Author: David Magee
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: transformation, winning, century, innovation, way, immelt, new, jeff
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-03-09
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0071605878
ISBN-13: 9780071605878

When it was announced in late 2000 that Jeff Immelt would be taking the helm of GE, some skeptics were quick to voice their reservations about the future of the company after Jack Welch. Not only were Welch’s shoes particularly large ones to fill, but the economy was dallying with recession, China and India were taking their first giant steps into the global economy, and just four days into Immelt’s tenure came the biggest game changer of all: 9/11. The hand-wringing, it turned out, was all for nought. During Immelt’s first seven years on the job, GE’s revenues i

Author: David Magee
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
Keywords: car, company, greatest, world, leadership, lessons, toyota
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-11-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 1591841798
ISBN-13: 9781591841791

What we can all learn from the strategies that have made Toyota the world?s best car company Everyone who follows the auto industry knows that Toyota has had an amazing twenty-five-year run, rising from humble Japanese start-up to thriving global giant. But the big puzzle is how Toyota did it while so many other car companies have struggled or failed. Journalist David Magee dug deeply into Toyota?s past and present, interviewing senior executives who rarely talk to the press, along with many other sources. And he found that the company?s famous mastery of lean production is only part of the

Author: David Magee
Publisher: Triumph Books
Keywords: dallas, cowboys, jones, jerry, win, playing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-09-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1600781241
ISBN-13: 9781600781247

With these words, Jerry Jones took ownership of the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, and the team, the NFL, and the business of sports have never been the same. An oilman born and bred in Arkansas, Jones purchased the struggling franchise in a handshake deal with H.R. "Bum" Bright and immediately set out to revolutionize the team’s approach to coaching, acquiring players, merchandising, and stadium financing; along the way, he won three Super Bowl championships and helped transform the NFL into the nation’s most popular sport. Playing to Win is a fascinating, no-holds-barred glimpse int

Author: David J. Magee PhD BPT
Publisher: Saunders
Keywords: assessment, physical, orthopedic, magee
Number of Pages: 1152
Published: 2007-12-10
List price: $102.00
ISBN-10: 0721605710
ISBN-13: 9780721605715

Newly updated, this full-color resource offers a systematic approach to performing a neuromusculoskeletal assessment with rationales for various aspects of the assessment. This comprehensive text covers every joint of the body, head and face, gait, posture, emergency care, the principles of assessment, and preparticipation evaluation. The latest edition of this core text is the essential cornerstone in the new four-volume musculoskeletal rehabilitation series.Thorough, evidence-based content provides the information and detail you need to select the best diagnostic tests.Extensively updated in

Author: David Magee
Publisher: Portfolio Trade
Keywords: car, company, greatest, world, leadership, lessons, toyota
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-10-28
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 1591842298
ISBN-13: 9781591842293

Everyone knows that Toyota has had an amazing twenty-five- year run, rising from a humble Japanese start-up to a thriving global giant. But how did it pass Ford and GM to become the world’s largest auto manufacturer? And how does it continue to thrive while so many competitors are struggling and failing? Journalist David Magee dug deeply into Toyota’s past and present, interviewing senior executives who rarely talk to the press, along with many other sources. The powerful lessons that he distills, especially about corporate culture, are valuable for managers in all industries.

Author: David Magee
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: endures, performance, way, deere, john
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-03-25
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0471706442
ISBN-13: 9780471706441

The John Deere Way presents timeless business lessons from one of America’s top brands. Even as many American manufacturers struggle with low-cost foreign competition, John Deere has not only prevailed, but increased its market share by offering superior quality products built tough and in accordance with time-tested business values. This book shares the company’s management principles and corporate values and shows how those values guide the company to increasingly greater success. For business owners and leaders who want to know what real long-term success constitutes—and how to achiev

Author: David Magee
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Keywords: nissan, rescued, ghosn, carlos, turnaround
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 006051485X
ISBN-13: 9780060514853

The astonishing business story and management strategies of Nissan’s president, Carlos Ghosn. Arguably the world’s most successful CEO, Ghosn rescued the Japanese automaker from the brink of bankruptcy, achieving record profits in only two years. This is the story of how he did it. When Carlos Ghosn, a 46–year–old, fiery Brazilian was installed as president of the Japanese corporate giant, Nissan, the automotive world was astonished. Ghosn moved to Japan and immediately promised to make Nissan profitable in one year, 2001, or he would resign. He accomplished his goal and then