Performance Without Compromise: How Emerson Consistently Achieves Winning Results

by Charles F. Knight and Davis Dyer

Book Overview

In today's volatile marketplace, it's rare for firms to last--much less consistently increase earnings--for more than four decades. That's what makes the story of 115-year-old global manufacturing and technology leader Emerson so remarkable, and so valuable, for today's managers. How does Emerson do it? And what can other companies learn from its success? Celebrated business leader Charles F. Knight--who was CEO of Emerson for 27 of its 43 consecutive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591397774
• ISBN13: 9781591397779
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good overview of the Emerson business planning systems, but could have included some more interestin

This book clearly lays out the Emerson business planning model, which is the process used to run the business. I work at Emerson, so i aready know a lot about this planning cycle. I think the average reader will not find this book that interesting, but it will useful to know the great information inside it. I wish that Mr. Knight would have shared some more stories about inside the board room and some of the more exciting history of his career. It would also have been interesting to get more about what he personally went through at Emerson and before. Finally, he should have included more about management and the HR side of developing the people.

Great inspiration for managers

This book is a clear exposition of why Charles Knight is one of the great CEO's of the last fifty years. Emerson is a focussed, consistently profitable company. Any manager, or person who wants to be a manager, deserves to read this book and learn how it's done.

must read

excellent book to be as a motivation tool to get creative juices flowing. don't necessarily agree with the all of the principals but the book is a quick read and has lot's of excellent ideas that can be massaged for your own uses as needed.

a good read presenting insightful business operations and management

Provides insight into the mindset and energy (no pun intended) into the Emerson organization. Anybody engaged in business decisions and management would benefit from the thought process presented in the book.

If you want to lead and not follow, read this book

Aloha, I worked at Emerson and knew most of the people that Chuck mention in the book and just their names show that this man was a great leader in he knew the most important part of leadership, selecting talent, leading them on the right path and getting out of the way. I would recommend this book to anyone thinking of going into business or in business. I think coaches of sports teams would benefit from reading this book. I was in several companies in my career but none that I respected more than Emerson. Chuck and his leaders are firm but fair. I came away from Emerson a better manager. I was specially moved by the words Chuck had for Bill Rutledge as this showed the Chuck we all knew even when he was chewing us out for what we most of the time deserved. He cared.