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And dignity for all : unlocking greatness through values-based leadership / James Despain, Jane Bodman Converse.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Despain, James E.
- Series:
- Financial Times Prentice Hall books
- Financial Times Prentice Hall books And dignity for all
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Despain, James E.
- Caterpillar Inc--Employees--Biography.
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Executives--United States--Biography.
- Executives.
- Caterpillar Inc--Management.
- Executive ability.
- Leadership.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 198 p. )
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Financial Times Prentice Hall, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Caterpillar, Inc.'s Track-Type Tractors Division was in deep trouble. It was losing lots of money, and working there was extremely undesirable. But James Despain and his colleagues rebuilt the division based on values of respect, empowerment, civility, and openness." "This is the story of how one street-smart boy without a college education became a seasoned leader. Truly a modern day Horatio Alger story, his honesty and ability to rise from the ashes of his mistakes are inspirational. His respect for the common worker and personal search for dignity and self-worth lead him to a new kind of leadership. And his transformation of a struggling organization provides a powerful blueprint for transforming your own organization. James Despain and his colleagues unleashed a torrent of innovation that transformed a seriously unprofitable division into one of the company's most important profit centers."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Death of the Dog
- Pitchin' Pennies
- The Speck in My Eye
- Benched
- Unjust Rewards
- A Second Betrayal
- The Piand That Played
- The Line on Fire
- Thieves in the Night
- The Sound of Silence
- Alone with My Fears
- Excellencia
- Back to the Beginning
- Turning It Around
- A Painful Conclusion
- The Struggle is On
- One Strong Voice
- Legacy
- The Legacy Lives.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786611084004
- 9781281084002
- 128108400X
- 9780131517103
- 0131517104
- OCLC:
- 1027192693
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