Posted on 11/04/07
Money isn't everything -- or the only thing
The Halo EffectBy Phil RosenzweigFree Press, 232 pages, $29.99In the late 1990s, when Cisco Systems Inc.'s shares soared -- at one point, it was the largest U.S. company by market capitalization -- journalists and analysts were quick to cite good management as the reason. They praised CEO John Chambers's savvy in building an acquisitions machine to take over small, innovative companies and integrate them into Cisco, while keeping the enviable corporate culture he had built based on empowerment, discipline and customer focus.
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