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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They wanted to know, many of them said, because their own companies, organizations, or governments faced some of the same issues IBM had encountered during its very, very public near collapse in the early 1990s.
They wanted to know, many of them said, because their own companies, organizations, or governments faced some of the same issues IBM had encountered during its very, very public near collapse in the early 1990s.
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When I reached my early thirties, it became clear to me that I didn't want to stay in consulting as a career. Although I enjoyed the intellectual challenge, the fast pace, and the interaction with top- ranking senior people, ...
When I reached my early thirties, it became clear to me that I didn't want to stay in consulting as a career. Although I enjoyed the intellectual challenge, the fast pace, and the interaction with top- ranking senior people, ...
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... expanded the number of cards issued from 8 million to nearly 31 million, and built whole new businesses around the Corporate Card, merchandise sales, and credit card processing industries. I also learned a great deal. Early ...
... expanded the number of cards issued from 8 million to nearly 31 million, and built whole new businesses around the Corporate Card, merchandise sales, and credit card processing industries. I also learned a great deal. Early ...
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I then dealt with what I described as my early expectations: "If IBM is as bureaucratic as people say, let's eliminate bureaucracy fast. Let's decentralize decision making wherever possible, but this is not always the right approach; ...
I then dealt with what I described as my early expectations: "If IBM is as bureaucratic as people say, let's eliminate bureaucracy fast. Let's decentralize decision making wherever possible, but this is not always the right approach; ...
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In the meantime, I told everyone to go out and manage the company and not to talk to the press about our problems, and help me establish a travel schedule that would take me to customers and employees very early.
In the meantime, I told everyone to go out and manage the company and not to talk to the press about our problems, and help me establish a travel schedule that would take me to customers and employees very early.
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| 18 | |
| 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 |
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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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| Título | Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic Change |
| Autor | Louis V. Gerstner |
| Edición | ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | Harper Collins, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0060523808, 9780060523800 |
| N.º de páginas | 304 páginas |
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