Surviving Transformation: Lessons from GM's Surprising Turnaround
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195171411 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bruce Harreld, Senior Vice President of Strategy, IBM"Barabba provides an in-depth examination of General Motors's transformation under challenging conditions, but the lessons are universal and will be recognized by every business executive competing in today's global markets." --Gary Bridge, Vice President, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco"Vince Barabba's masterful book destroys the facile distinction 'academic vs. Surviving Transformation is the best blend of theory and practice that I haveencountered. SurvivingTransformation elegantly weaves theory with the practical examples of GM's successful transformation as it prepared to compete in the 21st century." --J. Standing on the shoulders of his mentors-Russ Ackoff and Peter Drucker-Barabba takes us to new heights in understanding how to successfully lead business transformation.
Great insights into buisness approach I was frustrated with the business book that claimed to have THE answer however as I read them they did not fit my circumstances - ever! Surviving Transformation is the first book that gave me a toolkit to understand and apply to many business challenges. The great insight provided by Mr. Barabba is that multiple business models not only can but most likely should exist within one company. Rather than presenting one answer for success in the future, I got an understanding of three types of businesses that must be mixed according to a market and company's cha. "Business Models & Organizational Transformation" according to Gnana Bharathy. There is no dearth of business models, as are the books about them. Some models promise the world, others show the ways to salvation, almost always without any practical case to substantiate the claims. If there is any story to tell, it is almost, always a second hand account.Fortunately, some books are far more refreshing than these ordinary runs of the mills books. Here is one such book worth reading. Based on his participation and study from the automobile industry, specifically GM, Vince Barabba presents a compelling case for the business models, particu. Sound, Practical Advice for Business Managers David W. Edwards As the founder and CEO of a successful market research-based consulting firm, I'm privy to the inner workings of a number of Fortune 500 companies. One of my perennial frustrations with books on business strategy is that the theories they present don't often correspond to the practical realities involved in running a large organization. The beauty of this book is that Vince Barabba's strategic guidance is informed by his first-hand experiences at General Motors. In drawing on his time at GM, Barabba makes compelling and insightful links between theory and pr
At the beginning of the 1990s, GM was perceived by nearly everyone as falling behind its competitors at an alarming rate. The lessons from GMs turnaround can help any business organization change and keep pace with today's turbulent marketplace.. With the destination set and understood by those who will need to implement the changes, decision-makers find it less difficult to overcome impediments to achieving their goal while finding creative ways of doing what may seem impossible. By the beginning of the twenty-first century, though, the company had come storming back with successful new automobiles and new business concepts that captured new markets, while simultaneously holding on to many of its existing cus