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Icons and Idiots

Author : Robert A. Lutz
Publisher : Portfolio
ISBN 13 : 9781591846048
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Icons and Idiots written by Robert A. Lutz and published by Portfolio. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Most successful leaders are mentally and emotionally askew. There's a good side, which gets the job done. There's often also a downside that makes them hard to understand or difficult to work for. It's precisely that they are impatient, stubborn, opinionated, unsatisfied, and domineering that makes them successful.' When Bob Lutz retired from General Motors in 2010, after an unparalleled forty-seven-year career in the auto industry, he was one of the most respected leaders in American business. He had survived all kinds of managers over those decades- tough and timid, analytical and irrational, charismatic and antisocial, and some who seemed to shift frequently among all those traits. His experiences made him an expert on leadership, every bit as much as he was an expert on cars and trucks. Now Lutz is revealing the leaders - good, bad, and ugly - who made the strongest impression on him throughout his career. Icons and Idiotsis a collection of shocking and often hilarious true stories and the lessons Lutz drew from them. From enduring the sadism of a Marine Corps drill instructor to working with a washed-up alcoholic to taking over the reins from a convicted felon, he reflects on the complexities of all-too-human leaders. No textbook or business school course can fully capture their idiosyncrasies, foibles and weaknesses - which can make or break companies. Lutz shows that we can learn just as much from the most stubborn, stupid, and corrupt leaders as we can from the inspiring geniuses. He offers fascinating profiles of icons and idiots such as . . . Eberhard von Kuenheim. The famed CEO of BMW was an aristocrat-cum-street fighter who ruled with secrecy, fear, and deft maneuvering. Harold A. 'Red' Poling- A Ford CEO and the ultimate bean counter. If it couldn't be quantified, he didn't want to know about it. Lee Iacocca- The legendary Chrysler CEO appeared to be brillant and bold, but was often vulnerable and insecure behind the scenes. G. Richard 'Rick' Wagoner- The perfect peacetime CEO whose superior intelligence couldn't save GM from steep decline and a government bailout. As Lutz writes- We'll examine bosses who were profane, insensitive, totally politically incorrect, and who 'appropriated' insignificant items from hotels or the company. We'll visit the mind of a leader who did little but sit in his office. We'll look at another boss who could analyze a highly complex profit-and-loss statement or a balance sheet at a glance, yet who, at times, failed to grasp the simplest financial mechanisms - how things actually worked in practice to createthe numbers in the real world. The result is a powerful and entertaining guide for any aspiring leader.

Icons and Idiots

Author : Bob Lutz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 159184696X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Icons and Idiots written by Bob Lutz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bob Lutz retired from General Motors in 2010, after an unparalleled forty-seven-year career in the auto industry, he was one of the most respected leaders in American business. He had survived all kinds of managers over those decades: tough and timid, analytical and irrational, charismatic and antisocial, and some who seemed to shift frequently among all those traits. His experiences made him an expert on leadership, every bit as much as he was an expert on cars and trucks. Now Lutz is revealing the leaders—good, bad, and ugly—who made the strongest impression on him throughout his career. Icons and Idiots is a collection of shocking and often hilarious true stories and the lessons Lutz drew from them. From enduring the sadism of a Marine Corps drill instructor, to working with a washed-up alcoholic, to taking over the reins from a convicted felon, he reflects on the complexities of all-too-human leaders. No textbook or business school course can fully capture their idiosyncrasies, foibles and weaknesses – which can make or break companies in the real world. Lutz shows that we can learn just as much from the most stubborn, stupid, and corrupt leaders as we can from the inspiring geniuses. He offers fascinating profiles of icons and idiots such as... Eberhard von Kuenheim. The famed CEO of BMW was an aristocrat-cum-street fighter who ruled with secrecy, fear, and deft maneuvering. Harold A. “Red” Poling: A Ford CEO and the ultimate bean counter. If it couldn’t be quantified, he didn’t want to know about it. Lee Iacocca: The legendary Chrysler CEO appeared to be brillant and bold, but was often vulnerable and insecure behind the scenes. G. Richard “Rick” Wagoner: The perfect peacetime CEO whose superior intelligence couldn’t save GM from steep decline and a government bailout. As Lutz writes: We’ll examine bosses who were profane, insensitive, totally politically incorrect, and who “appropriated” insignificant items from hotels or the company. We’ll visit the mind of a leader who did little but sit in his office. We’ll look at another boss who could analyze a highly complex profit-and-loss statement or a balance sheet at a glance, yet who, at times, failed to grasp the simplest financial mechanisms—how things actually worked in practice to create the numbers in the real world. The result is a powerful and entertaining guide for any aspiring leader.

Car Guys vs. Bean Counters

Author : Bob Lutz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1591846226
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters written by Bob Lutz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the most acute books about management and how companies work in practice that I have read in a long time. If anyone wants to know exactly how the U.S. auto industry got into trouble, here is your guide.” —John Gapper, FINANCIAL TIMES When Bob Lutz got into the auto business in the early 1960s, CEOs knew that if you captured the public’s imagination with innovative car design and top-quality craftsmanship, the money would follow. The “car guys” held sway, and GM dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC, and Chevrolet. But then GM’s leadership began to put its faith in numbers and spreadsheets. Determined to eliminate the “waste” and “personality worship” of the bygone creative leaders, management got too smart for its own good. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers, and much of American industry, lost their single-minded focus on product excellence and their competitive advantage. Decline soon followed. In 2001, General Motors hired Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. As vice chairman, he launched a war against the penny-pinching number crunchers who ran the company by the bottom line and reinstated a focus on creativity, design, and cars and trucks that would satisfy GM’s customers. Lutz’s commonsense lessons, combined with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes, will inspire readers in any industry.

Guts

Author : Robert A. Lutz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Guts written by Robert A. Lutz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-09-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides Chrysler's Senior Manager Bob Lutz's philosophy behind his "seven laws" of business, explaining how that can be applied to making changes, transforming an operation, and creating a successful company.

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Author : Lee Iacocca
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847396070
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Where Have All the Leaders Gone? written by Lee Iacocca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his trademark straight-talking style, legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca speaks his mind on the most pressing issues facing America today: the shortage of responsible leaders in the business world and in government; the nation's damaged relations with its longtime allies; the challenges presented by the emergence of China and India on the world's economic stage; the decline of the American car business; and the state of the American family. Iacocca shares the lessons he's learned from a lifetime of hard work and adventure, of spectacular successes and stunning defeats, of integrity and grace and good old-fashioned American optimism.

Exposing the Real Che Guevara

Author : Humberto Fontova
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781595230270
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Exposing the Real Che Guevara written by Humberto Fontova and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FONTOVA/EXPOSING THE REAL CHE GUEVA

The Mystical Language of Icons

Author : Solrunn Nes
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 080286497X
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Mystical Language of Icons written by Solrunn Nes and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-10 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solrunn Nes, one of Europe's most admired iconographers, illuminates the world of Christian icons, explaining the motifs, gestures, and colors common to these profound symbols of faith. Nes explores in depth a number of famous icons, including those of the Greater Feasts, the Mother of God, and a number of the better-known saints, enriching her discussion with references to Scripture, early Christian writings, and liturgy. She also leads readers through the process and techniques of icon painting, showing each step with photographs, and includes more than fifty of her own original works of art.

Useful Idiots

Author : Mona Charen
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780895261397
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Useful Idiots written by Mona Charen and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author attacks American liberals as naive and disingenuous in their dealings with the world, accusing them of rewriting history to portray themselves as "Cold Warriors" along with conservatives.

A Kids Book About Imagination

Author : LeVar Burton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744090253
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book A Kids Book About Imagination written by LeVar Burton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-11-03 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear explanation of what the imagination is and the opportunities that come from the use of it. What is imagination? Most of us think of it as playing pretend or what happens when we’re dreaming, but imagination takes us to worlds and galaxies beyond that. Imagination helps us travel between time, space, and reality. It gives us the power to dream up the world in our own vision and encourages us to think of not just what is, but what could be. Imagination is a superpower that unlocks endless possibilities, and all by asking one simple question: what if? This is one conversation that’s never too early to start, and this book was written to be an introduction on the topic for kids. A Kids Book About Imagination features: - A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages. - A friendly, approachable, yet empowering, kid-appropriate tone throughout. - An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic. Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic. A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents

Author : Patrick Sauer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780028638218
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents written by Patrick Sauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the career path, presidential policies, key events, trivial facts, and historical impact of each president from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

Google For Dummies

Author : Brad Hill
Publisher : For Dummies
ISBN 13 : 9780764544200
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Google For Dummies written by Brad Hill and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2003-09-26 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Google is the world's most popular search engine, with more than 150 million queries per day and more than fourteen million users per week * Author Brad Hill, frequently consulted in media coverage of the Internet, will take readers "under the hood" * Illuminates dozens of packaged Google tools that significantly extend Web searching * Enables more technical readers to install and use the Google API to develop Web querying capabilities for their own programs * Includes extensive coverage of Blogger, the popular Web log service recently acquired by Google

Geography For Dummies

Author : Charles A. Heatwole
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111806867X
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Geography For Dummies written by Charles A. Heatwole and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geography is more than just trivia, it can help you understand why we import or export certain products, predict climate change, and even show you where to place fire and police stations when planning a city. If you’re curious about the world and want to know more about this fascinating place, Geography For Dummies is a great place to start. Whether you’re sixteen or sixty, this fun and easy guide will help you make more sense of the world you live in. Geography For Dummies gives you the tools to interpret the Earth’s grid, read and interpret maps, and to appreciate the importance and implications of geographical features such as volcanoes and fault lines. Plus, you’ll see how erosion and weathering have and will change the earth’s surface and how it impacts people. You’ll get a firm hold of everything from the physical features of the world to political divisions, population, culture, and economics. You’ll also discover: How you can have a rainforest on one side of a mountain range and a desert on the other How ocean currents help to determine the geography of climates How to choose a good location for a shopping mall How you can properly put the plant to good use in everything you do How climate affects humans and how humans have affected the climate How human population has spread and the impact it has had on our world If you’re mixed up by map symbols or mystified by Mercator projections Geography For Dummies can help you find your bearings. Filled with key insights, easy-to-read maps, and cool facts, this book will expand your understanding of geography and today’s world.

Profiles in Ignorance

Author : Andy Borowitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1668003880
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Profiles in Ignorance written by Andy Borowitz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named One of 7 Best Nonfiction Books of the Fall by Kirkus Reviews Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines the intellectual deterioration of American politics, from Ronald Reagan to Dan Quayle, from George W. Bush to Sarah Palin, to its apotheosis in Donald J. Trump. The winner of the first-ever National Press Club award for humor, Andy Borowitz has been called a “Swiftian satirist” (The Wall Street Journal) and “one of the country’s finest satirists” (The New York Times). Millions of fans and New Yorker readers enjoy his satirical news column “The Borowitz Report.” Now, in Profiles in Ignorance, he offers a witty, spot-on diagnosis of our country’s political troubles by showing how ignorant leaders are degrading, embarrassing, and endangering our nation. Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge, and mass media have encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagan’s first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and culminating with the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House, Borowitz shows how, during the age of twenty-four-hour news and social media, the US has elected politicians to positions of great power whose lack of the most basic information is terrifying. In addition to Reagan, Quayle, Bush, Palin, and Trump, Borowitz covers a host of congresspersons, senators, and governors who have helped lower the bar over the past five decades. Profiles in Ignorance aims to make us both laugh and cry: laugh at the idiotic antics of these public figures, and cry at the cataclysms these icons of ignorance have caused. But most importantly, the book delivers a call to action and a cause for optimism: History doesn’t move in a straight line, and we can change course if we act now.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Urban Homesteading

Author : Sundari Kraft
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101529008
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Urban Homesteading written by Sundari Kraft and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to save money, time, and the environment-on the urban frontier With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Urban Homesteading anyone can learn how to live sustainably and responsibly—and save money and time—in any urban environment. Expert urban homesteader Sundari Elizabeth Kraft shares her hands-on knowledge of: growing organic foods and preserving them; composting; raising small livestock and chickens; generating electricity and biofuels; and other ways to cut costs and live green. This book has all the information required to become a successful urban homesteader in any city. • Practical advice on everything from composting to clean energy. • Sundari Elizabeth Kraft is an expert in urban homesteading.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City

Author : Anita Gates
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0241883326
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City written by Anita Gates and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan a visit to the city that never sleeps... without losing any sleep! New York continues to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world- with more than 43 million visitors in 2006 alone. This book dispels the anxiety of planning a trip to such an enormously busy and exciting destination. Readers are given practical advice based on the kind of trip they are looking for, the length of their stay, and what they want to see. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to New York City provides: *A reader-friendly list of visual icons and symbols that make navigating the book a breeze *Fifty pages of itineraries based on days in town, areas of the city, and Special interests like romantic, family fun, single in the city, and taking it easy *An eight-page color insert that captures the magic of the Big Apple

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Irish History and Culture

Author : Sonja Massie
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0241886503
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Irish History and Culture written by Sonja Massie and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're no idiot, of course. You know that St. Patrick's Day is in March, JFK was our only Irish-Catholic President, and the IRA isn't necessarily a tax-deferred account. But when it comes to knowing about the history and culture of Ireland, you feel as Irish as a box of stale Lucky Charms. Don't give up on the luck of the Irish just yet! 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Irish History and Culture' is here to help you learn all about the Emerald Isle, from the Celts to the present day. In this 'Complete Idiot's Guide', you get: -Fascinating details on Celtic culture. -Blow-by-blow accounts of Ireland's struggle for freedom from British rule. -Exciting tales of great Irish heroes, like Brian Boru and Michael Collins. -Rich cultural traditions, from wedding to wakes. -Concise profiles of Irish icons in politics and the arts, from Daniel O'Connell to Oscar Wilde.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra

Author : Johanina Wikoff
Publisher : NAL
ISBN 13 : 9781592571840
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra written by Johanina Wikoff and published by NAL. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic how-to on sensuality is now bigger, better, and more satisfying than ever before. The most recognized name in erotic fulfillment now features 40 brand new illustrations by noted artsist Hrana Junto, whose work helped make The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Tantric Sexsuch a hot item. ¬ A consistent top seller ¬ New illustrations by noted artist Hrana Juno, who also illustrated The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Amazing Sex