Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic ChangeWho Says Elephants Can't Dance? sums up Lou Gerstner's historic business achievement, bringing IBM back from the brink of insolvency to lead the computer business once again.Offering a unique case study drawn from decades of experience at some of America's top companies -- McKinsey, American Express, RJR Nabisco -- Gerstner's insights into management and leadership are applicable to any business, at any level. Ranging from strategy to public relations, from finance to organization, Gerstner reveals the lessons of a lifetime running highly successful companies. |
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LibraryThing Review
Reseña de usuario - Dilip-Kumar - LibraryThingA frank and detailed account of how Gerstner took charge of the grand old company at a time when it was struggling, and managed to turn it around. A great read for anyone landed with similar responsibilities in a company, big or small. Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - GShuk - LibraryThingIt was OK. The first couple of chapters before Lou joined IBM were interesting. Once he joined the book just skimmed the surface of both IBM issues and his thought process. It focused mostly on his ... Leer reseña completa
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29 | |
Out to the Field | 41 |
Operation Bear Hug | 49 |
Stop the Bleeding and Hold the Vision | 56 |
Creating the Leadership Team | 73 |
Creating a Global Enterprise | 83 |
PART MICULTURE | 179 |
On Corporate Culture | 181 |
An InsideOut World | 189 |
Leading by Principles | 200 |
PART IVLESSONS LEARNED | 217 |
FocusYou Have to Know and Love | 219 |
ExecutionStrategy Goes Only So Far | 229 |
Leadership Is Personal | 235 |
Back on the Beach | 103 |
A Brief History of IBM | 113 |
Making the Big Bets | 121 |
Servicesthe Key to Integration | 128 |
Building the Worlds Already Biggest | 136 |
Unstacking the Stack and Focusing the Portfolio | 153 |
The Emergence of ebusiness | 165 |
Reflections on Strategy | 176 |
Elephants Can Dance | 242 |
IBMa Farewell | 253 |
APPENDICES | 259 |
Appendix AThe Future of ebusiness | 261 |
Appendix BFinancial Overview | 277 |
Index | 286 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Louis V. Gerstner Vista previa restringida - 2002 |
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Louis V. Gerstner Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: How I Turned Around IBM Louis V. Gerstner No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2002 |