谁说大象不能跳舞？
Who says elephants can't dance?
Louis V. Gerstner · 初版 2002 年
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为什么值得读
- 真实记录IBM在九十年代濒临倒闭的自救过程
- 展现如何撼动并扭转庞大组织内部的制度惯性
- 详述裁员节流与市值实现数倍增长的转折经历
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?总结了Lou Gerstner历史性的商业壮举：他带领IBM从破产边缘重回计算机行业的霸主地位。依托在McKinsey、American Express、RJR Nabisco等美国顶级企业数十年积累的独到案例，Gerstner关于管理与领导力的真知灼见适用于任何行业、任何层级的管理者。从战略到公共关系，从财务到组织架构，Gerstner倾囊相授其一生执掌顶尖企业的宝贵经验。
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……几年内裁了十万人。1993年的大裁员每年为 IBM 节省了大约 40 亿美元，而 IBM 的市值从 1993 年的 290 亿美元一路飙升到 2002 年 Gerstner 退休时的 1680 亿美元。如果你想了解更多，我推荐《Who Says Elephants Can't Dance》这本书——Gerstner 本人的回忆录。
…100k in a couple years. The 1993 job cuts saved IBM about $4b/yr and IBM's market cap rose from $29b in 1993 to $168b in 2002 when Gerstner retired. If you're interested in more, I recommend the book, 'Who Says Elephants Can't Dance' - a memoir by Gerstner.
>在 90 年代眼看快撑不下去的时候，它靠卖掉大笔房地产“完成了自救”。不知道这事是不是发生在 Lou Gerstner 担任 IBM CEO 期间。我读过他的书《Who Says Elephants Can't Dance》，讲的是他如何力挽狂澜拯救 IBM。书挺好看的。记不清变卖部分地产是不是当年措施的一部分了，不过很有可能。关于这本书的书评……
>In the 90's when it seemed liked it was doomed, it "saved itself" by selling off big chunks of that real estate. Wonder if that was during Lou Gerstner's time as CEO at IBM. I had read his book Who says Elephants can't Dance, about what he did to turn IBM around. It was an interesting read. Don't remember if selling off some of their real estate was part of what they did, though it could have been. A review of the book…
……UI/UX 设计，并且正在大力砸钱投资。很多知名 startup 哪怕在中短期内取得了成功，长期来看也走得很艰难。我非常喜欢读下面这本关于 IBM 的书：《Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?》，作者是 Louis V., Jr. Gerstner（以外部人身份空降成为 IBM CEO）。IBM 在 90 年代初几乎濒临崩溃，而他硬是力挽狂澜搞定了。http://www.amazon.com/Who-Says-Elephants-Cant-Dance/dp/00605...
…UI/UX design and trying to invest heavily on it. Lot of big name startup even though succeed for short or medium term but struggling a lot in long run. I really enjoy reading the below book about IBM Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? by Louis V., Jr. Gerstner (Outsider came to IBM as CEO) IBM is nearly in verge of collapse during early 90s. And he pulled it off. http://www.amazon.com/Who-Says-Elephants-Cant-Dance/dp/00605...
虽然这事不是发生在最近10年，但 Louis Gerstner 确实在 90 年代挽救了 IBM，并就此写了一本好书：《Who Says Elephants Can't Dance》：https://www.amazon.ca/Who-Says-Elephants-Cant-Dance/dp/B00DJ...
This wasn't in the last 10 years, but Louis Gerstner turned around IBM in the 90s and wrote a good book about it: Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: https://www.amazon.ca/Who-Says-Elephants-Cant-Dance/dp/B00DJ...
建议读读《Who Says Elephants Can't Dance》。讲的是 IBM 这家有着巨大体制惯性的公司是如何逆风翻盘的。http://www.amazon.com/Elephants-Dance-Inside-Historic-Turnar...
give "who says elephants can't dance" a read. it deals with the turnaround of ibm, a company with tremendous institutional inertia. http://www.amazon.com/Elephants-Dance-Inside-Historic-Turnar...
去读读《Who Says Elephants Can't Dance》吧，这是 Lou Gerstner 关于 IBM 历史性大逆转的第一手记录。1993 年他刚到公司时，IBM 账上的现金只够撑 3 个月了。它能挺过来，很大程度上是因为他押上了整家公司的命运去转型……
Read "Who Says Elephants Can't Dance", Lou Gerstner's firsthand account of IBM's historic turnaround. IBM was 3 months away from running out of cash when he got there in 1993. It survived largely because he bet the company on a pivot out…