書的故事--送 Kelvin Lin 先生: Performance Without Compromise: How Emerson Consistently Achieves Winning Results

Performance Without Compromise: How Emerson Consistently Achieves Winning Results (ハードカバー)
Charles F. Knight (著), Davis Dyer (著)

• ハードカバー: 304ページ
• 出版社: Harvard Business School Pr; 0002版 (2005/8/30)
• 言語 英語
• ISBN-10: 1591397774
• ISBN-13: 978-1591397779
• 発売日： 2005/8/30

In today’s volatile marketplace, it’s rare for firms to last—much less consistently increase earnings—for more than four decades. That’s what makes the story of 115-year-old global manufacturing and technology leader Emerson so remarkable, and so valuable, for today’s managers. How does Emerson do it? And what can other companies learn from its success? Celebrated business leader Charles F. Knight—who was CEO of Emerson for 27 of its 43 consecutive years of increased profits—says the secret behind Emerson’s long-term competitiveness is a dynamic management process carried out with unrelenting discipline. In Performance Without Compromise, Knight breaks down the key components of the Emerson management process in detail for the first time, and shows how this core process enables Emerson to address and overcome major challenges ranging from technological discontinuities to intense global competition. A remarkable success story, Performance Without Compromise is filled with insightful lessons about leadership, management, and competitiveness that can be applied in any company or industry.

Synopsis

A Business Legend Reveals His Company's Secrets of Success

In today's volatile marketplace, it's rare for firms to last-much less consistently increase earnings-for more than four decades. That's what makes the story of 115-year-old global manufacturing and technology leader Emerson so remarkable, and so valuable, for today's managers. How does Emerson do it? And what can other companies learn from its success?

Celebrated business leader Charles F. Knight-who was CEO of Emerson for 27 of its 43 consecutive years of increased profits-says the secret behind Emerson's long-term competitiveness is a dynamic management process carried out with unrelenting discipline. In Performance Without Compromise, Knight breaks down the key components of the Emerson management process in detail for the first time, and shows how this core process enables Emerson to address and overcome major challenges ranging from technological discontinuities to intense global competition.

A remarkable success story, Performance Without Compromise is filled with insightful lessons about leadership, management, and competitiveness that can be applied in any company or industry. Author Bio: Charles F. Knight is Chairman Emeritus of Emerson and serves on the boards of Anheuser-Busch Companies, IBM, and other major corporations. He was CEO of Emerson from 1973 to 2000. Davis Dyer is the author of Rising Tide: Lessons from 165 Years of Brand-Building at P&G (HBS Press, 2004).

Preface
1 The Secret of Emerson''''s Success
The Management Process
2 Planning, Execution, and Control
3 Getting Things Done
Organization Approach and Leadership
4 Operational Excellence
5
From Technology Follower to Technology Leader
6 Acquisitions and the Management Process
7 The Globalization of Markets and Competition
8 Growth
The Ultimate Challenge
9 Leadership Succession
Epilogue, by David N. Farr
Appendix A
Emerson Business Segments and Divisions
Appendix B
The President''''s Operating Report - - Page 5
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Authors

Chuck Knight's new book: Performance without Compromise

By Jim Pinto

A significant new book hit the streets in August 2005, Performance without compromise - How Emerson Consistently Achieves Winning Results by Chuck Knight.

At 37 years old, Knight became Emerson's chief executive in 1973. With consistent, tough-minded management, he led Emerson from under $1 billion to $15 billion, through 27 years of increased earnings per share and dividends, the longest record for consistent growth performance in American business. In his new book, the former Emerson chairman and chief executive offers detailed insights into the management process that achieved legendary performance over several decades.

Knight's book is co-authored by Davis Dyer and has back cover kudos from Louis Gerstner, Clayton Christensen, and August Busch III.

The book covers several specific topics:

• Key businesses: Good review of major Emerson business segments.
• Acquisitions: How Emerson completed and integrated more than 200 acquisitions with investment of over $10 billion and an exceptional degree of success.
• Global expansion: Transforming the company from a domestic U.S. manufacturer into a leading global technology and solutions provider.
• Restructuring: Responding to emerging trends, and cultivating new strategic growth opportunities.

There are several practical check lists that help to summarize the content. The book closes with an important discussion of leadership succession and an Epilogue by current Chief Executive David Farr, a nice touch to show how Emerson's good performance continues beyond the Knight era.

Appendix B1 is valuable. It is the template for Emerson's famed "President's Report," used monthly to assess the reasonableness of each Division's quarterly and annual expectations. By itself, this appendix is worth the price of the book.

Related links:

• How Emerson Rebounded from a Bad Loss:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5037&t=strategy

• Review of the Emerson culture - The Emerson Difference:
http://jimpinto.com/commentary/emersonculture.html

• Buy Chuck Knight's book on Amazon.com:
http://jimpinto.com/reading.html#KNIGHTBOOK

這家公司是美國著名的製造廠商
在70-80年代就以獎工制度聞名
1992年的1-2月HBR有篇最叫座的文章 Consistent Profits, Consistently by Charles F. Knight 我當時在東海大學的化工系教管理學 複印給學生參考
他在2005年8月出版 Performance without Compromise
同年11月 我向好友 Kevin Lin討教:"此書主題為貴公司乎?"

hc謝謝林先生"

看了第一篇就覺得很美國式 受益

我一定看過hbr的 不過不敢肯定 謝謝"

hc "有機會給我們更多的相關資料 包括HBR的訪問"
林先生再給相關資料
The spirit of St Louis _ Economist.pdf
Emerson Electric.pdf
Emerson Retools.pdf
Emerson's Apostle of Lean.pdf
How Emerson Rebounded from a Bad Loss _ Strategy _ HBS Workin...pdf
Ten Traits of Effective Leaders.pdf

2005年12月12日 林先生從公司取得本書 書中有 "
To Kelvin Lin
Going to Success..."