Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. Yet, Peters and Waterman pointed out that there were bright spots in the economy. Hands-on, value-driven leadership. It became required reading in business school classes. Feel familiar? Perhaps not.

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Waterman Bureaucracy Bottom-up Real Estate 247

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Peters and Waterman — “In Search of Excellence”. Every so often, a person comes along, writes a book, and changes the way people act. Napoleon Hill did it with”Think and Grow Rich”. Dale Carnegie — “How To Win Friends and Influence People”. Stephen Covey — “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. And Keith Ferrazzi — “Never Eat Alone”.

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Waterman Licensing Covey Objective 286

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

There is a lot at stake here for GE’s operations strategy. Leadership roles and responsibilities. Todd Waterman, GE’s corporate Lean leader, is leveraging GE Appliance’s insights with other GE units. General Electric Operations Strategy' and compete successfully. Vic Roos explained, “You need to invert the pyramid.

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Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 10