Ellis What It Takes

Seven Secrets of Success from the World's Greatest Professional Firms
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-56049-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Expert insights on what sets the great professional firms apartfrom all the rest
Having devoted a career that spans fifty years to consultingwith and studying professional firms in the Americas, Asia, andEurope, author Charles Ellis learned firsthand how difficult it isfor an organization to go beyond very good and attain, as well assustain, excellence. Now, he shares his hard-won insights with youand reveals "what it takes" to be best-in-class in anyindustry.
Enlightening and entertaining, What It Takes exploresfirms that are leaders in their particular field and the superiorpeople who create and maintain them. Along the way, it identifiesthe secrets of their long-term success and reveals exactly how theycan put your organization in a better position to excel whenproperly executed.
* Contains many stories of achieving excellence, and addressesthe obstacles that top-ranking organizations face in sustainingit
* Includes insights on leaders in their particularfield--from McKinsey & Company in consulting and Cravath,Swaine & Moore in law to the Mayo Clinic in healthcare
* Written by one of the most experienced and respected businessconsultants/advisors of our time
What It Takes skillfully shows you how innovation and acommitment to excellence can drive success, while also revealinghow easy it is to fall behind. With it, you'll discover whatseparates the great firms from the good ones and learn how toattain, and maintain, organizational success throughout theyears.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Charles D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword ix
Introduction xi
I. Achieving Excellence
Chapter 1: Mission 3
An Inspiring Long-Term Purpose
Chapter 2: Culture 25
How We Do Things around Here
Chapter 3: Recruiting 47
Getting the Right People
Chapter 4: Developing People 65
Training, Educating, and Organizing for Excellence
Chapter 5: Client Relationships 97
Developing Ties That Last
Chapter 6: Innovation 111
Changing How the Game Is Played
Chapter 7: Macro Innovation 133
Changing the Game
Chapter 8: Leadership 151
Bringing the Secrets Together
Chapter 9: . . . and Luck 173
Sometimes It Really Matters
II. Sustaining Excellence
Chapter 10: Trouble 181
Excellence Challenged
Chapter 11: Arthur Andersen 211
Excellence Lost
Afterword 245
Thanks 249
Notes 251
About the Author 285
Index 287

Über Autor(innen)

Charles D. Ellis was for three decades managing partnerof Greenwich Associates, the international business strategyconsulting firm. A popular teacher, he has taught advanced courseson investing at the business schools of both Harvard and Yale, isthe author of fifteen books, including the bestselling Winningthe Loser's Game, has served on the governing boards of YaleUniversity, Harvard Business School, Exeter, NYU Stern, the RobertWood Johnson Foundation, and chairs the Whitehead Institute.