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Helzberg: The right strategy is to be a sleeper and avoid broadcasting success
“Dad was the ultimate extrovert, yet he told me that the right strategy was to be, quote, a sleeper. That is, not to be known for success when it did come.”
Warren Buffett Bypassed Standard Due Diligence When Acquiring Helzberg Diamonds
“When Warren Buffett bought Hellsberg diamonds, he felt so positive about the deal that he cut out the usual due diligence to speed negotiations.”
Senra: Assign Top Performers to Test Critical Business Initiatives
“If you're going to test something you think is important, it's going to be really important to the future of your business, put one of your best people on it.”
Helzberg: Dropping Non-Jewelry Lines Increased Both Sales Volume and Profits
“We phased out lines of merchandise such as china, crystal, silver, luggage, and radios. We believed that the dollar volume of business would decrease, but the profits would increase. So he's saying on a store, an individual store level, Like, hey, we're going …”