What will be the big drivers of profitable growth in this business over the next five to ten years? What do we have to believe in order to be confident we’re going to achieve that growth? Are the assumptions underlying these beliefs reasonable or easily derailed? Are there big hockey sticks to the growth of revenue and margin without credible expla

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Until recently, though, that same appetite for bold, operational problem-solving wasn’t matched in their communications. This changed in 2019, when they partnered with creative agency GUT to bring the same rigour to creative bravery that they’d applied to operational bravery. Together, they built a proprietary Bravery ScaleTM - a framework to measu... See more

“Here is an all-too-brief summary of Buffett’s approach: He looks for what he calls “franchise” companies with strong consumer brands, easily understandable businesses, robust financial health, and near-monopolies in their markets, like H & R Block, Gillette, and the Washington Post Co. Buffett likes to snap up a stock when a scandal, big loss,... See more