Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Scott Dinsmore (LiveYourLegend.net) posting his annual round-up of the Berkshire Hathaway meeting, made some points about what he has learned there. http://liveyourlegend.net/20-uncommon-career-lessons-from-my-weekend-with-wa rren-buffett/ Wouldn$B!G(Bt it be nice if the ministry got the point and let you Paint Your Own Painting. 14. Purpose is the ultimate compensation. Job satisfaction and loyalty come from the autonomy to do the work that matters to you, not from a lofty salary or bonus. Every manager at Berkshire is independently wealthy, yet they can$B!G(Bt wait to come to work every day. $B!H(BThey get to paint their own paintings,$B!I(B as Buffett says. Give people autonomy and trust to do things they are good at. Avoid micro-managing. Don$B!G(Bt think you can do their skill better than they can. Give them the paintbrush and freedom to build upon their vision and that$B!G(Bs what they$B!G(Bll do. Daniel Pink has an excellent TED talk on The Surprising Science of Motivation <http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=MCaos&m=3czfzIoHF9ZecMR&b=3j2JNDotSpLaB1vK TFssUg> . The same goes for why Warren and Charlie, in their 80$B!l(Bs, have no interest in retiring: $B!H(BWe get the opportunity to paint our own painting every day and it$B!G(Bs a painting that will never be finished. We love it.$B!I(B - Warren Buffett You can$B!G(Bt infuse passion into someone, but you can certainly create a system that takes passion out. When in doubt, give those around you the brush. [Tweet this Lesson <http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=MCaos&m=3czfzIoHF9ZecMR&b=iGomPKcujfnBQWPT N97Wuw> ] David R. Herz <mailto:mr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> teacher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: drherz Twitter: @drherz +972-4-641-8708 +972-52-579-1859 +203-517-0518 ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************