What the best CEOs know [electronic resource] : 7 exceptional leaders and their lessons for transforming any business / Jeffrey A. Krames.
Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: vi, 250 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s):- Chief executive officers -- United States -- Case studies
- Leadership -- United States -- Case studies
- Decision making -- United States -- Case studies
- Management -- United States -- Case studies
- Organizational change -- United States -- Case studies
- Success in business -- United States -- Case studies
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- HD38.25.U6 K7 2003eb
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-240) and index.
The exceptional seven and the traits that defined them -- Place the customer at the epicenter of the business model : Michael Dell and the art of the customer -- Create an authentic learning organization : how Jack Welch converts learning into results -- Focus on solutions : Lou Gerstner on creating a customer-obsessed IBM -- Prepare the organization for drastic change : Andy Grove on strategic inflection points -- Harness the intellect of every employee : Bill Gates on creating a knowledge-based organization -- Create a performance-driven culture : Herb Kelleher on the importance of creating a family-like culture -- Learn from competitors, but remain faithful to the vision : how Sam Walton's vision created the world's largest company.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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