Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success

Three top Wall Street analysts reveal enduring lessons in sustainable success from the great industrial titansthe high-tech companies of their dayto the disruptors that now dominate the economy.

before silicon valley disrupted the world with new technologies and business models, americas industrial giants paved the way. companies like general electric, united technologies, and caterpillar were the google and amazon of their day, setting gold standards in innovation, growth, and profitability. todays leaders can learn a great deal from their successes, as well as their missteps. in this essential guide, three veteran wall street analysts reveal timeless lessons from the titans of industryand offer battle-tested survival tactics for an ever-changing world. youll learn:

• how GE became the largest company on earthonly for a culture of arrogance to set in motion the largest collapse in history
• how Boeing reassessed risks, raised profitsand tragically lost its balance
• how Danaher avoided the pitfalls of tremendous successby continually reinventing itself
• how Honeywell experienced a near-fatal cultural breakdownand executed a flawless turnaround
• how Caterpillar relied too much on forecasting, lost billionsand rallied by recommitting to the basics

filled with illuminating case studies and brilliant in-depth analysis, this invaluable book provides a multitude of insights that will help you weather market upheavals, adapt to disruptions, and optimize your resources to your best advantage. youll learn hard-won lessons in innovation, growth, resilience, and operational excellence, as well as the time-proven fundamentals of continuous improvement for lasting success. in the end, youll have your own personal toolbox of useful takeaways from more than a centurys worth of data, experience, wisdom, and can-do spirit, courtesy of some of the greatest business enterprises of all time. this is how manufacturers survived the first disruptors of technologyand how todays giants can survive and thrive during continuous cycles of disruption.