Book Description
From the Connecticut border south of great Great Barrington to Pittsfield and North Adams in the north, the Berkshires' finest landscape photographer captures the region's full-color glory.
Author : Stephen G. Donaldson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,24 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
ISBN : 9781933212531
From the Connecticut border south of great Great Barrington to Pittsfield and North Adams in the north, the Berkshires' finest landscape photographer captures the region's full-color glory.
Author : Lawrence A. Cunningham
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0231170041
Berkshire Hathaway, the $300 billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the worldÕs largest and most famous corporations. Yet, for all its power and celebrity, few people understand Berkshire, and many assume it cannot survive without Buffett. This book proves that assumption wrong. In a comprehensive portrait of the distinct corporate culture that unites and sustains BerkshireÕs fifty direct subsidiaries, Lawrence A. Cunningham unearths the traits that assure the conglomerateÕs perpetual prosperity. Riveting stories recount each subsidiaryÕs origins, triumphs, and journey to Berkshire and reveal the strategies managers use to generate economic value from intangible values, such as thrift, integrity, entrepreneurship, autonomy, and a sense of permanence. Rich with lessons for those wishing to profit from the Berkshire model, this engaging book is a valuable read for entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, and investors, and it makes an important resource for scholars of corporate stewardship. General readers will enjoy learning how an iconoclastic businessman transformed a struggling shirt company into a corporate fortress destined to be his lasting legacy.
Author : Carole Owens
Publisher : Cottage Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780918343000
Author : Karen Linder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 25,62 MB
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1118182626
A fascinating look at the top women at Berkshire Hathaway and how they got there Although proportionally women continue to lag far behind men as CEOs and board members at major institutions, there has been a marked uptick in the number of female business leaders in recent years. Looking at the changes that have happened at Berkshire Hathaway—Warren Buffett's holding company, The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors provides a unique look at the gradual shattering of the glass ceiling at one of America's top firms. An influx of female leadership over the past few years—today there are four female CEOs, up from just one a decade ago—has invigorated Berkshire Hathaway with energy and unique female insight. Profiling these remarkable women, the book provides motivational and management information for a wide range of readers, from business students to Buffett fans. Looks closely at the female board members of Berkshire Hathaway and the female managers who run Berkshire Hathaway companies Follows the paths that brought these women to their current positions Explores their working relationship with their employees and Warren Buffett, and how they balance work and their private lives The only book focusing on eight of the most powerful women at Berkshire Hathaway, The Women of Berkshire Hathaway is an inspirational read about the triumph of a group of remarkable women within a company once dominated by men.
Author : Ronald Chan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 2010-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0470642955
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 conglomerate’s success. Drawing on exclusive interviews from Berkshire leaders, Chan vividly describes how an exceptional group of managers has built a culture of achievement. With a keen eye for detail, he shows how their lessons can be applied for career success and personal fulfillment. Brimming with practical advice, the book will appeal to both executives and employees wanting to improve their leadership skills and work performance. Covering the career and life decisions of David Sokol of MidAmerican Energy, Cathy Baron-Tamraz of Business Wire, Dennis Knautz of Acme Brick, Randy Watson of Justin Brands, Stan Lipsey of Buffalo News, and many more, the book offers a wide range of business insights, philosophies, and strategies directly from leaders at the top of their fields.
Author : Lawrence Cunningham
Publisher : Columbia Business School Publi
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,14 MB
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231193900
Margin of Trust is the first book to distill Warren Buffett's approach to management and corporate life. It provides a definitive analysis of the tenets of the Berkshire Hathaway, system, its costs and benefits, and how it can be adapted for other organizations.
Author : Richard S. Jackson
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 27,55 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : David McLaughlin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
ISBN : 9780976350057
This book contains timelines that tell the history of a picturesque and culturally rich section of New England. Features stunning photographs and a 3D map of the region.
Author : Leo Damrosch
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300244967
Prize-winning biographer Leo Damrosch tells the story of “the Club,” a group of extraordinary writers, artists, and thinkers who gathered weekly at a London tavern In 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Samuel Johnson that they invite a few friends to join them every Friday at the Turk’s Head Tavern in London to dine, drink, and talk until midnight. Eventually the group came to include among its members Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon, and James Boswell. It was known simply as “the Club.” In this captivating book, Leo Damrosch brings alive a brilliant, competitive, and eccentric cast of characters. With the friendship of the “odd couple” Samuel Johnson and James Boswell at the heart of his narrative, Damrosch conjures up the precarious, exciting, and often brutal world of late eighteenth-century Britain. This is the story of an extraordinary group of people whose ideas helped to shape their age, and our own.
Author : Janet Lowe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 2000-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471244738
Das einzige Buch, das einen der geheimnisvollsten Anleger im Investmentgeschaft portratiert: Charlie Munger - der Kopf, der hinter Investmentguru Warren Buffett stand. Geschrieben von Janet Lowe, beruhmte Autorin der WILEY Speaks-Bestsellerreihe. Sie hat hier eine faszinierende Verbindung von Geschaftsphilosophie, und Biographie geschaffen, eine einzigartige Kombination aus Mungers Witz, Humor, Know-How und Erfolg. Offenbart werden auch die Taktiken und Techniken dieses wenig bekannten, aber au?erst einflu?reichen Finanzgenies und Lehrmeisters von Warren Buffett. Ein Buch zum Verschenken schon!