Bossidy, Larry. <br/><br/>
Confronting reality :  doing what matters to get things right / 
Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan with Charles Burck. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Crown Business,  c2004. 
 - viii, 264 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Breaking with the past -- pt. I. Why confront reality. When reality bites : the stories of John P. and Lou G. -- Upended : why the world is changing -- Redefining the basics of management -- pt. II. Confronting reality with the business model. The new model for confronting reality -- Getting to reality -- pt. III. What to change and what not to change. Facing crisis : what EMC and Cisco did that Sun didn't -- Rebuilding the foundation : Home Depot -- Innovating for growth : the story of the new 3M -- Seizing opportunity : how the Thomson Corporation transformed itself -- pt. IV. How to prepare for change. Looking around corners -- Getting ready : how to condition your culture for reality -- Leading for reality -- Conclusion : Letter to Jane : On configuring reality for growth and opportunity. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1400050847 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004011256 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Organizational change.<br/>Success in business.<br/>Realism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD 58.8  / .B657 2004