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Updated: Thu, 02/13/2025 - 09:17

Due to today’s storm, º«¹úÂãÎè classes are cancelled. Please note that campuses remain open, including Libraries, according to their schedules. For details, see the Alert email.


En raison de la tempête, les cours à º«¹úÂãÎè sont annulés aujourd’hui. Veuillez noter que les campus restent ouverts, y compris les bibliothèques selon leurs horaires. Pour plus de détails, voir le courriel d'alerte.

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Why Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are so successful, in one word

Published: 15 July 2014

When Bill Gates first met Warren Buffett, their host at dinner, Gates’ mother, asked everyone around the table to identify what they believed was the single most important factor in their success through life.ÌýGates and Buffett gave the same one-word answer: “Focus.â€

...ÌýThe answer is to develop and value both types of focus.Ìý±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýHenry Mintzberg taught that there are two sources of strategy:

  1. ¶Ù±ð±ô¾±²ú±ð°ù²¹³Ù±ðÌý²õ³Ù°ù²¹³Ù±ð²µ²â, where leaders develop a clear vision and map this to long, medium and short term goals (focus as a noun);
  2. ±ð³¾±ð°ù²µ±ð²Ô³ÙÌý²õ³Ù°ù²¹³Ù±ð²µ²â, where people respond to unanticipated problems and opportunities (focus as a verb).

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