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> people rarely fundamentally change Perhaps you should stop beating them with a stick and offer a carrot? Just a thought.
by maratd 14y ago
> people rarely fundamentally change
Perhaps you should stop beating them with a stick and offer a carrot? Just a thought.
- dredmorbius 14y agohttp://jonathangifford.com/business-and-leadership/the-loneliness-of-the-chief-executive-officer-louis-gerstner-and-ibm/ http://jonathangifford.com/business-and-leadership/the-lonel... It's not the full story of IBM's 1990s transition, but it touches on some key elements. The change happened with a replacement at the top. Lou Gerstner. And no, in my list of people earning much intrinsic love from me, tobacco company execs don't score high. Money quote, however: “I came to see, in my time at IBM, that culture isn’t just one aspect of the game – it is the game.” He had to change the culture. And he did. There's a lot written on that subject. Makes for interesting reading.