CHAPTER 6The Model for Remarkable—the Framework That Makes Remarkable Work

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

JERRY RICE

WHEN YOU look at the history of the IBM Corporation, it is almost inconceivable how it became the remarkable company it is today in a highly competitive technology marketplace. From the unlikely alliance of a tabulating machine company, a time recording company, and a scale company comes one of the greatest computer companies in the world. How can that happen?

First, as we have discussed in Part I, there was a strong foundation to build upon. When Thomas Watson, Sr., came on board in 1914, he recognized the solid foundation and immediately began developing a framework for what ...

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