BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT HB w/ DJ by Bill Gates

• Hardback book with Dust Jacket by Bill Gates with Collins Hemingway
• Copyright © 1999 by William H. Gates, III
• First Printing: March 1999

" As the cofounder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Microsoft, the world's leading provider
of software for personal computers, Bill Gate played a prominent role in launching the Information Age.
Now this modern visionary reveals how expanding technology is propelling the business world into an
exciting new economic era ... how every manager can - and must - stay ahead of the curve ...
and how integreated information systems can help every organization achieve ...

Contents includes:

" INTRODUCTION

I INFORMATION FLOW IS YOUR LIFEBLOOD
1 Manage with the Force of Facts
2 Can Your Digital Nervous System Do This ?
3 Creat a Paperless Office

II COMMERCE: THE INTERNET CHANGES EVERYTHING
4 Ride the Inflection Rocket
5 The Middleman Must Add Value
6 Touch Your Customers
7 Adopt the Web Lifestyle
8 Change the Boundaries of Business
9 Get to Market First

III MANAGE KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE STRATEGIC THOUGHT
10 Bad News Must Travel Fast
11 Convert Bad News to Good
12 Know Your Numbers
13 Shift People into Thinking Work
14 Raise Your Corporate IQ
15 Big Wins Require Big Risks

IV BRING INSIGHT TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS
16 Develop Processes that Empower People
17 Information Technology Enables Reengineering
18 Treat IT as a Strategic Resource

V SPECIAL ENTERPRISES
19 No Health Care System is an Island
20 Take Government to the People
21 When Reflex is a Matter of Life and Death
22 Create Connected Learning Communities

VI EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
23 Prepare for the Digital Future

APPENDIX: BUILD DIGITAL PROCESSES ON STANDARDS
GLOSSARY
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX "

This book is in very good condition with minor wear to the cover.
No torn or ripped pages.
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