Printable Biography of Amir Hartman

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He is a leading global authority on corporate and technology transformation. Mainstay Partners is a boutique consultancy where Amir works with senior buisiness leaders of Fortune 100 companies on their transformation and technology strategies. Amir has earned the confidence of both the CEO and key executives at many companies in this select group.

Mr. Hartman is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School Interactive and a faculty member at Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where he teaches exective seminars on technology strategy. His most recent book, the bestseller, "Net Ready: Strategies for Success in the E-Conomy", looks at the key success factors and strategies for winning in the new economy.

Prior to forming Mainstay Partners, Amir was Managing Director of Cisco Systems' Corporate Internet Strategy and the Internet Business Solutions Group. In this role he was responsible for shaping Cisco's Internet business strategy and advising key customers in the same capacity.

Amir has also published "Ruthless Execution: What Business Leaders Do When Their Companies Hit The Wall"(2003). He is a frequent speaker at major business forums and groups of senior executives worldwide. Amir also serves on the boards of a number of companies.

Programs:

Amir speaks on a broad range of topics dealing with business revitalization and performance improvement. If you're looking for provocative business insights and a passionate interactive style for your next business gathering, conference or management meeting, we should talk.

Speech topics are typically customized to the particular audience and can be delivered in workshop, lecture or classroom style. These are a few of the themes that he has presented recently:

Avoiding The Wall - Managing Through Tough Times:

Discussion on the keys to revitalizing the organization and the critical success factors that business leaders must focus on. How to effectively balance between long term growth and short term performance.

Are You Ruthless?

Presents a framework for which to analyze an organization's ability to breakthrough the performance wall and assess the inherent risks and red flags that exist and how to get beyond them.

New Fundamental - Focus And Accountability = Results:

How do I organize to ensure performance improvement? What role does governance play in shaping success and delivery of results? What specific actions can we take today?

Managing IT For Results:

Many IT investments are barely covering their cost of capital. Given that IT can often make up more than 50% of a company's capital investments, ensuring alignment and results is a business imperative for any business leader.

IT Does Matter - What The Board Needs To Know About IT:

How can I ensure that my IT investments are driving results that matter? What do I need to do to get away from the hyperbole, and truly drive innovation?

Compliance And Commitment - The Leader's Imperative:

Most transformation and change efforts, be they organization wide or focused on a particular area, peter out after 18 months. How can I avoid having complacency set in and ensure ongoing renewal?

Amir has a zeal for working with and learning from smart people, and is fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with many during his career.