Berkshire has not historically been very tough on managers who coasted.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
Reasoning
Vague characterization of management practice with undefined terms and no public record.
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Warren Buffett, “Berkshire has not historically been very tough on managers who coasted.” (said 4 May 2024). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_9e18a9078536, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9e18a9078536
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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