Morton Mandel, John A. Byrne

It's All about Who You Hire, How They Lead...and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader

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Produktbeschreibung

Leadership wisdom from a former CEO and Self-Made Billionaire

With corporations now associated in the public mind primarily with greed and unethical practices, it's more important than ever for leaders to move the focus back onto integrity, honesty, and doing the right thing. Mort Mandel, a CEO whom Peter Drucker esteemed in the same category as Jack Welch and Andy Grove, has spent the past seven decades mixing business and philanthropy, to the great enhancement of both. In this book Mandel shows how leaders can create lives of both meaning and profitability.
Contains Mort Mandel's fascinating story (including his work with Peter Drucker, and the painful sale of Mandel's company)
Provides both inspiration and lessons on the leadership skills such as building culture, customer relationships and execution that are necessary to achieve crossover success
Shows how running a business and a nonprofit made Mandel a better entrepreneur and a self-made billionaire

The book is filled with lessons learned from how Mort Mandel built a $3 billion company from scratch, yet also managed to spend up to a third of his time in the social sector, building and supporting nonprofit organizations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781118379882
• ISBN-10: 1118379888
• Artikelnr.: 36266451

Autorenporträt

MORTON L. MANDEL is a self-made billionaire, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. With his brothers, Jack and Joseph, he cofounded Premier Industrial Corporation in 1940, eventually merging it with Farnell Electronics in a $3 billion deal. The three Mandel brothers also established the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation (www.mandelfoundation.org), which funds numerous social leadership initiatives all over the world. JOHN A. BYRNE is former executive editor of BusinessWeek, former editor in chief of Fast Company, and author of ten books, including the New York Times best seller Jack: Straight from the Gut with Jack Welch. For more on effective leadership, visit www.MortonMandel.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Editor's Note By Warren Bennis xiii Foreword By John A. Byrne xv Prologue xxi 1 It's All About Who 1 Hire the best
Seeking the enthusiastic yes
Five key things to look for
Hire when you don't need to
Provide experience, demand the rest 2 The ABC's of People 11 A simple truth revealed: relentlessly seek A players
Get rid of the C's
Your first loyalty is to the organization
Know the difference between what is acceptable and what is possible
A's attract other A's 3 Building a Rich, Deep, and Ethical Culture 21 Why it pays off big-time to (1) Do what's right and (2) Treat others with respect, fairness, and decency
Never abandon principle
Being scrupulously honest is enlightened self-interest 4 What Happens When You Ignore Culture, People, and Values 33 The soft stuff is the real stuff
In deal making, too little attention is paid to culture fit
People, culture, and values bring competitive distinction
Often the so-called little things make a difference 5 What I Learned from Peter Drucker 51 Improving the team is the leader's primary job
Put your best person on your biggest opportunity
Meet regularly with the second- and third-level staff as CEO
Meet and greet the rank-and-fi le before management 6 Killing Yourself for Your Customer 69 Why superior customer service is a huge missed opportunity
Find a need and fill it
Create a culture dedicated to service
Always ask yourself how you could do better
A company devoted to customer service is in the business of exceeding expectations 7 Principles Make a Difference 79 Rules make "doing" easier and better
Smart policies liberate employees
Commit an organization's core learning to written, visible guidelines 8 Factbooks: Key to Personal Discipline 89 How thoughtful standardized practices lead to better performance
Great execution requires discipline and focus
A painstaking devotion to the details
Break down a manager's tasks into small manageable steps
Hold yourself and everyone accountable 9 Why We Swung Our Acquisitions Bat to Hit Singles, Not Home Runs 95 Buying niches, not size, is safer and better
Look for undermanaged businesses
Make carefully calculated risks, not bet-the-company gambles
Try to hit singles, not home runs 10 Lighting Candles 103 Lighting even one candle changes the world
Allow others to come up with and to help shape ideas
Group ownership brings a better result
Involvement leads to understanding
Understanding leads to commitment 11 A Gospel of Wealth 115 Pursue philanthropy as systematically as business
Bet on people
Select tough, persistent problems to tackle
Create mission statements, clear goals, and formal work plans 12 Using Business Ideas in the Social Sector 121 Sound management practices work in every setting and are a huge "missed opportunity" in philanthropy
Powerful results can come from seemingly simple business tools
Benefit from the lessons of the best performers
Commit to the continuing development of people 13 An Olive Tree 129 A simple truth re-lived: treating others in the proper way pays off big-time
Make your company a great place to work
Fully satisfy your customers
Fully satisfy your shareholders 14 Yes, I Can! 137 My leadership journey in business and philanthropy started when I first believed "Yes, I can"
Believe in yourself and your ideas to make the world a better place
Success does not come only from breakthroughs but also from hard work 15 Some Beacons to Steer By 147 Reducing stress is not an easy task-but worth tackling in a serious way
Carefully plan every workday
Diet, exercise, and sufficient rest
Adopt a formal personal system to help get more results
Think big, start small 16 If I Could Do It Over Again . . . 157 Why I would do the same thing over again in a heartbeat
Search for personal fulfillment
Do something significant with your life
Respect who you are and how you have lived your life
Love what you do Appendix 163 Acknowledgments 173 The Authors 179 Index 181