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The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top
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The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top

by Wililam J. Ferguson
May 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
256 pages
3h 59m
English
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INDEX

A

accountability

board of directors, 32

bottom line and, 55–68

CEO, 107–108

empowerment and, 89–90

integrity and, 142–143, 144–145

Marriott on, 12–13

metrics and, 135

rope theory and, 99–100

acquisitions and mergers, 65–66

advisers

boards of directors as, 30–32

Marriott on, 14–15, 19

Miller on, 44

Sanders on, 30

self-knowledge and, 67

affinity skills, 158–162

alignment

of culture with strategy, 28–30

innovation and, 49–51

rope theory on, 99–100

American Mortgage Network, 140, 150–151

American Residential Investment Trust, 140, 149–150

American Residential Mortgage Corporation, 139, 140–141, 149

Anderson, Stuart, 71

Anixter International Inc., 102

Applebee’s, 70, 71, 81–82

Archstone, 34

B

balanced scorecard, 133–134

Batista, Fulgencio, ...

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ISBN: 9781937134594