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28 LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
may indicate a derailer or potential problem for the individual. The
EI competency or competencies that are illustrated are indicated in
parentheses following each example.
WARREN BUFFETT
Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in America’s
history and exemplifies a Star Performer in Emotional Intelligence.
In 2008 he became the richest man in the world, and he was
runner-up in 2009 with $37 billion of net worth (he lost $25 billion
between 2008 and 2009). 20 In 2010 Forbes has him as #3 with $47
billion and Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico the new #1 with $53.5 billion
and Bill Gates #2 with $53 billion.
Buffett employs roughly 233,000 people in more than 88 businesses.
21 He is truly a leader and a manager’s manager as he is one
of the few people Fortune 50 CEOs go to for advice. His holding
company Berkshire Hathaway has major stock ownership in many
companies and was voted the #3 World’s Most Admired Company by
Fortune magazine for 2010. In 2009 Berkshire Hathaway purchased
Burlington Northern Railroad—a self-described all-in bet—and
purchased a $5 billion stake in Goldman Sachs. This makes Buffett
“a major stakeholder in the global economic recovery, with tentacles
that span from coal to collateral debt obligations,” according to
BusinessWeek. 22 (Initiative, Achievement Orientation)
People have spent more than $1 million just to have lunch with
Buffett. Chief executives of companies in which he has a stake
laud his patience, foresight, and ability to capture the essence of
complex fi nancial situations in just a few words. 23 (Emotional Self-
Control, Communication)
Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1930 as a middle child
and the only son of three children. His father was a businessman
and later a congressman. Buffett started school in Washington, D.C.,
and then went to Wharton School of Business and the University of