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IBM: Lou Gerstner

Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

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Lu gersner was the first i b m c o to be recruited from outside the company. Gersner had never really worked for a technology company when he took over in 19 93. The day lugesner arrived at i b m, he famously said, the last thing i b m need right now is a vision. Between the time gersner arrived and the time he left nine years later, the company's market cap went from 29 billion to a hundred and 68 billion.

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