Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy

by Bill Gates
Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy

by Bill Gates

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Overview

In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, and many other successful companies. Companion Web site.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780446525688
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 03/01/1999
Pages: 496
Sales rank: 670,280
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range: 13 Years

About the Author

BILL GATES is the chairman and chief executive officer at Microsoft Corporation. His vision and commitment regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and in the advancement of software technology. He lives with his wife, Melinda, and daughter, Jennifer, in the Seattle area.

COLLINS HEMINGWAY is director of executive communications at Microsoft Corporation. He had been involved with Microsoft's systems products since 1987 and from 1994 to 1996 was director of international and partner marketing for the Personal and Business Systems Division.

Table of Contents

Introductionxiii
IInformation Flow is Your Lifeblood
1Manage with the Force of Facts3
2Can Your Digital Nervous System Do This?22
3Create a Paperless Office39
IICommerce: The Internet Changes Everything
4Ride the Inflection Rocket63
5The Middleman Must Add Value72
6Touch Your Customers91
7Adopt the Web Lifestyle114
8Change the Boundaries of Business133
9Get to Market First141
IIIManage Knowledge to Improve Strategic Thought
10Bad News Must Travel Fast159
11Convert Bad News to Good184
12Know Your Numbers201
13Shift People into Thinking Work222
14Raise Your Corporate IQ236
15Big Wins Require Big Risks262
IVBring Insight to Business Operations
16Develop Processes That Empower People281
17Information Technology Enables Reengineering295
18Treat IT as a Strategic Resource317
VSpecial Enterprises
19No Health Care System Is an Island333
20Take Government to the People357
21When Reflex Is a Matter of Life and Death372
22Create Connected Learning Communities387
VIExpect the Unexpected
23Prepare for the Digital Future407
AppendixBuild Digital Processes on Standards417
Glossary441
Customer Acknowledgments453
Index457
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