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PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Electronic book text
ISBN: 9780008297060
RRP: £14.99
PAGES: 320
PUBLICATION DATE:
September 6, 2018
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Connecting the Dots: Leadership Lessons in a Startup World
John Chambers
From one of the world’s greatest business pioneers comes a profound analysis of what makes an outstanding leader, guaranteed to inspire frontrunners of any enterprise for years to come.In Connect the Dots, Silicon Valley legend John Chambers reveals his philosophy for reinventing himself and his company through offering a set of timeless lessons which can be put into practice right away. Using anecdotes and insights from his career, Chambers shares his strategies on how to act before the market shifts, grab people’s attention, and find the right people to build the best team possible.The digital era is no walk in the park for start-up companies, with businesses moving from zero to a billion to bankruptcy in a matter of years. However, Chambers poses a unique mode of thought proven to attain success; it is not the biggest or richest players who win, but the ones which are able to anticipate trends and connect the dots.
John Chambers
John Chambers joined Cisco as a senior VP of sales in 1991, becoming CEO in 1995. During his 20-year tenure, he delivered an outstanding 1600% return to shareholders while growing revenues to $47 billion from $1.2 billion. As one of the most admired leaders in tech, John has won several awards and accolades; in 2016 he received the Edison Achievement Award, was named one of the best CEOs in the world in the Harvard Business Review, and one of Time Magazine’s `Most Influential People’.