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Book Synopsis
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One small idea can ignite a revolution just as a single matchstick can start a fire.
One such ideaputting employees first and customers secondsparked a revolution at HCL Technologies, the IT services giant.
In this candid and personal account, Vineet NayarHCLT’s celebrated CEOrecounts how he defied the conventional wisdom that companies must put customers first, then turned the hierarchical pyramid upside down by making management accountable to the employees, and not the other way around.
By doing so, Nayar fired the imagination of both employees and customers and set HCLT on a journey of transformation that has made it one of the fastest-growing and profitable global IT services companies and, according to BusinessWeek, one of the twenty most influential companies in the world.
Chapter by chapter, Nayar recounts the exciting journey of how he and his team implemented the employee fi
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"In this short, personable book, he explains EFCS's principles and how he put it to work at HCLT, turning the company's fortunes around in just five years. The good news: EFCS strategies can work at your company, too." -- The Washington Post "modern classic" -- The Financial Times
Table of Contents
CONTENTS About Vineet Nayar Introduction Chapter 1: Mirror-Mirror-- Creating the Need for Change Learning to Face Reality Rising Through the Ranks Looking in the Rear View Mirror Intriguing Conversations The Clue of Gen Y Inverting the Pyramid The Romance of Tomorrow Walking the Roads of Three Heroes
