A View From Beneath The Dancing Elephant

Author : Peter E. Greulich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983373490
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A View from Beneath the Dancing Elephant - Promo written by Peter E. Greulich and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many IBMers see Louis V. Gerstner as the savior of their company--indeed, Gerstner sees himself that way. Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? expresses this perspective quite well. What Gerstner never realized is that much of his success came from accidentally tapping into an eighty-year-old culture that he never understood. IBM's founders, the Watsons, created this culture in the 1910s, and then codified it in the 1950s with the creation of three Basic Beliefs: Respect, Service and Excellence. But today's IBM has lost its culture, its constitution and its way. Surely a century-old corporation is more than its founding words; but great leaders do not seek to abolish a people's constitution, rather they seek a return to its original intent. This book captures how that change occurred--a view from beneath the dancing elephant.

Author : Peter E. Greulich
Publisher : Mbi Concepts Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780983373469
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A View from Beneath the Dancing Elephant written by Peter E. Greulich and published by Mbi Concepts Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many IBMers see Louis V. Gerstner as the savior of their company-indeed, Gerstner sees himself that way. Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? expresses this perspective quite well. What Gerstner never realized is that much of his success came from accidentally tapping into an eighty-year-old culture that he never understood. IBM's founders, the Watsons, created this culture in the 1910s, and then codified it in the 1950s with the creation of three Basic Beliefs: Respect, Service and Excellence. But today's IBM has lost its culture, its constitution and its way. Surely a century-old corporation is more than its founding words; but great leaders do not seek to abolish a people's constitution, rather they seek a return to its original intent. This book captures how that change occurred-a view from beneath the dancing elephant.

Author : Morgen Witzel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472956583
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ethical Leader written by Morgen Witzel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ethical Leader showcases the necessity and practicality of using an ethics-based business model for competitive advantage and long-term organizational success. Ethical behaviour by businesses, or their staff, is often seen as the corporate and social responsibility icing on an organizational cake – something that is nice to do but never really essential. But by turning this view around – and making ethical behaviour a primary focus – Witzel shows how businesses can create and maintain long-term competitive advantage. Trust and respect among key stakeholder groups, particularly employees and customers, cannot be overstated in their importance to an organization's success: trust engenders loyalty and good reputation, which in turn builds brand value. However, while ethical behaviour is key to trust-building, in order for an organization to see lasting, positive outcomes it needs to go deeper than something managers do out of a sense of moral duty. The Ethical Leader shows why ethical practice has to be the platform on which a strong and enduring business can be built, and leaders and managers need to provide the necessary tools and insights to enable this to happen. Witzel offers a practical introduction to some of the key concepts in ethics, including how to deal with ethical paradoxes and making ethical decisions. The book explores the specifics of what makes an ethical leader, and how leaders can communicate values and standards across an organization in order to engage the trust of employees, consumers, shareholders and the wider community.

Author : James W. Cortada
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262351498
Total Pages : 747 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book IBM written by James W. Cortada and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historian offers an authoritative history of the successes and failures of his former employer, IBM—considered one of the most influential American companies of the last century. For decades, IBM shaped the way the world did business. IBM products were in every large organization, and IBM corporate culture established a management style that was imitated by companies around the globe. It was “Big Blue”—an icon. And yet over the years, IBM has gone through both failure and success, surviving flatlining revenue and forced reinvention. The company almost went out of business in the early 1990s, then came back strong with new business strategies and an emphasis on artificial intelligence. In this authoritative, monumental history, James Cortada tells the story of one of the most influential American companies of the last century. A historian who worked at IBM for many years, Cortada examines IBM throughout the decades, offering insights on the company’s: • Technology Breakthroughs: the punch card (1890s), the calculation and printing of Social Security checks (1930s), the introduction of the PC to a mass audience (1980s), and the shift from hardware to software. • Business Culture • Global expansion • Regulatory and Legal Issues • CEOs The secret to IBM’s unequalled longevity in the information technology market, Cortada shows, is its capacity to adapt to changing circumstances and technologies.

Author : Tess Uriza Holthe
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0676806732
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Elephants Dance written by Tess Uriza Holthe and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’ The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our Philippine Islands? We are the small chickens.” Once in a great while comes a storyteller who can illuminate worlds large and small, in ways both magical and true to life. When the Elephants Dance is set in the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and the Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands. Through the eyes of three narrators, thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a passionate guerilla commander, we see how ordinary people find hope for survival where none seems to exist. While the Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle together for survival in the cellar of a house, they tell magical stories to one another based on Filipino myth that transport the listeners from the chaos of the war around them and give them new resolve to continue fighting. Outside the safety of their refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerilla fighters wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war. This stunning debut novel celebrates with richness and depth the spirit of the Filipino people and their fascinating story and marks the introduction of an author who will join the ranks of writers such as Arundhati Roy, Manil Suri, and Amy Tan.

Author : Charles Edge
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1484238354
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build, Run, and Sell Your Apple Consulting Practice written by Charles Edge and published by Apress. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting an app development company is one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do. Or it sends you into bankruptcy and despair. If only there was a guide out there, to help you along the way. This book is your guide to starting, running, expanding, buying, and selling a development consulting firm. But not just any consulting firm, one with a focus on Apple. Apple has been gaining adoption in businesses ranging from traditional 5 person start ups to some of the largest companies in the world. Author Charles Edge has been there since the days that the Mac was a dying breed in business, then saw the advent of the iPhone and iPad, and has consulted for environments ranging from the home user to the largest Apple deployments in the world. Now there are well over 10,000 shops out there consulting on Apple in business and more appearing every day. Build, Run, and Sell Your Apple Consulting Practice takes you through the journey, from just an idea to start a company all the way through mergers and finally into selling your successful and growing Apple development business. What You'll Learn Create and deploy grassroots as well as more traditional marketing plans Engage in the community of developers and companies that will hire you and vice versa Effecively buy and sell your time and talents to grow your business while remaining agile Who This Book Is For Business owners looking to grow and diversify their companies as well as developers, engineers, and designers working on Apple apps who would like to branch out into starting their own consulting business.

Author : Louis V. Gerstner
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060523808
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? written by Louis V. Gerstner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Doug Garr
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0887309445
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book IBM Redux written by Doug Garr and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-09-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on Lou Gerstner, who rescued IBM from a death spiral and guided it back to being a vital corporation, Garr offers the inside story of one of the greatest comebacks in business history. A new Introduction by the author follows IBM into the 21st century, and lays out the challenges it faces.

Author : John Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781552638606
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents written by John Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What a story! The characters are entire continentsmoving around the surface of the Earth, crashing into each other, crushing islands, raising mountain ranges and opening and closing vast oceansand the plot is nothing less than the formation of the planet on which we live. The worlds geological past is a mystery of vanished oceans, towering mountain ranges and crashing continents. How did these evolutionary changes happen? In Canada a scientific project called Lithoprobe uses huge earth- pounding trucks known as dancing elephants. Scientists send shockwaves deep down to the earths crust which bounce back once they have hit a surface below. The readings show what is going on below the earths surface right down to the tectonic plates that underlie the land beneath our feet. With this information, scientists can now map the earths core and solve the mysteries of its evolution. Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents provides a fascinating and readily understandable explanation of the history of the Earth; how it has evolved and changed and how it continues to change, shift and grow. Filled with detailed, full-colour illustrations and original lithographic prints of the earths core, this is a unique, educational and just plain cool view of the earth we stand on.

Author : Jarem Sawatsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780995324206
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dancing with Elephants written by Jarem Sawatsky and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dancing With Elephants includes insightful interviews with chronic disease experts Toni Bernhard, Lucy Kalanithi, and Patch Adams. Sawatsky's landmark book provides support that only a fellow traveler down this road can offer. If you like touching stories, mindful wisdom, and a touch of irreverent humor, then you'll love Sawatsky's life-changing book.