Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591846226 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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That applies equally to the current management of GM.”—David E. It’s a true insider’s perspective and a great read.”—Stephen J. Sloan’s management classic, My Years withGeneral Motors.”—Fortune. Davis, Jr., former editor and publisher of Car and Driver“This is exactly what you’d expect from Bob Lutz: no holds barred, no punches pulled, and no stone left unturned. Girsky, vice chairman of General Motors“Car Guys vs. “This book should be required reading for every young person who seeks a business degree. Bean Counters is the best book written
He is the bestselling author of Guts: 8 Laws of Business from One ofthe Most Innovative Business Leadersof Our Time.. BOB LUTZ held senior leadership positions at Gm, ford, Chrysler, and BMW over the course of an unparalleled forty-seven-year career, culminating in his vice chairmanship of General motors from 2001 to 2010
How America lost excellence -- and got beans instead Theodore A. Rushton Absolutely marvelous; anyone who reads this will understand the enervating hubris that is destroying business, education and government in America and much of the rest of the world. First though, to set this book and Lutz in context, a quote from midway through the book: "I know I'm full of crap a lot of the time, but that comes with the territory. "Your job is to provide me with honest feedback," Lutz writes. If read with this caveat in mind, this book offers enough insight to rescue almost any failing industry without government bailouts. In my career as a reporter, I've seen eno. Timeless words of wisdom I should identify that I am a recently retired engineer from GM.I have always enjoyed reading articles by Mr Lutz. When he is talking about cars, he always makes perfect sense to me. He really made a difference. Without mentioning specific cars I was dumbfounded by some things, that people that probably meant well had done, before he returned to GM.Before I even "start the engine" it is nice to see the pattern/textures on the dash match. It wasn't always that way. He made a difference. "America - problems and fixes" according to Dennis R. Morgan. Want to know what is wrong with America? Read the book's conclusion chapter. Bob Lutz really understands what America needs to do to return to greatness.
“One of the most acute books about management and how companies work in practice that I have read in a long time. As vice chairman, he launched a war against the penny-pinching number crunchers who ran the company by the bottom line and reinstated a focus on creativity, design, and cars and trucks that would satisfy GM’s customers. Lutz’s commonsense lessons, combined with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes, will inspire readers in any industry.. Determined to eliminate the “waste” and “personality worship” of the bygone creative leaders, management got too smart for its own good. Decline soon followed. In 2001, General Motors hired Lutz