OUTSMART! YOUR COMPETITION: PODCAST SERIES EXAMINES SUCCESS OF FAST GROWING COMPANIES

Perot Systems Launches OUTSMART! Thought Leadership Series with James Champy, Noted Author and Chairman of Consulting



PLANO, TX, June 3  /PRNewswire/ -- Best-selling author and Perot Systems Chairman of Consulting James Champy discusses his latest work, Outsmart!, in a new series of podcasts titled "Talking with Jim Champy."

The series of three initial podcasts begins with Champy providing an overview of his latest work, Outsmart! The second highlights how information technology was used to grow several of the businesses profiled and the last podcast provides real-life examples of how company culture and brand messaging can help increase business performance and growth.

Following are quotes from Champy highlighted in the podcasts:

Key messages that entrepreneurs or corporate leaders should take away after reading Outsmart!: "This is still a time when there's opportunity everywhere and entrepreneurs and managers just have to look hard for the ideas and the opportunity. There were companies that just went back to basics and leveraged the strength of a very strong brand...as well as some companies that were really very inventive in just creating businesses that reduce complexity for consumers."

How information technology was used to grow their business: "Technology today is working to reach consumers and customers broadly, it gives instant feedback on how your products and services are faring in the marketplace and it also allows you to be inventive around communities of interest that really want access to your products and services."

How company culture and brand messaging can help increase business performance and growth: "Change of the kind that the CEO of Smith & Wesson was driving is affected by either fear or vision or a combination of both. And what I believe was exceptional...was that both were present and he was leveraging both."

What: Outsmart! Your Competition: Talking with Jim Champy A podcast series presented by Jim Champy, noted author and chairman of consulting at Perot Systems 

  When: This podcast is available for immediate download.
  Where: http://www.perotsystems.com/outsmart
  About James Champy


Jim Champy is a leading authority on management issues surrounding business transformation and organizational change. Jim authored X-Engineering the Corporation: Reinventing Your Business in the Digital Age, and is co-author of Reengineering the Corporation, a landmark change management book that sold more than two million copies. His columns have appeared in ComputerWorld, Sales & Marketing Management, Fast Company, and Forbes magazines. Jim has also moderated programs for the PBS Business Channel and appeared on Wall Street Week.

About Outsmart!

Outsmart! explores the success many companies have experienced either engineering a new business or reengineering their existing business. The book is a series of short case studies describing strategies that achieved innovation, growth, and competitive advantage. The examples include using IT as a valuable asset and a powerful management tool that helps organizations stay ahead of changing business dynamics. http://www.perotsystems.com/outsmart/.

About Perot Systems

Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2007 revenue of $2.6 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in North America, Europe, MENA and Asia. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.

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