Value Master: How to Improve Corporate and Individual Performance

Author: Angela V. Zakrzewski
Translator: Xu Yucai
United States / USA
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Today's businesses need not just excellent managers but value masters—those who not only understand organizational processes but also know how to make companies and shareholders consistently profitable. Therefore, the esteemed management education expert Angela Zakrzewski, in her new book The Value Master, provides managers with a practical guide on how to create value for both the company and themselves while building success. The meaning of a value master is not about making quick profits in the short term but about integrating the efforts of every employee into the company's strategy to ensure long-term profitability. It requires every employee to take ownership of the company assets they manage and to transform organizational strategy into personal action plans. Through the chapters, Zakrzewski explains from the perspectives of market, production, human resources, and finance how to develop personal plans and overcome value-destroying factors.
Using examples collected from globally renowned, growth-oriented companies during her research, Zakrzewski summarizes five secrets of value masters across four business areas, helping each of us become excellent value creators. The China-Europe and Michigan Innovative Management Translation Series is dedicated to helping all managers by providing a series of practical tools to brighten the prospects of both corporate performance and managerial career paths. The issues addressed in The Value Master are some of the most challenging that professional managers face today. Once managers grasp the key elements that lead the organization toward sustainable success, they can move beyond short-term gains to seek long-term benefits for the company and its shareholders, thereby advancing their own career development.