Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic ChangeHarper Collins, 16 dic 2003 - 304 páginas Who 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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... . 5. Corporate turnarounds - United States - Case studies . I. Title . HD9696.2.U64 12545 2002 004.'068dc21 ISBN 0-06-052380-8 ( pbk . ) 05 06 07 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2002027523 This book is dedicated to the thousands of IBMers who.
... . 5. Corporate turnarounds - United States - Case studies . I. Title . HD9696.2.U64 12545 2002 004.'068dc21 ISBN 0-06-052380-8 ( pbk . ) 05 06 07 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2002027523 This book is dedicated to the thousands of IBMers who.
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... dedicated to the thousands of IBMers who never gave up on their company , their colleagues , and themselves . They are the real heroes of the reinvention of IBM . Contents Foreword Introduction PART I - GRABBING HOLD ix 1.
... dedicated to the thousands of IBMers who never gave up on their company , their colleagues , and themselves . They are the real heroes of the reinvention of IBM . Contents Foreword Introduction PART I - GRABBING HOLD ix 1.
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... IBMers who answered the call , put their shoulders to the wheel , and performed magnificently as we undertook an ... IBMer . I did have a great deal of help from some longtime IBM col- leagues . They include Jon Iwata , Mark Harris ...
... IBMers who answered the call , put their shoulders to the wheel , and performed magnificently as we undertook an ... IBMer . I did have a great deal of help from some longtime IBM col- leagues . They include Jon Iwata , Mark Harris ...
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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 |
Back on the Beach | 103 |
PART IIICULTURE | 179 |
On Corporate Culture | 181 |
An InsideOut World | 189 |
Leading by Principles | 200 |
PART IVLESSONS LEARNED | 217 |
FocusYou Have to Know and Love | 219 |
Execution Strategy Goes Only So Far | 229 |
Leadership Is Personal | 235 |
A Brief History of IBM | 113 |
Making the Big Bets | 121 |
Servicesthe Key to Integration | 128 |
Building the Worlds Already Biggest | 136 |
Opening the Company Store | 146 |
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 |
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Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Louis V. Gerstner Vista previa restringida - 2002 |
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