TY - BOOK AU - Krames,Jeffrey A. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - What the best CEOs know: 7 exceptional leaders and their lessons for transforming any business AV - HD38.25.U6 K7 2003eb U1 - 658.4/06 21 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Chief executive officers KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Leadership KW - Decision making KW - Management KW - Organizational change KW - Success in business KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10045327 ER -