John P. Kotter

Matsushita Leadership (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

He was one of the most inspirational role models of all time. Thrown into poverty at age four, Konosuke Matsushita (Mat-SOSH-ta) struggled with the early deaths of family members, an apprenticeship which demanded sixteen-hour days at age nine, all the problems associated with starting a business with neither money nor connections, the death of his only son, the Great Depression, the horror of World War II in Japan, and more. Yet John P. Kotter shows in this fascinating and instructive book how, instead of being ground down by these hardships, Matsushita grew to be a fabulously successful entrepreneur and business leader, the founder of Japan's General Electric: the $65 billion a year Matsushita Electric Corporation.

His accomplishments as a leader, author, educator, philanthropist, and management innovator are astonishing, and outshine even Soichiro Honda, J.C. Penney, Sam Walton, and Henry Ford. In this immensely readable book, Kotter relates how Matsushita created a large business, invented management practices that are increasingly being used today, helped lead his country's economic miracle after World War II wrote dozens of books in his latter years, founded a graduate school of leadership, created Japan's version of a Nobel Prize, and gave away hundreds of millions to good causes.

The Matsushita story expands our notion of the possible, even for a sickly youngster who did not have the benefit of a privileged background, education, good looks, or a charismatic presence. It tells us much about leadership, entrepreneurship, a drive for lifelong learning, and their roots. It demonstrates the power of a longterm outlook, idealistic goals, and humility in the face of great success.

Matsushita Leadership is both a biography and a set of lessons for careers and corporations in the 21st century. An inspirational story and a business primer, the implications are powerful, for organizations and for living a meaningful life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781451625943
• Artikelnr.: 37901329

Autorenporträt

John P. Kotter has been on the Harvard faculty for twenty-five years. He is the author of eight best-selling business books and a frequent speaker at management meetings around the world. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and on Squam Lake in New Hampshire with his wife, Nancy Dearman, and their children, Caroline and Jonathan.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Preface
1. The Legacy
STUDENT, APPRENTICE, EMPLOYEE: 1894-1917
2. Early Loss and Its Consequences
3. Growth Through Hardship
4. Responsibility and Exposure at an Early Age
MERCHANT ENTREPRENEUR: 1917-1931
5. Risk Taking, Perseverance, and the Launching of a Business
6. Unconventional Strategies
7. Coping with Economic Hard Times
BUSINESS LEADER: 1931-1946
8. A Mission for the Corporation
9. Creating "The Division System"
10. World War II
INSTITUTIONAL LEADER: 1946-1970
11. Up from Ashes
12. The Globalization of an Enterprise
13. Fighting Arrogance and Complacency
PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR: 1970-1989
14. The Study of Human Nature
15. Books and Philanthropies
16. Educating for Leadership
Epilogue: With a Humble Heart and an Open Mind
A Comment on Sources
Notes
Index
About the Author