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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It was also at American Express that I developed a sense of the strategic value of information technology. Think about what the American Express Card represents. It is a gigantic e-business, although we never thought about it in those ...
It was also at American Express that I developed a sense of the strategic value of information technology. Think about what the American Express Card represents. It is a gigantic e-business, although we never thought about it in those ...
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I also came away with a greater sense of the relationship between management and owners. I had experienced this at McKinsey, which was a private company owned by its partners. The importance of managers being aligned with shareholders ...
I also came away with a greater sense of the relationship between management and owners. I had experienced this at McKinsey, which was a private company owned by its partners. The importance of managers being aligned with shareholders ...
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It was clear to me that KKR was headed for the exit, so it made sense for me to do the same. This book, which starts on the next page, picks up my story from there. PARTI Grabbing Hold [1] The Courtship On December 14,1 992, ...
It was clear to me that KKR was headed for the exit, so it made sense for me to do the same. This book, which starts on the next page, picks up my story from there. PARTI Grabbing Hold [1] The Courtship On December 14,1 992, ...
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I then talked about morale. "It is not helpful to feel sorry for ourselves. I'm sure our employees don't need any rah-rah speeches. We need leadership and a sense of direction and momentum, not just from me but from all of us.
I then talked about morale. "It is not helpful to feel sorry for ourselves. I'm sure our employees don't need any rah-rah speeches. We need leadership and a sense of direction and momentum, not just from me but from all of us.
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... and as far as I know, to his credit, he never looked back. I went home with a deepening sense of fear. Could I pull this off? Who was going to help me? Drinking from a Fire Hose [3] On April 1, 1993, 28 Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
... and as far as I know, to his credit, he never looked back. I went home with a deepening sense of fear. Could I pull this off? Who was going to help me? Drinking from a Fire Hose [3] On April 1, 1993, 28 Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
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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 |
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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 |
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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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