What really matters : service, leadership, people, and values /
The fundamental question in business and in personal life is the same: what really matters? In this book, one of America's most widely admired business leaders distills a lifetime of experience, including failures as well as successes, to reveal his answers. John Pepper, president, CEO, and cha...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2007.
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Edición: | 1st Yale University Press ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The fundamental question in business and in personal life is the same: what really matters? In this book, one of America's most widely admired business leaders distills a lifetime of experience, including failures as well as successes, to reveal his answers. John Pepper, president, CEO, and chairman of Proctor & Gamble for a combined 16 years, underscores the importance of continuous change, innovation, and renewal as prerequisites for growth and sound leadership. In "What Really Matters", he suggests that a preparedness to alter perspective, rethink assumptions, or change course is central not only to understanding customer needs and keeping costs under control but also to developing talent, organizing global businesses, and supporting communities. While he discusses specific business tactics, he notes that they all centre on fundamental tenets: listen to and respect the customer, engender personal accountability and passionate ownership, encourage diversity, and create a vibrant, trusting institution that incorporates employees and their families. In his own years as an executive, Pepper has demonstrated that a profitable business can create and sustain a culture that shapes, and is shaped by, ethical behaviour. His profoundly important advice and counsel belong in the lexicon and practice of every leader. |
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Notas: | "Material from this book was first published in an earlier edition by Procter & Gamble in 2005"--Title page verso Perspectives from the president, CEO, and chairman of Procter & Gamble. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 305 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780300135190 030013519X 9780300131437 0300131437 1281734969 9781281734969 |