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Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-Fashioned Approach [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

James M. Kilts (Author), John F. Manfredi (Author), Robert Lorber (Author), L.J. Ganser (Reader)
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September 4, 2007
There is only one CEO in recent times who has faced–and succeeded at–the extraordinary challenges of leading three major companies–Gillette, Nabisco, and Kraft–into prosperous futures by doing what matters on the fundamentals. That CEO is Jim Kilts. In this vivid first-person account he reveals his system for success that is both cutting-edge and back-to-basics. Doing What Matters–the action plan for identifying and tackling what’s important and ignoring the rest–is the key to winning in a warp-speed world where the need for revolutionary speed and decisiveness increases by the day.

Kilts illustrates his ideas with colorful stories. His focus on both business fundamentals and personal attributes provides the “complete package,” showing how to get results that make a difference. For Jim Kilts it was Total Brand Value, the framework he used for achieving better, faster, and more complete results than the competition. Whether you’re CEO of a multibillion-dollar global company, the brand manager for a product, an entrepreneur starting a small business, or just beginning a career, Doing What Matters provides the practical ideas that get results.

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"Jim Kilts transformed Gillette. Before his arrival, the company was a study in self-deception. Great brands were being mishandled, operational and financial discipline was non-existent and fanciful promises to investors were standard practice. In record time, Jim excised these business pathogens. I've learned much from Jim. So, too, will readers of this book."
--Warren E. Buffett

"Doing What Matters is an insightful and practical approach to business by a transformative leader with a great track record of success."

--Jack Welch
Jack Welch, LLC

Jim Kilts is a proven wizard at making companies run.
--Wall Street Journal


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About the Author

James M. Kilts, a founding partner of the private equity firm Centerview Partners, previously was chairman and CEO of the Gillette Company and prior to that CEO of Nabisco and Kraft. He has been a visiting lecturer and executive-in-residence at the University of Chicago, where he established the James M. Kilts Center for Marketing at the Graduate School of Business.

John Manfredi, managing partner of Manloy Associates, formerly was senior vice president of investor relations and corporate affairs at the Gillette Company and prior to that executive vice president at Nabisco.

Robert L. Lorber is president and CEO of the Lorber Kamai Consulting Group and associate professor at the University of California at Davis.

Product Details

  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Random House Audio; Abridged edition (September 4, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0739354507
  • ISBN-13: 978-0739354506
  • Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1 x 6.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,751,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Slow & Repetitious, October 19, 2011
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This review is from: Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-Fashioned Approach (Audio CD)
Unless you're looking to do an in-depth case study of Nabisco or Gillette, I recommend skipping this book. I had the unabridged audio version and was not impressed. Some of the points were quite valid - the importance of action, effective communication, various theories on marketing and management.

Most of the book, however, was given to recounting the author's days at Nabisco and Gillette. The same incidents, issues and ideas were covered ad nauseum across multiple chapters. The pace was fairly slow for a management book, and the reader did little to bring life to the pages.

If you're looking for management theory or practical application, check out anything by John Maxwell - no matter which book you pick up, you'll be further ahead than reading this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great business audio CD, June 13, 2008
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This review is from: Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-Fashioned Approach (Audio CD)
I usually find business books very boring. If it's written by a business leader, these books tend to be a bit self-congradulatory, and don't really explain how to do something. If written by an academic, these tend to be very Aristotelian--that is, categorize well, but don't don't explain the pressures involved when something needs to get done. If written by a business author, tends to be hyped.

When I tried the audio here, I was truly surprised. I learned a lot. The author explains his business management concepts very well. These are practical and theoritical. I have to admit I haven't tried too many business audios, but have read many business books. This is probably the best business course I've ever had from a business leader.
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