The Starting Point of Great Companies
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Köp båda 2 för 689 kr." . . filled with 'Aha!' moments . . ."--"The Dallas Morning News""" "The book is rarely dull and makes some refreshing points about the value of integrity and having a genuine vision of one's business."--"Los Angeles Times""" "A thoughtful, passionate book about a subject that is at once very simple and highly complex . . . Mourkogiannis' thinking, and prose, are wise throughout."--"Financial Executive""" ""Purpose "is a book that will engage readers with the simplicity of explaining one key word, and the sophistication of a philosophy built on the classic moral ideas of Aristotle, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Hume."--"Connecticut Business Times" "Challenging and thought-provoking."--"Accounting & Business Magazine" "Compelling. . . . the role of moral purpose in business is important; this book helps to illuminate it and has a stimulating chapter on how to apply the notions to leadership."--"The Globe and Mail""" "This book will change the way you look at your work and your life."--800-CEO-READ "Shows how to harness the power of purpose to energize an organization."--"Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment "(APADE) "At a time when the public holds business in such low esteem, Purpose shows leaders how to restore confidence and make money at the same time. Nikos Mourkogiannis's message is informed, interesting, inspiring, and much-needed worldwide."<br>--Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School and author of<br>Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End<br>"Nikos Mourkogiannis has provided incumbent and aspiring leaders with the needed counterbalance to Bossidy's "Execution," Execution, absent Purpose, can drive once-great enterprisesoff the cliff and once-great armies into chaos and destruction. This book reminds leaders of the importance of taking stock of the legacy which has made great businesses great, while renewing the values and character required to flourish for a new era."<br>--Dr. Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management and Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs, Yale School of Management<br>"Mourkogiannis has written an outstanding and very readable book describing the qualities of leadership that are essential to create great companies and keep them great. It is important reading for all entrepreneurs and business executives and those who would like to be."<br>--Martin Lipton, Partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz<br>"Inspiring a large global organization with a common purpose whilst respecting its diversity is high on the agenda of top management. Nikos Mourkogiannis's Purpose sheds light on the importance and practice of defining and embedding a sense of purpose in an organization and, thereby, of aligning the interests of its strategic stakeholders. I recommend the reading of this outstanding book."<br>--Dr. Josef Ackermann, CEO, Deutsche Bank<br>"Mourkogiannis has artfully uncovered the essence of greatness in all great companies with the concept of purpose. Most importantly, he has brought this critical concept to life in a most powerful and approachable fashion."<br>--Douglas R. Conant, President and CEO, Campbell Soup Company<br>"Purpose is the missing piece in the corporate jigsaw of success, often overlooked by companies big and small and their employees. Nikos Mourkogiannis provides a compelling and gripping account of why this is so important, soimpactful, and so inspiring. This book made me stop and reconsider my organization and I am sure it will do this same with many other CEOs."<br>--Euan Sutherland, CEO, A.S. Watson UK<br>"Nikos is a world-class
NIKOS MOURKOGIANNIS is Senior Partner, Panthea Ltd. Previously he had worked for Monitor Company, where he served as Chairman and CEO of Monitor's European, African and Eurasian operations, creating the most profitable and fastest growing region of the company. ROGER FISHER has written the Foreword for this book. He is the Author of the book Getting to Yes (2003), which has sold over 9000 copies in the UK and is the most successful book on negotiation, with worldwide sales of over 2 million.
Foreword; R.Fisher (Author of Getting to Yes) - Introduction - PART I: WHAT IS PURPOSE? - Purpose and Ideas - The Lifespan of Purpose - How Great Ideas, Leaders, Planning and Teams Work Together - PART II: PURPOSE AND LEADERSHIP - Henry Ford - Siegmund Warburg - Tom Watson - Sam Walton - Warren Buffett - PART III: PURPOSE, ADVANTAGE, AND PLANNING - Morale and Implementation - Innovation and Relationships - Strategy and Advantage - Competitive Planning - PART IV: PURPOSE AND TEAMS - Strategic Messages - Inside of Teams - The Generation of Great Companies - Epilogue - APPENDICES - Ten Steps to Discovering Purpose - Glossary - 64 Key Points - Critical Bibliography - - - -