Ruthless Execution: What Business Leaders Do When Their Companies Hit the Wall

by Amir Hartman

Today's business leaders need a radically different skill from their recent they must know how to know how to manage through adversity while preparing their companies for a new rebirth of success. In Ruthless Execution , Amir Hartman, author of the bestselling NETREADY , identifies the central ingredients that help certain companies to get beyond the wall and thrive--and show how to instill these ingredients in your organization. You will learn when and how to recalibrate the balance between performance andgrowth; how to define a coherent, tightly-drawn business philosophy that mapsto specific actions; new ways to promote accountability and business alignment;and how to use performance metrics without burying people in meaninglesstrivia. Also discover how to promote real the ability to get the jobdone quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly--without bureaucracy. Next, you learn how to develop stronger "critical capabilities" for understanding and managing complexity. Along the way, the authors present case studies of world-class enterprises that have used these strategies to achieve breakthrough success. Watch John Chambers maneuver Cisco through the telecom collapse; Lou Gerstner impose powerful new discipline at IBM; Harry Kraemer realignBaxter with transformed markets; Dan Vasella transform Novartis throughmergers; and many more...all unified by one central ruthless execution.

Genres: Business

250 pages, Hardcover

First published July 9, 2003

Reviews

[Haydar Kiran · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit boring. It had some good points but for the most part it wasn’t my thing. I never really had an interest in working for a large corporation. This book seemed to cater to those who work in large companies whose objectives are to meet shareholders needs and maximize profits.