Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic TurnaroundA 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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However , I told the three directors politely that I had no interest in returning to American Express . I had loved my tenure there , but I was not going back to fix mistakes I had fought so hard to avoid . ( Robinson left two months ...
However , I told the three directors politely that I had no interest in returning to American Express . I had loved my tenure there , but I was not going back to fix mistakes I had fought so hard to avoid . ( Robinson left two months ...
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When Burke called later that week , I told him that I would take a look at the IBM job . I told him I would need a lot more information , particularly about the company's shortand intermediate - term prospects .
When Burke called later that week , I told him that I would take a look at the IBM job . I told him I would need a lot more information , particularly about the company's shortand intermediate - term prospects .
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“ This is the most realistic restructuring program IBM's had , " analyst David Wu told The Wall Street Journal . Michael Hammer , coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation , told The New York Times : “ Gerstner decided that sooner is ...
“ This is the most realistic restructuring program IBM's had , " analyst David Wu told The Wall Street Journal . Michael Hammer , coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation , told The New York Times : “ Gerstner decided that sooner is ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
PART I GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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