Buffett's Management Secrets

Introduction
Overview

Step 1 Pick The Right Business to Work For
1 How to Find the Kind of Business That Offers the Greatest Career Opportunities
2 Three Quick Tests for Identifying the Best Company to Work For

Step 2 Delegate
3 Rules for Delegating Authority

Step 3 Find The Right Manager for the Job
4 Where Warren Starts His Search for the Right Manager
5 Victor or Victim? Warren's Secret for Picking a Leader Out of the Pack
6 Work at a Job You Love
7 Put a Winning Sales Team Together
8 Obsession
9 The Power of Honesty
10 Manage Costs
11 Have an Eye for the Long Term
12 How to Determine Salaries

Step 4 Motivate Your Workforce
13 Make a Good First Impression
14 The Power of Praise
15 The Power Reputation
16 The Dangers of Criticism
17 How to Win an Argument
18 Speak to the Other Person's Wants and Needs
19 Encourage Others to Come Up with the Right Idea
20 Everyone Makes Mistakes-Admit It!

Step 5 Managerial Pitfalls, Challenges, and Learning Opportunities
21 The Hidden Dangers of Making a Living on Borrowed Money
22 Do Good Ideas Always Bear Fruit?
23 How to Handle Employees Who Break the Law
24 Dealing with Your Mistakes
25 Sycophants-Are They an Asset or a Liability?
26 Learn from Missed Opportunities
27 Bank On the Tried and True
28 Move Up in Life
29 Manage 'You' for Inflation
30 Managing Personal Borrowing

In Closing
Select Glossary of Terms and Companies
Acknowledgments
Index