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Summary: best management ever written
Review: It is the best turnaround management book still on the market today, every management student or manager should read this book
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Summary: Should be read by every Manager.
Review: It's truly a Management book but at the same time a thriller which should be read by people in low spirits especially those who have just been fired from their positions.
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Summary: By now, you have heard of this book.
Review: Lee Iacocca's autobiography is probably the most famous biography ever written (It is, the last time I checked, one of the 25 biggest selling books in the history of such things.), and at one time a "must read" by any business school student or aspiring CEO. The trouble is, that this is a highly prejudicial, one-person account, and as such is obviously biased. (If you want a better history of the Ford Motor Company than this provides, you may also want to check out David Halberstam's "The Reckoning" and Robert Lacey's "Ford: The Men and the Machines.") Still, the information provided about the inner workings and politics of the Ford Motor Company (in the 60s to late 70s) and the Chrysler Corporation (through the 80s), this is a very interesting read.
With the exceptions of a few automotive judgements (the Mustang II as "a terrific design", and the K-car as "a sensational product") and specific automotive knowledge (the Chevrolet Vega's "pancake engine"--there is such a thing, and the Vega did not offer one--and his citing of the impossibility of the American industry to make money on small cars came six years before General Motors successfully launched Saturn), everything is very relevant despite its age. The concept of "Global Motors," a proposed merger that would have joined Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen, seems prophetic now that Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Mercedes are joined at the hip.
I wanted to rate this 3 1/2 stars; since that was not possible, the extra 1/2 star is given because proceeds from the sale of the book, at least when it was in hardcover, went for diabetes research. (Iacocca's first wife, Mary, died from complications from the disease.)
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Summary: High Motivator
Review: Reading this book makes one feel that it is written to satisfy the "I" in Iacocca. Its value towards experience sharing is definetely immense. Iacocca'a command of the Auto industry has come out lucidly in the text. He definitely is a go getter. I am sure that this book motivates lots of readers. It definitely gives one courage to handle ups and downs in one's career.
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Summary: Good book about the personality behind the company
Review: The book traces his downfall at Ford to his rise at Chrysler. The other reviewer was right, this isn't so much a book about being a CEO as it is about a person struggling through a very difficult time in their life. I personally found the book to be fascinating (I'm a car nut) and inspirational because of his ability to triumph in the end. A good read!
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Summary: The Car Business
Review: This book is definitely a slap in the face of Henry Ford. A very good read, interesting and inspiring book for people with a flare for business. It wakes you up with a jolt, makes you sit up and say to yourself, what the heck am i doing sleeping over my skills. It instills in you a driving force to go for what you want to achieve in life/. Lee's, sacrifices for his goals, are amazing. His belief in himself and his ability to make others believe in him is undoubtedly the best quality in Lee and which every businessman/woman should learn from. It is time for the bosses around the world to sit back and think that employees can sometimes be better than yourself and still not cheat or be disloyal to you. That was what Lee was to Ford. But Henry was too blind. And chrysler was too damn lucky.
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Summary: R E A L I T Y
Review: This book does NOT get boring. It's written from one man's view and definitely shows the bias "facts" of his tenure from childhood to Chrysler (I'm actually not done with it yet). But the facts add up. It makes sense - and it makes me want to stop driving my Ford Focus! I have learned a lot from Lee Iacocca. The anecdotes and travels through his life are well written - and I feel I'm right there witnessing them with him.
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Summary: Timeless truths, but some dated data
Review: This book has inspirational genius written all over it. There is incredible depth beyond "his story" and gives a good idea of what goes on in the brilliant mind of Mr Iacocca. He speaks of leading others, seeing projects through adversity, triumph & tradgedy! I say his true brilliance as a man is that he knows how to get what he wants, by working on the wants and needs of those around him. I've never, read about, heard about or encountered a person who exemplifies the word leader more then Mr. Iacocca does. He is a true genius in every aspect of the word. Read & Enjoy
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Summary: Leadership Genius
Review: This book has inspirational genius written all over it. There is incredible depth beyond "his story" and gives a good idea of what goes on in the brilliant mind of Mr Iacocca. He speaks of leading others, seeing projects through adversity, triumph & tradgedy! I say his true brilliance as a man is that he knows how to get what he wants, by working on the wants and needs of those around him. I've never, read about, heard about or encountered a person who exemplifies the word leader more then Mr. Iacocca does. He is a true genius in every aspect of the word. Read & Enjoy
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Summary: Inspiring
Review: This book is definitely a slap in the face of Henry Ford. A very good read, interesting and inspiring book for people with a flare for business. It wakes you up with a jolt, makes you sit up and say to yourself, what the heck am i doing sleeping over my skills. It instills in you a driving force to go for what you want to achieve in life/. Lee's, sacrifices for his goals, are amazing. His belief in himself and his ability to make others believe in him is undoubtedly the best quality in Lee and which every businessman/woman should learn from. It is time for the bosses around the world to sit back and think that employees can sometimes be better than yourself and still not cheat or be disloyal to you. That was what Lee was to Ford. But Henry was too blind. And chrysler was too damn lucky.
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