Co-CEO of Schwab David Pottruck and executive coach and bestselling author Terry Pearce tell the success story of Charles Schwab, revealing how a company can respond successfully to the fundamental shifts brought about by the internet by remaining true to first principles.
Book Details:
- Author: David S. Pottruck
- ISBN: 9780787956882
- Year Published: 2001
- Pages: 352
- BISAC: BUS090000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/E-Commerce / General
About the Book and Topic:
Co-CEO of Schwab David Pottruck and executive coach and bestselling author Terry Pearce tell the success story of Charles Schwab, revealing how a company can respond successfully to the fundamental shifts brought about by the internet by remaining true to first principles.
This book reveals how a company can respond successfully to changes brought about by the Internet by remaining true to their basic principles. Drawing from the success story of Charles Schwab, the book details how passionate companies foster a culture that supports new ideas and risk-taking, but are anchored by the company’s vision-the principles and beliefs that made the company a success in the first place.
About the Author
DAVID S. POTTRUCK is president and co-CEO (with Charles Schwab) of The Charles Schwab Corporation. TERRY PEARCE is president of Leadership Communication, a teacher at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and an executive communications officer at Schwab.