The chairman and former CEO of IBM recounts his years at Big Blue, detailing how, under his leadership, IBM was transformed from a company on the verge of collapse into one of today's most preeminent global corporations.
The CEO of IBM, who led the most successful corporate turnaround in American history, reveals how the company went from a teetering giant to one of today's most preeminent worldwide corporations.
When Louis Gerstner was brought in to run IBM, the company was in rapid decline. In his tell-all, Gerstner recounts those harrowing days and reveals how he was able to take a company that had just lost $16 million in one fiscal year and turn it around.
By telling the stories of 43 schools that received grants from the RJR Nabisco Foundation's Next Century Program, this book shows how teachers, principals, students, and community leaders all across America are accomplishing the difficult taks of revitalizing our faltering elementary and secondary school systems.
The author takes readers through his experiences at IBM - from the high-powered recruiting pressure to take the Chairman's position, to his first days on the job learning the strengths and weaknesses of IBM, to formulating and successfulyy implementing a turnaround strategy.
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