10 Master Managers in the World
Autor: Jamshi Mo'hd • September 17, 2015 • Essay • 2,098 Words (9 Pages) • 1,173 Views
- Anne mulcahy
Anne Mulcahy is the former CEO of Xerox, serving from 2001 to 2010. She is a master manger in the world. Because anne turned things around when her company faced a financial crisis. Yes, I can directly relate. She never aspired to the role of CEO, but neither did she shy away from the opportunity to lead when elected by the board of Xerox in 2001. During her tenure she was required to reduce the company’s workforce by 30% and later eliminated the entire desktop portion of Xerox.
Anne solved all problems faced at the time. First of all she needed support from Xerox's leadership team, she met personally with the top 100 executives. She let them know how dire the situation was and asked them if they were prepared to commit. A full 98 of the 100 executives decided to stay, and the bulk of them are still with the company today.
As CEO, Mulcahy did not become paralyzed trying to assuage angry shareholders. Instead, she headed out to the field, where her first priority was to win over Xerox's customers by focusing on their complaints. She refused to cut back on research and development or field sales, despite shareholder petitions to shut down all R&D. Instead, she attacked Xerox's bloated infrastructure, sold off pieces of Fuji Xerox, the company's crown jewel, and farmed out manufacturing to Flextronics. She reached a painful settlement with the SEC. Along the way, she had to eliminate 28,000 jobs and billions in expenses, but she saved the company.
2.Warren Buffett
Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway and consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He is a deeply conservative trader during the times that everyone around him is moving from one extreme to the other to the tune of huge losses and gains. Warren Buffett is a perfect example of patience, proving that slow and steady generally wins the business race. I think his most important quality is leadership. Warren buffet is so successful. It all starts with leadership. Warren buffet is a true leader where his leadership makes a difference in the world. Leadership is very much related to change and Warren Buffett has the capabilities of leadership change to fit the changing world .Warren Buffett learned from his mistakes and turned his mistakes into a positive thing. Warren Buffett shares his leadership at all organizational levels and Buffett is empowered to share leadership responsibilities. Warren Buffet is a skilled communicator in all aspects of life. Communication is the real key of leadership. Skilled communicators have an appreciation for positioning in the business world. Warren Buffet is experienced at positioning himself at the right place at the right time. He has the understanding of the people he is trying to reach and what he can and cannot hear from the people. Knowledge of audiences’ needs and wants gives the orator the ability to listen.
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