Car guys vs. bean counters : the battle for the soul of American business / Bob Lutz.
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TextPublication details: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2011.Description: xii, 241 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cmISBN: - 1591844002 (hbk.)
- 9781591844006 (hbk.)
- Car guys versus bean counters
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 338.7629 L975 | Available | 33111006761064 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy. Lutz's common sense lessons (with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes) will inspire readers at any company facing the bean counter analysis-paralysis menace.
Includes index.
The beginning -- An unstoppable force -- The beginning of the end -- A failed "culture of excellence" -- Ground zero -- "Here's what we're going to do first" -- Tackling the 800-pound gorilla -- Learning to go global (what took so long?) -- Chevrolet Volt ("I'll let you explain it to the board") -- Meltdown and rebirth -- What's with American business anyway? (Ask the dogs!) -- Of management styles -- If I had been CEO -- And in conclusion.