Cohan Value Leadership

The 7 Principles that Drive Corporate Value in Any Economy
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7879-7156-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B US non-Franchise Leadership

In Value Leadership, renowned management and investmentexpert Peter Cohan -- whose 2002 stock picks gained 81percentwhen the S&P 500 plunged 24 percent-- provides a new andpowerful concept of sustainable corporate value. Using hisexpertise in understanding shareholder value, Cohan offersexecutives seven management principles that were tested in periodsof economic expansion and contraction. These principles are:valuing human relationships, fostering teamwork, experimentingfrugally, fulfilling your commitments, fighting complacency,winning through multiple means, and giving to your community. Cohanillustrates these principles by drawing on examples from eightValue Leaders-- Synopsys, WalMart, Goldman Sachs, MBNA,Johnson & Johnson, J. M. Smucker, Southwest Airlines, andMicrosoft. Through two recessions, these companies grew 35 percentfaster, were 109 percent more profitable, and generated five timesmore shareholder wealth than their peers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohan, Peter S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: What Is Value Leadership? 1
1 Where Do You Stand? (Start with the Value Quotient) 25
2 People Matter (Value Human Relationships) 53
3 Two Heads Are Better Than One (Foster Teamwork) 81
4 Growth Matters (Experiment Frugally) 107
5 Trust Is Vital (Fulfill Your Commitments) 137
6 Success Can Breed Failure (Fight Complacency) 165
7 Profit Is Vital (Win Through Multiple Means) 189
8 Doing Good Matters (Give to Your Community) 221
9 Actions Speak Louder Than Words (Instill Value Leadership in Executives, Investors, and
Policymakers) 253
Appendix: Selection and Value Quotient Analysis of Value Leaders 275
Notes 291
Acknowledgments 302
The Author 304
Index 307

Über Autor(innen)

Peter S. Cohan is president of Peter S. Cohan & Associates, amanagement consulting and venture capital firm. He has writtenseven books, including The Technology Leaders (Jossey-Bass, 1997),which was selected as one of the ten best management books of 1997by Management General, and Net Profit (Jossey-Bass, 2001), whichthe Washington Post called "A savvy, discriminating guide toInternet business." He has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN,and CNBC and has been quoted in the New York Times,Time,Fortune,andBusiness Week. Cohan is also an executive-in-residence at BabsonCollege in Wellesley, Massachusetts.