{"product_id":"wisdom-of-the-ceo-isbn-9780471357629","title":"Wisdom of the CEO","description":"How Will Yahoo! Stay on Top in the Twenty-First Century? Sony? DuPont? Why Not Ask Their CEOs? Wisdom of the CEO introduces you to 29 visionaries who are actively changing today's business paradigm. These top global business leaders explain how they are confronting the eight key issues driving business today-Globalization, Growth, Shareholder Value, Innovation, E-Business, Disruptive Technology, Organization, and Knowledge Management-and give you valuable guidance for maintaining and strengthening your own company's market share. Listen to the voices of experience as they discuss hot-button issues including:\u003cbr\u003e * The Internet-How will e-commerce change customer demands and expectations? K. Blake Darcy, CEO of online trading powerhouse DLJdirect, explains the new rules.\u003cbr\u003e * Shareholder Value-Can a leader focus all of a company's strategic efforts on shareholder value? Sir Brian Pitman explains how managers throughout the Lloyds organization-acting as value-creation strategists-are helping him to do just that.\u003cbr\u003e * Disruptive Technology-Can established companies exploit disruptive technologies as effectively as their start-up competitors? CEO Roger G. Ackerman reveals how Corning can-and does.\u003cbr\u003e PricewaterhouseCoopers is renowned for its commitment to helping world-class companies make better business decisions and hone their competitive strategies. With Wisdom of the CEO, Dauphinais, Means, and Price assemble an impressive, unprecedented gathering of today's leading business minds to discuss the trends that are propelling global business into the twenty-first century-and how they are positioning their companies to take full advantage of those trends.Wie nie zuvor zählen CEOs heute zu den Berühmtheiten; sie sind Bestandteil des Selbstbewußtseins der Unternehmenswelt. Um Meinungen und Einsichten - und das nicht nur in Unternehmensfragen - aufzuspüren, wenden sich die Medien verstärkt an Spitzen-CEOs. Ein Herausgeberteam von Experten bei PricewaterhouseCoopers befriedigt hier unsere Neugier über die Männer und Frauen auf dem Höhepunkt des Erfolgs: Wie denken sie, wie managen sie ihr eigenes Unternehmen und wie setzen sie wichtige Managementideen um? Das Ergebnis ist eine Reihe von Kommentaren international bekannter CEOs zu den 8 Schlüsselgrößen der heutigen Wirtschaft: Globalisierung, Wachstum, Shareholder Value, Innovation, Organisationstalent, umwälzende Technologie, E-Business und Wissensmanagement. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword Discerning the Agenda of the Global Economy xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlaus M. Schwab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Warp-Speed Change: The Challenge to Business Leadership 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Globalization amidst Rapid Change: Developing an Aggressive Strategy 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValue from the Center 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiall W. A. FitzGerald, chairman, Unilever PLC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNext Frontier of Globalization: Consumer Focus 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques A. Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBanking is 90 Percent Action, 10 Percent Strategy 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSir John Bond, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizing and Managing for Global Success 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertrand P. Collomb, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lafarge Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Growth: Reinvention Is the Key 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating and Managing Hypergrowth 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael S. Dell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dell Computer Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth: The Engine of Global Leadership 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen R. Hardis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eaton Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSatisfying a Global Appetite 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles R. Shoemate, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bestfoods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Shareholder Value: Refocusing on Meaning over Measures 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Rules: A Path to Shareholder Value 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn F. Antioco, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Blockbuster Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Value the Baxter Way 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Baxter International Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Shareholder Value with Strategists – Lots of Them 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSir Brian Pitman, Chairman, Lloyds TSB Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Organization: The Pathways of Organizational Transformation 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlaying the Dragon 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Michael Armstrong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AT\u0026amp;T\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecentralization is the Crucible of Growth 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalph S. Larsen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiring Up the Evangelical Organization 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Energy of Leadership 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter I. Bijur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Texaco, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 E-business 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Commerce: Changing Everything, or Nothing? 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE-business: New . . . and Not So New 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. Blake Darcy, Chief Executive Officer, DLJdirect, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Portal or Nor to Portal? That is the Question 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert W. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, USWeb\/CKS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer Empowerment: The Internet and the Art of Management 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames J. Schiro, Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Disruptive Technology and the Large Corporation 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisrupt of Be Disrupted: Overturning Conventional Thinking in the Information Storage Industry 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael C. Ruettgers, President and Chief Executive Officer, EMC Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking the Precipice: Achieving the Right Technology Balance 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger G. Ackerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Corning Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriver or Enabler? The Internet’s Role in Twenty-First-Century Business 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence A. Bossidy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AlliedSignal Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarketing Reshaped by Technology 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThierry Breton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, THOMSON multimedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Innovation: New Ideas, Dangerous Ideas 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Compliance Helps the Bottom Line 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePasquale Pistorio, President, Chief Financial Official, and Chief Executive Officer, STMicroelectronics NV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCool Head, Firm Hand, Warm Heart: The ABB Approach to Innovation 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoran Lindahl, Presiedent and Co-Chief Executive Officer, ABB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeams on Fire: Sony’s Innovation Culture 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobuyuki Idei, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuPont is a Science Company 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles O. “Chad” Holliday, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Knowledge Management: Unifying Knowledge and Action 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizing Knowledge throughout the World 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Koogle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yahoo! Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge Focused on Results 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Daniel Vasella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Novartis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBa: A Place for Managing Knowledge 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYotaro Kobayashi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCEO Biographies 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eG. William Dauphinais\u003c\/b\u003e, based in New York, is a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner. He is coauthor with Colin Price of the bestselling Straight from the CEO. Grady Means is a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner based in Washington, D.C. Colin Price is a former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner based in London. \"Innovation . doesn't consist only of breakthroughs; incremental innovation is no less important to sustained business success.\" -Nobuyuki Idei, President and CEO Sony Corporation Wisdom of the CEO presents 29 of the world's most respected and influential corporate leaders-CEOs ranging from Dr. Daniel Vasella of Novartis and Timothy Koogle of Yahoo! to Jacques A. Nasser of Ford and Peter I. Bijur of Texaco-discussing how they are preparing today to meet the challenges of a radically changed twenty-first century business environment. Representing numerous industries, technologies, and perspectives, these giants of industry share their views on strategies to exploit today's technological innovations, tips for marketing in a world where international borders have been effectively eliminated, and much more. Their candid opinions form a blueprint for corporate success-a blueprint with untold value in today's era of global business convergence. \"Hypergrowth companies are quintessential learn-by-doing organizations.\" -Michael S. Dell, Chairman and CEO Dell Computer Corporation Candid . forthright . unpredictable . Wisdom of the CEO mirrors the changing face of business itself. Listen carefully to these titans of industry as they reveal:\u003cbr\u003e * Strategies to continually create growth-and manage the costs of creating that growth\u003cbr\u003e * How to use the Internet to expand business-to-consumer or business-to-business relationships-without antagonizing existing channel partners\u003cbr\u003e * How established, successful organizations can study and adopt the disruptive technologies of smaller, leaner competitors\u003cbr\u003e * Proven techniques to transform intellect into performance and apply today's most important resource-knowledge-in real-world business situations\u003cbr\u003e \"You plug away at discrete issues, always asking why is this the practice and why not something different?\" -John F. Antioco, Chairman and CEO Blockbuster Inc. The time for a radically new business model, one that exploits emerging technologies and opportunities while drawing from lessons of the past, has arrived. Discover for yourself why Wisdom of the CEO is being hailed as an invaluable collection of the thoughts and opinions of today's business trendsetters-and as a timely, thought-provoking model for next-millennium business success. How Will Yahoo! Stay on Top in the Twenty-First Century? Sony? DuPont? Why Not Ask Their CEOs? Wisdom of the CEO introduces you to 29 visionaries who are actively changing today's business paradigm. These top global business leaders explain how they are confronting the eight key issues driving business today-Globalization, Growth, Shareholder Value, Innovation, E-Business, Disruptive Technology, Organization, and Knowledge Management-and give you valuable guidance for maintaining and strengthening your own company's market share. Listen to the voices of experience as they discuss hot-button issues including:\u003cbr\u003e * The Internet-How will e-commerce change customer demands and expectations? K. Blake Darcy, CEO of online trading powerhouse DLJdirect, explains the new rules.\u003cbr\u003e * Shareholder Value-Can a leader focus all of a company's strategic efforts on shareholder value? Sir Brian Pitman explains how managers throughout the Lloyds organization-acting as value-creation strategists-are helping him to do just that.\u003cbr\u003e * Disruptive Technology-Can established companies exploit disruptive technologies as effectively as their start-up competitors? CEO Roger G. Ackerman reveals how Corning can-and does.\u003cbr\u003e PricewaterhouseCoopers is renowned for its commitment to helping world-class companies make better business decisions and hone their competitive strategies. 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