Real Corporate Success Strategies

Can many years of corporate success be proof on how a corporation should be run?

I believe so and the proof is in two books by Anil Singhal.

Learn how one innovator has shown how REAL management strategies can lead to a Fantastic success story!

The author has proven these strategies really work with 30+ years of real success!

I am not a book reviewer but I like network technology and have written several hundred technology articles and reviews since I started this site in 2007 with my Friend, Denny Miu. However, this review is very important to me so here goes -

This overview is about two management strategy books that are not theoretical but proven guidebooks with strategies for today’s CEO’s to find true business success. These books are written in an informal style but focus on Real and Viable management methods and strategies. These books are about proven successful real-world solutions for True Corporate Success.

What is True Corporate Success in the eyes of the Author? Real Corporate Success is where the corporation grows in its chosen market, the employees act like shareholders and feel challenged and needed as part of the overall success of the company. The application of the items in these books are proven guides to a real success strategy that has proven its real value by being deployed successfully over 30 years by Anil.

The two books are – Lean but NOT MEAN and The 5% Rule of Leadership both by NetScout’s CEO Anil Singhal who has been the successful CEO of Netscout for over 30 years! Netscout is a super successful high technology company filled with dedicated and fulfilled employees because their CEO manages by the same strategies he discloses in these two books!

Author - Anil Singhal

Most books on management, even technology focused, are theoretical rules called “goals “and or philosophies that are designed as get management rich then sell the company and leave the employees jobless or in limbo? Anil’s books are incredible treatises of proven management wisdom to grow successful corporations of all, while being successful and continue the growth in value for stock holders and employees!! Yes, you want the employees to be like and treated like Shareholders who are totally invested in the corporation!

Most management books talk about Goals that are never reached. Anil's books talk about implementing real world and proven strategies to become a successful CEO that creates a GREAT company that is Financially Successful and Employee Successful.

You see when we talk about business most CEO’s look for the product to be the only value in the company. These books show us that the Employees are the REAL Value to the overall and continued success of corporations.  The 5% rule of Leadership covers front end strategies on how to manage, not micro manage, successful teams. The many years of the strategies in these books that have been deployed by one innovative CEO for over 30 years proves that they work and are truly viable and capable of achieving REAL CORPORATE SUCCESS!

This CEO I am talking about is Anil Singhal, whom I have known for nearly 40 years. When Anil started Netscout, he wanted a truly successful company. Anil’s definition of a successful company is a bit different than most corporate CEOs. To Anil, corporate success has many dimensions that he covers in these two books.  He wanted a great product, one that has lasting value and growth potential for his customers. He wanted his employees to be successful, feel valued and belong to the corporate family. Now, these are not goals in NetScout, these are a reality that has seen the company grow, have an awesome successful and relevant product with full employee engagement in every aspect and an awesome employee retention that is at a near a 20-year average.

In Anil’s first book – “Lean but NOT MEAN” he focuses on a basic message that management should not be unfeeling but should focus on the employees that make the company successful as a management priority. If employees are always worried about being laid off to show a bigger profit, they are not fully engaged and focused on the company’s success. Employees should be engaged like stock holders thus focused on the company’s success, which is their success!

In both of Anil’s books he talks about the “The 5 Percent Rule of Leadership,” which applies to all corporate events defined as important decisions. In the 5% rule the leadership gets involved early on, in the very beginning stages of any new action. This included but not limited to product definition, development, acquisitions ..etc determining the goals and metrics for success. Then, upper management gets out of the way and allows their trusted employees to thrive during execution, avoiding frustrating redundancy, micromanagement and wasted labor and time by pushing decision-making and actions further down the command chain. This strategy allows employees to be successful as they are a valued part of the company and involved in every corporate activity strengthening their bond with the company and its success.

If you are a corporate leader, you should read these two “real worlds” books that share proven success strategies to grow your company and strengthen your bond with your employees who will be a very real part of your corporate success. Anil points out that since he treats all employees the same, from himself down, (even all office sizes are the same size) that he saves time with creating and delivering only one review for all! Anil does not deal with goals as a strategy, he says implement change and do not wait!

Anil is really an incredible innovator and has really proven that being lean and not mean, valuing every member of the Team and involving everyone is the corporate success story is the way we all should manage, grow and thrive in today’s corporate environment.

I recently heard that many people in Amazon have been working there for 8 years plus because of strategies proven by Anil! Being a kind and an employee inclusive corporation really works as proven by Anil that has shown proof over the last 30+ years with many employees that have been there over 20 years!

My suggestion is Do Not Set Goals – Implement Inclusive Change, NOW!!!

These books are about great success strategies but they are also about a great man who shows that caring is a success strategy not just in corporations but in his and our daily lives!

I am proud to call Anil a friend! I have really enjoyed reading his books and seeing the joyful success that they have brought to so many. I have shared the books with students and professors alike.

My hope is that more CEO’s read these books and implement his proven strategies so we can have a kinder, healthier, friendlier and more successful corporate world.

I wish all, Great Success with Fulfilled Careers with Lean but Not Mean companies! Tim

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