My Years at General Motors: The Autobiography of Alfred P. Sloan Jr.

Author: (American) Alfred P. Sloan
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Recommended by management guru Peter Drucker and world's richest man Bill Gates! If you only want to choose one business book to read, I believe, Alfred Sloan's "My Years with General Motors" is possibly the best business book you can read. — Bill Gates This book is not intended to be "fun" to read, but aims to establish a new profession, that of the professional manager, and to elaborate on the role of professional managers as leaders and decision-makers. — Peter Drucker For any business professional, reading this book is a deeply engaging experience. — Forbes Only a handful of business books can stand the test of time and become classics. Undoubtedly, "My Years with General Motors" is such a great work. Management guru Peter Drucker has long forgotten how many people he has recommended this book to: World's richest man Bill Gates still insists that this is the best business book you can read; Business Week placed it on its "Must-Read Shelf"; and Forbes magazine listed it as the CEO's must-read book for 2003. "My Years with General Motors" was a bestseller upon its first release in 1963. Since then, it has been used as a manual for managers and regarded by those who love it as a great work for "management training." It is a story that no other business professional can tell—it is the crystallization of half a century of leadership experience in a giant industry, and the crystallization of profound insights into many dramatic events and creative business operations. When Alfred Sloan joined General Motors in 1918, the company was in dire straits, and its future was uncertain. Now, General Motors is the world's largest automotive group and one of the symbols of the U.S. economy. "My Years with General Motors" provides a detailed description of the early innovation and development of General Motors' fundamental management policies and strategic concepts, such as planning and strategy, sustainable operations, financial growth, and leadership.