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

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

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    by Bill Gates


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      ISBN-13: 9780446912808
    • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
    • Publication date: 09/26/2009
    • Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
    • Format: eBook
    • File size: 2 MB

    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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    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.

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