Leadership Audit in Cincom Systems

Paper Summary:

This paper showcases Cincom Systems in the form of an audit. The author provides a short history on Cincom Systems and its founder, Mr Tom Nies and discusses the knowledge based work culture of Cincom Systems. The paper also explains how this approach of transformational leadership based on knowledge and insight and less on autocratic rule has helped propelled Cincom Systems to be as successful as it is today

Outline:
Introduction
Leadership is the Catalyst of Organizational Transformation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"When Tom Nies began his career at IBM he soon found out that there was an urgent unmet need for databases. A gifted salesman, Mr. Nies began selling mainframe software and soon realized his customers' need for a database was so urgent that he could create a company within six months and attain enough customers to be self-sufficient. Mr. Nies began working on creating the company immediately and soon had enough sales to quit his sales job at IBM and devote his full time efforts to Cincom. Cincom is celebrating is 40 year anniversary in 2008, and Mr. Nies is still the CEO."

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