Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic TurnaroundThorndike Press, 2003 - 527 páginas A New York Times BestsellerIn 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the company was on its way to extinction, a victim of its lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era it had helped invent. Then Lou Gerstner was brought in. Now he offers a blow-by-blow account of IBM's competitive and cultural transformation -- the first-hand story of an extraordinary turnaround. |
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... hard very hard to re- direct or reenergize an existing enterprise . Believe me , it's a lot easier than throwing that enterprise over the fence into a totally new environment and succeeding . Age - old common sense : Stick to your ...
... hard very hard to re- direct or reenergize an existing enterprise . Believe me , it's a lot easier than throwing that enterprise over the fence into a totally new environment and succeeding . Age - old common sense : Stick to your ...
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... hard decisions — in business and with people Passion that is visible Maniacal customer focus Instinctive drive for speed / impact Integrity I want to close this chapter on personal leadership with a few comments about integ- rity . All ...
... hard decisions — in business and with people Passion that is visible Maniacal customer focus Instinctive drive for speed / impact Integrity I want to close this chapter on personal leadership with a few comments about integ- rity . All ...
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... hard work on the part of tens of thou- sands of IBM colleagues around the world . On New Year's Eve I had the opportunity to spend time with the team in our Millen- nium Center in Southbury , Connecticut . It's hard to express the pride ...
... hard work on the part of tens of thou- sands of IBM colleagues around the world . On New Year's Eve I had the opportunity to spend time with the team in our Millen- nium Center in Southbury , Connecticut . It's hard to express the pride ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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