"Preface In Search of Excellence started a trend of comprehensive efforts worldwide to identify the prescriptive characteristics for excellent companies. However, time and again, corrective measures adopted by companies, based on such prescriptions, have belied expectations. An …
Discusses best practices in corporate performance management (CPM), based on a feature case study of MidMichigan Health System.
Prologue: the Facebook effect -- The beginning -- Palo Alto -- Social networking and the Internet -- Fall 2004 -- Investors -- Becoming a company -- Fall 2005 -- The CEO -- Privacy -- 2006 -- The platform -- $15 billion -- Making money -- Facebook and the world -- Changing our i…
Presenting new insight into such companies as 3M, Walt Disney, and General Electric, a study on what makes companies successful examines their flexibility, ideology, and strong purpose.
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor even is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substanti…
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor even is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substanti…
Presenting new insight into such companies as 3M, Walt Disney, and General Electric, a study on what makes companies successful examines their flexibility, ideology, and strong purpose.
"Efficient, compliant management systems pave the road to sustainability through integration and automationThe book addresses the many definitions of sustainability and why CEOs need the links between sustainability, business value, and performance. Business leaders are committe…