Table of Contents
Introduction: What is BE 2.0 ix
1 Jim's View from 2020: Bill and Me 1
2 Jim's View from 2020: Great Vision without Great People is Irrelevant 13
3 Leadership Style 38
Jim's View from 2020 Just What Exactly Is "Leadership"? 42
Jim's View from 2020 What Cause Do You Serve? 49
Jim's View from 2020 Good Decisions, Right Timeline 58
Jim's View from 2020 Don't Confuse Empowerment with Detachment 71
4 Vision 90
Jims View from 2020 Purpose Beyond Profits-Don't Confuse Rare with New 113
Jim's View from 2020 Bhags, Bhags Everywhere 123
Jim's View from 2020 Putting It All Together-DPR Construction and its "Constitutional Convention" for Greatness 133
5 Jim's View from 2020: Luck Favors the Persistent 139
6 Jim's View from 2020: What Makes Great Companies Tick-the Map 148
7 Strategy 171
Jim's View from 2020 The Essence of Strategy 183
Jim's View from 2020 If You Cannot Control Prices, You Must Control Costs 200
8 Innovation 217
Jim's View from 2020 Creativity is the Easy Part 263
9 Tactical Excellence 265
Jim's View from 2020 Deadlines: Freedom in a Framework 267
Jim's View from 2020 SMAC Mindset 271
Jim's View from 2020 Expectations 277
Jim's View from 2020 Tactical Bhags 279
Jim's View from 2020 Make People Opurs 300
Acknowledgments 303
Preface to the Original Edition 307
Notes to Chapters 311
Index 327