Margin of Trust

The Berkshire Business Model

Lawrence Cunningham, Stephanie Cuba

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Columbia University Press
14 January 2020

Economics & Business; Management & management techniques; Corporate governance & responsibilities; Organisational theory & behaviour

Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, are legendary for their distinctive investing approach. Yet many equally unconventional but less well known aspects of Berkshire's managerial practices and organizational structure are rich with lessons for those seeking to follow in Buffett's footsteps. Margin of Trust is the first book to distill Buffett's approach to management and corporate life. It provides a definitive analysis of the tenets of the Berkshire system, its costs and benefits, and how it can be adapted for other organizations.

Lawrence A. Cunningham and Stephanie Cuba develop a new account of how Berkshire Hathaway works, showing that the key to its success is trust. Profiling partnership practices and business methods, they contend that Berkshire's distinguishing feature is a culture in which autonomy and decentralization are core management principles. Cunningham and Cuba provide instructive examples of how this model has been successfully adapted by other companies that share a faith in trust as an organizing principle. They also offer candid commentary on the risks of a trust-based approach and how to mitigate them. Margin of Trust features illuminating analysis of Buffett's take on the role trust plays in business agreements, what Buffett looks for in great corporate boards, and what lies ahead for Berkshire after its iconic leader leaves the scene.

By: Lawrence Cunningham, Stephanie Cuba
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780231193900
ISBN 10: 0231193904
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 14 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue: The Carrot of Trust Part I. Pillars 1. The Players 2. Partnership Practices 3. Business Methods Part II. Perspectives 4. Deals 5. Boards 6. Internal Affairs Part III. Alternatives 7. Contrasts 8. Comparisons Part IV. Challenges 9. Judgment 10. Public Perception 11. Scale 12. Succession Epilogue: The Stick of Ruthlessness Notes Index

Lawrence A. Cunningham and Stephanie Cuba are authors, investors, consultants, and board members. Their previous work includes The Warren Buffett Shareholder: Stories from Inside the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting (2017). Cunningham, editor and publisher since 1997 of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, is the Henry St. George Tucker III Research Professor at George Washington University and author of Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values (Columbia, 2014). Cuba is president of CC Strategies, a real estate consulting firm specializing in project management, investment analysis, and public-private partnerships. The two are married and live in New York City with their two daughters.

Reviews for Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Business Model

To truly understand Warren Buffett's conglomerate, one needs to look beyond the extraordinary numbers, and absorb the unique culture of Berkshire Hathaway. There are few experts on corporate governance or the qualitative aspects of corporations than Larry Cunningham. Every Berkshire shareholder-or investor of any other company, for that matter-should read Margin of Trust to better understand what makes a sustainable corporate culture and, therefore, superior investment that's built to last multiple generations. -- Robert P. Miles, executive in residence, University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Business Administration, Executive MBA Program, Genius of Warren Buffett Course