TY - BOOK AU - Bossidy,Larry AU - Charan,Ram AU - Burck,Charles TI - Confronting reality: doing what matters to get things right SN - 1400050847 (hardcover) AV - HD 58.8 .B657 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Crown Business KW - Organizational change KW - Success in business KW - Realism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random051/2004011 256.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random051/2004 011256.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random051/ 2004011256.html ER -