American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA
Autor Edward Whitacre Cu Leslie Cauleyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 feb 2013
Vezi toate premiile Carte premiată
Axiom Business Book Awards (2014)
It was President Obama who reached out to Ed Whitacre to come out of retirement and take over GM in 2009. A down-to-earth, no-nonsense Texas native with a distinctive Texas twang in his voice, Whitacre was reluctant to come out of retirement to work at GM.
But Whitacre is that rare CEO with great charisma and extraordinary management instincts. And when he got to Detroit, he started to whittle down the corporate bureaucracy right away - and got GM back on track in record time
Before being pulled out of retirement to run GM by Obama, Ed Whitacre had spent his entire corporate career in the telecom business, where he ultimately ended up running AT&T.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455513017
ISBN-10: 1455513016
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 165 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Business Plus
ISBN-10: 1455513016
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 165 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Business Plus
Notă biografică
Ed
Whitacre
is
the
former
chairman
and
CEO
of
two
major
American
corporations:
General
Motors
and
AT&T.
At
GM
he
set
a
clear
vision
and
mandate
-
"Design,
Build
and
Sell
the
World's
Best
Vehicles"
-
that
continues
to
this
day.
As
the
chief
executive
of
AT&T,
Whitacre
applied
a
set
of
management
principles
and
disciplined
growth
strategy
that
would
turn
the
company,
originally
known
as
Southwestern
Bell,
into
the
largest
telecom
in
the
world.
Born and raised in Ennis, Texas, Whitacre attended Texas Tech, earning a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. He began his career with the phone company in 1963, as a student engineer in Dallas. In 1990 he was named CEO, and he remained in that leadership position for 17 years. In 2009, the White House appointed him chairman of GM, and he became CEO later that year.
Whitacre is actively involved in a number of organizations, including Boy Scouts of America, the United Way and Texas Tech. He is a current or past member of several boards, including Exxon Mobil, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Anheuser-Busch. He is married to Linda Whitacre and they have two daughters, four grandchildren and a really great dog, Lucille.
Born and raised in Ennis, Texas, Whitacre attended Texas Tech, earning a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. He began his career with the phone company in 1963, as a student engineer in Dallas. In 1990 he was named CEO, and he remained in that leadership position for 17 years. In 2009, the White House appointed him chairman of GM, and he became CEO later that year.
Whitacre is actively involved in a number of organizations, including Boy Scouts of America, the United Way and Texas Tech. He is a current or past member of several boards, including Exxon Mobil, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Anheuser-Busch. He is married to Linda Whitacre and they have two daughters, four grandchildren and a really great dog, Lucille.
Recenzii
This
straight-talking
Texan
and
former
CEO
of
two
of
America's
best
known
corporations
provides
a
candid,
insider's
view
of
how
a
committed
business
leader
can
make
a
difference.
More
importantly,
his
book
offers
a
prescription
for
the
kind
of
leadership
that
can
turn
America
around
and
get
the
country
moving
again.
--Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Ed is a strong leader with intelligence, a big heart, common sense and without fear. He is also an exceptional human being-always concerned about people. His mind is clear with a long-term vision and mission.
--Carlos Slim Helú, Industrialist and Philanthropist
Among CEOs, Ed is one-of-a-kind. Not only did he successfully run AT&T and fix GM, but he is also a classic Texan -- complete with a straight-speaking manner and common touch that truly sets him apart. Here is his uniquely American story. Everyone who starts this book will finish it.
-- Roger Altman, Founder and Chairman, Evercore Partners; former Deputy Treasury Secretary
Very inspiring, down to earth leadership lessons and very consistent with our experience with Ed during his time at GM. He always respected our members and never blamed them for what he strongly viewed as poor management.
--Bob King, UAW President
A CEO memoir worth reading.
-- The Economist
--Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Ed is a strong leader with intelligence, a big heart, common sense and without fear. He is also an exceptional human being-always concerned about people. His mind is clear with a long-term vision and mission.
--Carlos Slim Helú, Industrialist and Philanthropist
Among CEOs, Ed is one-of-a-kind. Not only did he successfully run AT&T and fix GM, but he is also a classic Texan -- complete with a straight-speaking manner and common touch that truly sets him apart. Here is his uniquely American story. Everyone who starts this book will finish it.
-- Roger Altman, Founder and Chairman, Evercore Partners; former Deputy Treasury Secretary
Very inspiring, down to earth leadership lessons and very consistent with our experience with Ed during his time at GM. He always respected our members and never blamed them for what he strongly viewed as poor management.
--Bob King, UAW President
A CEO memoir worth reading.
-- The Economist
Premii
- Axiom Business Book Awards Silver Medal Winner, 2014