Breakthrough will help executives lead their teams to
peerless, unsurpassed performance by helping them define a grand
goal and engage the organization to pursue and achieve that goal,
no matter how difficult the challenge seems. Based on a ten-year
landmark study of more than seventy bold, breakthrough companies
such as IBM, Dayton-Hudson, Progressive Insurance, EMC, American
Standard, Charles Schwab, and Dell Computer, the book shows how
these remarkable companies adopted outrageous objectives and then
did what it takes to achieve remarkable results.
Autorentext
BILL DAVIDSON was a tenured professor of management at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California from 1985 to 1998. He is the author of several other books on management, including The Amazing Race and 2020 Vision (with Stan Davis), which was selected as Best Business Book of the Year by Fortune magazine in 1992. He is Chairman of MESA Research (www.mesaresearchgroup.com), a strategy and leadership services group.
Klappentext
"Teams that embrace bold goals and breakthrough strategies can accomplish remarkable results. This book will be invaluable to anyone embarking on that path."
– Bart Butzer
Executive Vice President, Target Corporation
"Yellow’s continued industry leadership will result in large part from embracing Bill Davidson’s philosophy and approach."
– Bill Zollars
CEO, Yellow Corporation
"Strategic change is a high-risk, high-return proposition. Davidson’s framework provides a sure, firm foundation for success."
– Roger MacFarlane
CEO, UTi Worldwide
"This is a serious piece of work which should be required reading for all business leaders. If you plan on remaining or becoming number one in your industry, have your top management team read this right away."
– Bob Herson
CEO, Executive Focus International, Inc.
"I could not put it down–stunning insights into corporate strategy and tactics."
– Randall Lunn
General Partner, Palomar Ventures
Zusammenfassung
Breakthrough will help executives lead their teams to peerless, unsurpassed performance by helping them define a grand goal and engage the organization to pursue and achieve that goal, no matter how difficult the challenge seems. Based on a ten-year landmark study of more than seventy bold, breakthrough companies such as IBM, Dayton-Hudson, Progressive Insurance, EMC, American Standard, Charles Schwab, and Dell Computer, the book shows how these remarkable companies adopted outrageous objectives and then did what it takes to achieve remarkable results.
Inhalt
Chapter One: Breakthrough Dynamics.
Chapter Two: The Enterprise Principle.
Chapter Three: The Strategic Setting.
Chapter Four: Champions of Breakthrough.
Chapter Five: The Mindset of the Market Leader.
Chapter Six: Advice to Incumbents.
Chapter Seven: Aim, Ready, Fire.
Chapter Eight: The Leadership Factor.
Appendix I: Breakthrough Profiles.
Appendix II: Breakthrough Performance.
Post Face.
Index.