Rating:  Summary: Mining the Nuggets of Knowledge from Shareholder Letters Review: Tru$t should be required reading for anyone interested in leadership, communications or investing. In fact, many Wall Street analysts could offer significant added value in their reports by applying the lessons in Tru$t to their research. My hope is that in subsequent books Ms. Rittenhouse builds on her analysis of success to provide more insight into the art of creating new businesses - or leading any worthwhile organization.Do Business with People You Can Tru$t involves readers in the possibilities of trustworthy and ethical business practices through entertaining and illustrative analysis of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters. The premise of this analysis is that these letters do not just represent a unique and interesting form of communication - they are also the best barometers of the qualities of the manager that writes them. This premise is illustrated with examples of how Berkshire approaches its business issues and needs contrasted with other approaches and the relative success of each.
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