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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... knew all the other candidates — and I knew them all well . There isn't an- other candidate that could do this job any better than Lou Gerstner will . We made one specific offer for this job and only one , and 38.
... knew all the other candidates — and I knew them all well . There isn't an- other candidate that could do this job any better than Lou Gerstner will . We made one specific offer for this job and only one , and 38.
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... knew it could be managed . But in the case of a maverick software company , I also had a feeling that the effort to win over the work force was a battle that had to be won before the first shot was fired . We un- derstood that our every ...
... knew it could be managed . But in the case of a maverick software company , I also had a feeling that the effort to win over the work force was a battle that had to be won before the first shot was fired . We un- derstood that our every ...
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... knew what they needed to know . It was to shake them out of their depressed stupor , remind them of who they were you're IBM , damn it ! and get them to think and act collaboratively , as hungry , curious self - starters . In other ...
... knew what they needed to know . It was to shake them out of their depressed stupor , remind them of who they were you're IBM , damn it ! and get them to think and act collaboratively , as hungry , curious self - starters . In other ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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