Background
Gilbreath, Robert Dean was born on December 29, 1949 in Panama Canal Zone. Son of William O. and Frances S. Gilbreath.
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Mergers: Growth in the Fast Lane - A Field Manual for Management
(This book presents 10 unconventional guidelines for manag...)
This book presents 10 unconventional guidelines for managing the unconventional high-velocity growth associated with a merger or acquisition. Many of the "right moves" in this environment are counter-intuitive...the right answers won't necessarily be the obvious answers. Things will happen in a hurry. Fast growth requires fast management. Mergers: Growth in the Fast Lane is a field manual designed to show your staff how to manage more entrepreneurially. This easy-read handbook will deliver the concise, powerful guidelines your staff will need to manage growth through the merger.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/094400217X/?tag=2022091-20
Managing Construction Contracts: Operational Controls for Commercial Risks, 2nd Edition
(This Second Edition focuses on the commercial issues of c...)
This Second Edition focuses on the commercial issues of contracting, covering the lifespan of a contract in four stages: inception of need, bid and award, administration, termination. Written from the owners' perspective, it is appropriate for construction managers and contract administrators. New material includes the effects of the computer on construction management practices, the risks and rewards of cross-border contracts and the role of the lawyer.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471569321/?tag=2022091-20
Escape from Management Hell
( Twelve executives, heading home after a high-level lead...)
Twelve executives, heading home after a high-level leadership retreat in Aspen and dozing en route to Denver, crash and find themselves in a loathsome, foul-smelling inferno. Despair envelops them as they realize where they are. And why. And what it will take to escape. There they are confronted by Satan's chief operating officer, who lectures them: . ""You know budgets and prices and costs, "" says the COO. ""You know chains of command and spans of control and sales. You know how to put a positive spin on a disastrous project, how to doll up an annual report. But you are here because you lack management wisdom. Your shortsightedness, your greed, your well-intentioned management styles just don't cut it anymore."" The only way they'll get out, he tells them, is to impart to the devil meaningful, entertaining, perhaps even amusing stories. Stories that demonstrate the folly and futility of their own business practices. Knowing that if one falls, they all burn in Hell, the twelve executives have two weeks to compose their tales, and then, in turn, present them to Satan. With Satan, you will learn the mystery of a lost Aztec civilization, witness Rome's most hilarious and deadly chariot race, unravel the secret of a mass suicide, experience civilization's greatest culture change - and its aftermath, and kneel with a penitent captain of industry as he confronts the horrors of his soul. As each executive comes face to face with his or her own management sins, you'll find answers to today's most pressing business issues, including quality, diversity, empowerment, decision making, innovation, risk taking, and consensus building. Managers and employees at every level can use these executives'insights to transform the hell of modern management into a haven of creativity, courage, and lasting change.
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Forward Thinking: A Pragmatist's Guide to Today's Business Trends
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Winning at Project Management: What Works, What Fails and Why
(A guide to understanding failure in order to prevent it, ...)
A guide to understanding failure in order to prevent it, specifically for managers of non-operational, special projects (for example, mergers, special research and marketing, political campaigns, facility construction, and many others). Enumerates 155 ''failure factors,'' isolates failure symptons, and prescribes measures for mitigating and often overcoming them.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471839108/?tag=2022091-20
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- Escape from Management Hell by Gilbreath, Robert D (January 1, 1993) Hardcover 1
- Managing Construction Contracts: Operational Controls for Commercial Risks, 2nd Edition by Robert D. Gilbreath (1992-03-13)
- Escape from Management Hell: Twelve Tales of Horror, Humour and Heroism by Robert D Gilbreath (1993-01-30)
Robert Dean Gilbreath
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Education
Student, United States Military Academy, 1970. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Kentucky, 1973. Master of Science in Engineering Management, University Tennessee, 1976.
Career
Engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 1973-1976; department manager, Gilbert/Commonwealth, Jackson, Michigan, 1976-1979; worldwide practice director, Andersen Cons., Chicago, 1979-1989; president, Chief Executive Officer, Change Management Associations, Atlanta, 1989-1993; Chief Executive Officer, Proudfoot Change Management, Atlanta, 1993-1994; vice president, International Business Machines Corporation Consulting Group, 1995-1996; vice president, Pritchett & Association, since 1996. Lecturer Ministry International Trade and Industry, 1981-1983, Harvard University Graduate School Business, Boston, 1987, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1987.
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Winning at Project Management: What Works, What Fails and Why
(A guide to understanding failure in order to prevent it, ...)
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Managing Construction Contracts: Operational Controls for Commercial Risks, 2nd Edition
(This Second Edition focuses on the commercial issues of c...)
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Escape from Management Hell
( Twelve executives, heading home after a high-level lead...)
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Mergers: Growth in the Fast Lane - A Field Manual for Management
(This book presents 10 unconventional guidelines for manag...)
- Winning At Project Management -
- Escape from Management Hell by Gilbreath, Robert D (January 1, 1993) Hardcover 1
- Forward Thinking: A Pragmatist's Guide to Today's Business Trends
- Managing Construction Contracts: Operational Controls for Commercial Risks, 2nd Edition by Robert D. Gilbreath (1992-03-13)
- Escape from Management Hell: Twelve Tales of Horror, Humour and Heroism by Robert D Gilbreath (1993-01-30)
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Winning at Project Management: What Works, What Fails and Why
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Served with United States Army, 1970-1972.
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Married Linda Susan Wurst, June 27, 1970. Children: Robert Dean, Alice Beth.
