http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85042353> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/9937124482#Topic\/ibm>, http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2008101488>, http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/nyu>, http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060523800>, http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/54679237>. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es). There's something great about a paperback book: They're perfect book club choices, you can throw them in your bag and go, and they've been out in... To see what your friends thought of this book, Summary: Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Creating a global enterprise -- 9. When a leader has a vision, knows how to communicate it and surround themselves with a great time to bring into life then great things happen like this case. I was entirely wrong. Should be required reading for IBMers, especially as Ginni Rommetty attempts to reinvent the. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?. Almost everyone watching the rapid demise of this American icon presumed Gerstner had joined IBM to preside over its continued dissolution into a confederation of autonomous business units. by Business Book Summaries. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. I had not been in my Fifth Avenue apartment more than five minutes when my phone rang with a call from the concierge desk downstairs. getAbstract finds that he has written a superior business book: analytical, well organized, focused and methodical – a work of masterful storytelling in straight-shooter prose. The real inside story reminds me of Ginni's many initiatives, such as Think Academy and Ask Ginni, etc. Moving ahead of his critics, Gerstner made the bold decision to keep the company together, slash prices on his core product to keep the company competitive, and almost defiantly announced, "The last thing IBM needs right now is a vision." We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. [Louis V Gerstner] -- In the history of modern business, many companies have gone from being industry leaders to the verge of extinction. Get this from a library! In his own words, Gerstner offers a blow-by-blow account of his arrival at the company and his campaign to rebuild the leadership team and give the workforce a renewed sense of purpose. Strategy -- 12. All rights reserved. By 1993, the computer industry had changed so rapidly the company was on its way to losing $16 billion and IBM was on a watch list for extinction -- victimized by its own lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era IBM had itself helped invent. Taking readers deep into the world of IBM's CEO, Gerstner recounts the high-level meetings and explains the pressure-filled, no-turning-back decisions that had to be made.