John R. Lewis

Vision, Values, and Results: a Roadmap to Business and Personal Success John R. Lewis

Know where you are going before you begin!

Here are 6 focus areas that like the Rosetta Stone connects all the high powered management and business theories and helps you use them in a practical and understandable way.

- "Vision and Strategy".where do you want to see your business in the future, how do you think you will get there, what values will guide you, and what financial measures will satisfy you and your shareholders.

- "Evergreen Work Processes".how work gets done with outstanding results.

- "Learning Organization".commitment to externally driven continuous improvement.

- "Interdependent Global Teams".how teams can overcome culture, language, and distance.

- "Centered Organization".how to align the entire organization around the business plan.

- "Individual Centering".unlocking each employee's true potential.

See these 6 focus areas in actions through the eyes of a newly appointed Senior Vice President for the $1.6 billion Precision Tools, a division of the $8.6 billion Atlas Corporation. The Senior Vice President must deal with turning around a struggling global business, and finding a way to produce credible results routinely. The Senior Vice President must deal with creating real value, insulating the organization from meddling, although, well intended Corporate influence, neutralizing global cultural difference where profit is not seen the same as in the US, and setting the proper "tone at the top" necessary in minimizing the risk of ethical violations in far flung global operations. With this mix of business techniques and human nature, the reader meets the type of risks and opportunities that every corporation faces in today's global business world.