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Seduced by Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning

By: Robert J. Herbold

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Seduced by Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning

By: Robert J. Herbold

Don't let success put your company on the road to ruin In Seduced by Success, Robert J. Herbold, the former Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft, shows you how to avoid the nine traps of success-the “legacy practices” that almost felled such giants as General Motors, Kodak and Sony. Herbold, a 26-year-veteran of Procter & Gamble who lived through each trap, gives you proven tactics for preventing arrogance, bloat, and neglect while capitalizing on your accomplishments, sustaining your momentum, and retaining your position in the marketplace. The nine traps every successful organization must avoid are Neglect: Sticking with Yesterday's Business Model Pride: Allowing Your Products to Become Outdated Boredom: Clinging to Your Once-Successful Branding Complexity: Ignoring Your Business Processes Bloat: Rationalizing Your Loss of Speed and Agility Mediocrity: Letting Your Star Employees Languish Lethargy: Getting Lulled into a Culture of Comfort Timidity: Not Confronting Turf Wars and Obstructionists Confusion: Unwittingly Conducting Schizophrenic Communications These mistakes cut your business legs off at the knees, destroying your ability to recognize and meet the need for change. Herbold shows you how to avoid these landmines by Continually revitalizing your brands and products Demanding new approaches to “proven” practices Maintaining speed and agility through strong leadership Making sure employees are empowered to achieve and not handicapped by bureaucracy Using an exciting new product to overhaul your culture For each success trap, Herbold provides illuminating examples of top companies that were seduced by their success-as well as others that managed to maintain and even broaden their achievements. Seduced by Success is the best way to ensure your company sustains its success for the long term.

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0071509445

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What's Holding You Back?

10 Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders

By: Robert J. Herbold

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10 Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders

By: Robert J. Herbold

Leadership is not for everyone. It requires bold, gutsy individuals. If you accept that premise, you will find his [Bob Herbold’s] book rewarding reading." —Harvey Schachter, The Globe and Mail Quit hiding from tough decisions and learn to confront them head-on Why do managers at all levels sacrifice corporate success by shying away from making the tough decisions? What's Holding You Back? reveals exactly why managers often hesitate to confront difficult issues-whether it's the absence of a perfect solution, the knowledge that no decision will please everyone, etc.-and, most importantly, how they can overcome these common managerial obstacles to maximize their company's success. What's Holding You Back? elucidates the ten core principles of confident leadership, outlining proven tactics by which managers can confront their inner wimp and highlight their inner courage. Features dynamic real-world examples from Apple, Microsoft, Porsche, IBM, Merck, Canon, Sony, Whirlpool, IDEO, Tesco, P&G, Target, 3M, and more Pinpoints the corporate failures that can result from hesitant or self-conscious organizations, and what managers can do to avoid them Clearly delineates how managers can cultivate and deliver accountable and decisive leadership, even during the toughest dilemmas What's Holding You Back? proves that practicing gutsy leadership is the key to operational and innovative excellence in the workplace

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470934085

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9780470934081

The Fiefdom Syndrome

The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies - And How to Overcome Them

By: Robert Herbold

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The Fiefdom Syndrome

The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies - And How to Overcome Them

By: Robert Herbold

The turf battles and territorial “fiefdoms” that undermine so many companies—and how to break through them, by long-term Microsoft COO Robert J. Herbold There is a potentially infectious condition inside virtually all organizations that can cause more damage than economic downturns, management upheavals, and global business shifts. Until now it has had no name. But it has impacted some of the world’s leading companies, including Procter & Gamble, IBM, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft. Robert J. Herbold, the COO who brought corporate discipline to a young Microsoft organization and helped to transform it into a mature global giant, calls it the Fiefdom Syndrome. And it happens at organizations large and small, profit and nonprofit, at the individual level as well as the group and divisional level. It can undercut a company’s effectiveness, and in extreme cases it has shaken entire industries and taken down major corporations. The problem begins when individuals, groups, or divisions—out of fear—seek to make themselves vital to their organizations and, unconsciously or sometimes deliberately, try to protect their turf and others’ perceptions of them. It is a natural human tendency, dating back to the origins of our species, but if it isn’t managed properly, the damage caused by these “fiefdoms” can spell the death knell of what should have been a strong and vital organization. People who create fiefdoms can become dangerously insular, losing perspective on what is happening in the world outside their own control. They hoard resources. They are determined to do things in their own way, often duplicating or complicating what should be streamlined throughout the company, leading to runaway costs, increased bureaucracy, and a loss of agility and speed. In The Fiefdom Syndrome, Bob Herbold exposes the myriad ways such fiefdoms can compromise a company’s effectiveness—as well as show what managers, companies, and individuals can do to break up fiefdoms and conquer the turf wars. Illustrated with countless examples from Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, IBM, and other corporations, The Fiefdom Syndrome is an essential tool in every manager’s toolkit.

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Crown Currency

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0385514190

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What's Holding You Back?

10 Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders

By: Robert J. Herbold

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10 Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders

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The Fiefdom Syndrome

The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers And Companies - And How To Overcome Them

By: Robert J. Herbold

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The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers And Companies - And How To Overcome Them

By: Robert J. Herbold

Examines the territorial impulses that undermine the efficiency and effectiveness of every organization--the tendency of people at all levels to assert their independence, importance, and control--and introduces the seven key disciplines that can eliminate them. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

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Book's by Robert J. Herbold

Seduced by Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning

Seduced by Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning

What's Holding You Back?

What's Holding You Back?

The Fiefdom Syndrome

The Fiefdom Syndrome

What's Holding You Back?

What's Holding You Back?

The Fiefdom Syndrome

The Fiefdom Syndrome

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