Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?

Lou Gerstner, Jr., served as chairman and chief executive officer of IBM from April 1993 until March 2002, when he retired as CEO. He remained chairman of the board through the end of 2002. Before joining IBM, Mr. Gerstner served for four years as chairman and CEO of RJR Nabisco, Inc. This was preceded by an eleven-year career at the American Express Company, where he was president of the parent company and chairman and CEO of its largest subsidiary. Prior to that, Mr. Gerstner was a director of the management consulting firm of McKinsey & Co., Inc. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

出版者:HarperBusiness

作者:Louis. V. Gerstner

页数:292

出版时间:2003-12-16

价格:USD 16.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780060523800

图书标签:管理商业传记英文原版英文版IBM管理类经管

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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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2018.1.23

Mr. Gerstner is indeed a McKinsey trained guy, he's all about leadership, strategy, and execution!

“I was always–even to the end–an outsider.”

自己写就是不透彻

强人郭士纳：1、有能力透过重重复杂，找到业界的发展方向；2、超强的执行能力，将山头林立、官僚严重的IBM变成会跳舞的大象！