具体描述
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
作者简介
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。
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我看完整本书后，总结出两个字：执行。 就算是IBM最危险的时候，已经有了很好的技术、产品在后面等着。 只是因为IBM太臃肿，忽略了将创新更快的与市场结合。当他大刀阔斧的将既有的技术和产品推广开来，当中碰到任何阻挡，绝不手软，并为受到过去IBM的文化影响，执行到底，使得...
评分郭士纳，一个经实践证明有能力的领导人，一个坚定有魄力的变革驱动者。 任何杰出不凡的人，必定有清晰的理想和原则，卓越的问题分解能力，强大的资源整合能力，自我紧迫感和危机感，不达目的誓不罢休的坚持。 IBM因为机构臃肿、管理陈旧、孤立封闭、忽视市场等原因，面临传统主...
评分很早就听说了郭士纳的这本书《谁说大象不能跳舞》，虽然我对IBM这段起死回生的经历很感兴趣，然而一直没有买回来看，家里堆积着没来得及看的好书太多了，使我近期在压抑着自己买书的速度。 前些天和一位朋友吃饭时，郑重向我推荐此书，回家后便在大洋书城下了订单。...
评分一、郭士纳阐述了他著名的管理哲学8个要点： 1 ．我按照原则而不是流程程序管理。 2 .市场决定我们的一切行为。 3 ．我是一个深深地相信质量、强有力的竞争战略与规划、团队合作、绩效工资制和商业道德责任的人。 4 ．我渴求那些能够解决问题和帮助同小解决问题的人，我会开除...
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