The Upside of the Downturn: Management Strategies for Difficult Times

图书标准信息

• 作者 Geoff Colvin 著
• 出版社 Portfolio
• 出版时间 2012-08
• ISBN 9781591845591
• 定价 110.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 192页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Neverwasteacrisis.
Somebusinesses—andsomepeople—willemergefromtoday’seconomictumultstrongerandmoredominantthanwhenitstarted.Otherswillweakenandfade.Italldependsoncriticalchoicestheymakerightnow.

GeoffColvin,oneofAmerica’smostrespectedbusinessjour-nalists,sayseventhescariestturbulencehasanupside.Thebestmanagersknowthatconventionalthinkingwon’thelpthemintoughtimes.They’retakingsmart,practicalsteps—frequentlyunconventionalandevencounterintuitive—thatwillnotonlykeepthemstrong,butwillalsodistancethemfromthepackforyearstocome.

Thedozensoftop-performingleadersColvininterviewedrejectthecommonviewthatslashingcostsandfiringemploy/x7feesaretheonlyeffectivetactics.Theyseevolatilityasarichopportunitytoreinventtheirorganizationsandlaytheground-workforfuturegrowth.

Colvinshowsushowthesestrategiesreallywork,usingexam-plesofmajorcompaniesthathavesuccessfullyappliedthem.

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