Memos to the President : Management Advice from the Nation's Top CEOs

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• ISBN13: 9780471393382
• ISBN10: 047139338X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-22
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book contains memos to the President of the United States from the country's top CEOs, who apply their extensive experiences managing complex organizations to the most supreme management challenge: that of running the federal government. Compiled by the CEO of top consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the 40-50 memos reveal valuable insights, methods and strategies on a range of cutting edge management issues including: leveraging technology; innovation; managing and developing people; labor relations; financial management; managing change; ethics and more.

Author Biography

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s leading professional services organization. With 150,000 employees in 150 countries, the firm helps clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk, and improve performance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Creating Vision
Communicating Your Vision-Creating a Charter for Your Administration	3	(8)
James P. Kelly
Getting Started-Creating a Distinct Vision	11	(10)
Edward J. Ludwig
Making Important Decisions about Your Core Mission	21	(10)
Sy Sternberg
The Challenge of Leadership versus Management	31	(6)
Leonard D. Schaeffer
Building Your Team and Setting a Vision	37	(10)
Joseph Neubauer
Managing Change
Managing Change	47	(12)
James J. Schiro
Leadership for a Changing World	59	(10)
William R. Johnson
Deploying Technology and Changing Culture	69	(12)
William D. Zollars
Leading Change to Fulfill Your Strategic Vision	81	(8)
Edward A. Blechschmidt
The Importance of Knowing and Understanding Your Customers	89	(14)
Eric Kuhn
Leading People
The Importance of People	103	(8)
J. W. Marriott, Jr.
Managing in a Values-Driven Environment	111	(8)
Arthur M. Blank
Leading People in Large Organizations	119	(10)
Sidney Taurel
Sustaining a Learning Culture	129	(8)
Archie W. Dunham
Leading with Values	137	(12)
Charles M. Brewer
Changing Results by Changing Behaviors	149	(12)
Fred Hassan
Promoting Ethical Behavior in Large Organizations	161	(10)
Joseph D. Sargent
Leveranging Technology
Internet Privacy and Security Issues You Face	171	(10)
Esther Dyson
Managing Technology and People in Large Organizations	181	(12)
Solomon D. Trujillo
Relationship Technologies: Managing in the Networked World	193	(10)
Lars Nyberg
Leveraging Information Technology	203	(8)
Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.
A Five-Step Plan for Improving Organizations	211	(10)
James J. Forese
Technology and the New Economy	221	(6)
Richard Johnson
Appendix	227