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Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? by Louis V. Gerstner

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?

Leading a Great Enterprise Through Dramatic Change

Louis V. Gerstner, Edward Herrmann, Harper Business

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 16, 2003

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Who it’s for
A brisk, no-nonsense account of leading change at enterprise scale, with enough wit to keep it.
Genres
Business Lives, Leadership, Personal Memoirs
Published
HarperCollins, December 16, 2003

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Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? sums up Lou Gerstner's historic business achievement, bringing IBM back from the brink of insolvency to lead the computer business once again.Offering a unique case study drawn from decades of experience at some of America's top companies -- McKinsey, American Express, RJR Nabisco -- Gerstner's insights into management and leadership are applicable to any business, at any level.

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Ranging from strategy to public relations, from finance to organization, Gerstner reveals the lessons of a lifetime running highly successful companies.

Change, Sans Fog

A brisk, no-nonsense account of leading change at enterprise scale, with enough wit to keep it.

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  • practical change management
  • candid executive voice

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  • management lessons
  • performance-under-pressure framing

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Business Lives61%
Leadership43%
Personal Memoirs32%

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  • Business Lives
  • Women's Lives
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Authors
Louis V. Gerstner, Edward Herrmann, Harper Business
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
December 16, 2003
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Business Lives