A Builder, Not a Slasher

The man who made Motorola a world-class competitor takes his talents to troubled Kodak

When George Fisher took over Motorola nearly six years ago, the Schaumburg, Illinois-based electronics company had been chased out of the TV business, lost its lead in stereos and surrendered its No. 1 position in computer chips. It was even close to raising the white flag in cellular telephones. Fisher could have taken the well-worn corporate-turnaround path by slashing costs, closing divisions and laying off employees -- all to boost the bottom line, and ultimately Motorola's stock price. Instead he engineered one of the most remarkable transformations in U.S. corporate history, turning Motorola into a worldwide leader in microprocessors and cellular...

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