Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference--The Revolutionary Old-School Approach
How to Get Results That Make a Difference - the Revolutionary Old-School Approach
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- Paperback
318 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2010
Summary
When Warren Buffett was asked why the Gillette board of directors chose Jim Kilts to be CEO, he said, "Jim made as much sense in terms of talking about business as anybody I‘ve ever talked to. If you listen to Jim analyze a business situation you get absolutely no baloney. And, frankly, finding someone like that is a rarity." There is only one CEO in recent times who has faced—and succeeded at—the extraordinary challenges of leading three major companies&…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307451781 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 030745178X |
| Author: | James M. Kilts |
| Publisher: | Three Rivers Press (CA) |
| Imprint: | Three Rivers Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 318 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Jim Kilts transformed Gillette. Before his arrival, the company was a study in self-deception. Great brands were being mishandled, operational and financial discipline was non-existent and fanciful promises to investors were standard practice. In record time, Jim excised these business pathogens. I’ve learned much from Jim. So, too, will readers of this book.” –Warren E. Buffett “Doing What Matters is an insightful and practical approach to business by a transformative leader with a great track record of success.”
–Jack Welch Jack Welch, LLC
Jim Kilts is a proven wizard at making companies run. –Wall Street Journal
About The Author
James M. Kilts
JAMES M. KILTS, a founding partner of the private equity firm Centerview Partners, previously was chairman and CEO of the Gillette Company and prior to that CEO of Nabisco and Kraft. He has been a visiting lecturer and executive-in-residence at the University of Chicago, where he established the James M. Kilts Center for Marketing at the Graduate School of Business.
JOHN F. MANFREDI, managing partner of Manloy Associates, formerly was senior vice president of investor relations and corporate affairs at the Gillette Company and prior to that executive vice president at Nabisco.
ROBERT L. LORBER is president and CEO of the Lorber Kamai Consulting Group and associate professor at the University of California at Davis.
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