In 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the company was on a watch list for extinction -- victimized by its own lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era IBM had itself helped invent. Enter Lou Gerstner. The presumption was that Gerstner had joined IBM to preside over its continued dissolution into a confederation of autonomous business units -- effectively eliminating the corporation that had invented many of the industry's most important technologies. Instead, Gerstner took hold of the company, making the bold decision to keep it together, defiantly announcing, "The last thing IBM needs right now is a vision." Told in Lou Gerstner's own words, this is a story of an extraordinary turn-around, a case study in managing a crisis, and a thoughtful reflection on the computer industry and the principles of leadership. Summing up his historic business achievement, Gerstner recounts high-level meetings, explains the no-turning-back decisions that had to be made, and offers his hard-won conclusions about the essence of what makes a great company run. Read by Edward Herrman With an introduction Read by the Author
郭士纳
郭士纳(Lou Gerstner,Jr.),IBM现任董事长、前任CEO。在加盟IBM之前,他是RJR纳贝斯克公司董事长兼CEO。此前还在美国运通公司任总裁11年,兼任其最大的分公司董事长兼CEO此前,他还曾任麦肯锡管理咨询公司总监。他在达特茅斯学院获工程学学士学位,在哈佛商学院获工商管理硕士学位。
郭士纳面对千头万绪、问题重重、暮气沉沉的IBM,他是如何迈出万里长征的第一步的,如何确定方向,如何看到问题的关键,如何确定要解决问题的优先级,这里面有太多我们去反复琢磨和学习的地方。 郭士纳的第一次IBM高层会议,当被引入会议室时,他发现除了他,所有在...
评分根据菲利普·莫里斯的说法,来自烟草行业的营业收入也因为RJR纳贝斯克杠杆收购后不久所造成的价格战而备受压力。在这里,菲利普·莫里斯只不过是按照麦当劳创始人雷·克罗克的建议行事——“当你看见自己的竞争对手快要淹死的时候,应该赶快抓起消防水龙头并放到他嘴里。” 莫...
评分文/老钱 那些曾经辉煌过、后来却逐渐衰落了的大企业,是否可以根据变化了的情况及时调整战略,促成业务模式和企业文化之转型,进而焕发出第二春来? 看《谁说大象不能跳舞》前我觉得很难,看完这本书后我依然觉得很难,但知道这种事在一个叫做IBM的伟大企业里发生过。 正如本...
评分郭士纳那本《谁说大象不能跳舞》很早就听说过,也一直想看,这回终于实现这个愿望了,看完之后感觉确实不错,实践经验丰富的人写书有一大优点就在于真实,并且见解也很有说服力。郭士纳入主IBM时面临的走下坡路的巨型公司,也就是“大象”,人们都不敢设想它还会起死回生,...
评分《谁说大象不能跳舞(Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?)》是IBM前CEO郭士纳的自传。虽然我不是从事IT管理的人,没有这方面的任何经验,但细细读来仍觉收获颇多。 1.没有最好的单位,只有最优秀的人 曾几何时,IBM作为成功企业的典范成为许多人就职的梦想。但当郭士纳接手...
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