This 53 minute Audio CD covers a discussion with Harold Geneen, the former CEO of ITT; the man who built ITT to one of America's largest and fastest growing companies, provides insights into his unique management style and priorities. Principles from one of America's master managers.
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Harold Geneen, former CEO of ITT, the man who built ITT into one of America's most prominent companies.
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While some have identified Harold Geneen as a tyrant with an egotistical bent for power, his book, Managing, written with Alvin Moscow, is full of valuable insight. To be fair, it's important to understand the events that shaped Geneen's personality. He was a product of the depression and it's well documented that people of the depression era were, by necessity, innovative and possessed an insatiable hunger for success. These traits can be seen in every part of Geneen's management style and are accurately reflected in his book. He was by no means a saint. But he knew every facet of the businesses and made it his business to weed out slop and ineffectiveness. He checked and rechecked his plans, changed them when necessary, and forced his people to do the same. To be fair, he was the consummate workaholic, but that's par for the course. Those that stayed helped him grow a $760 million telephone company into a $17 billion multinational conglomerate. Several executives that worked with Geneen graduated to successive careers as Fortune 500 CEOs using his management principles. His well documented successes are accurately covered in this brief mosaic on managing. Full of his now famous quotes, each chapter, like the man, shrewdly covers the traits expected of management at any company. When you boil it down, it's about being a hands on, present, active and responsible manager. Know your business, know what works, know your people, know who works, tell the truth, nip it end the bud, stick with what works, but change when necessary. Like Geneen says, "Never reduce the art management to a formula. All organizations large or small, military or civilian reflect the personality and character of those who lead them." Add this one to your library, it's a keeper.
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Best how-to manage better book I've ever read. No fluff, no unproven theories. Written by a man who has actually done it. Managers at all levels and in all types of businesses can benefit from this book. Buy it now before it goes out of print again.
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The Best Ever - built my career from it,
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I've read maybe 100 business books, many on the subject of management, starting with Peter Drucker. This is the best of the lot. An easy read, with many principles that have a lifetime of shelf life. I've read the book numberous times over twenty years, and now, as a consultant, give it out on a continuous basis. I'm currently order another thirty.
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