Bean counters is the best book written by an auto industry insider since iacocca in 1984, and deserves to be shelved alongside alfred p. The car guys held sway, and gm dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic. What was the most interesting aspect of this story. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers and much of american industry lost their singleminded focus on product excellence. On sunday i happened to tune in to bob brinkers moneytalk radio show when former gm vice chairman and car guy extraordinaire, bob lutz, was on promoting his new book. Sloans management classic, my years with general motors. Now comes an encore in the lutz on lutz genrecar guys vs.
The car guys held sway, and gm dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like cadillac, buick, pontiac, oldsmobile, gmc, and. Operation management in car guys vs bean counters book report. Download audiobooks written by bob lutz to your device. Buy the best soundbars, speakers and headphones in australia online or in store from the good guys. The car guys held sway, and gm dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like cadillac, buick, pontiac, oldsmobile, gmc, and chevrolet. Still, the books basic problem was alltoo familiar in the world of auto executive. I was very interested to learn bob lutzs point of view on events at general. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read car guys vs. General motors and chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but ford decided to save itself. The battle for the soul of american business audio cd published june 15th 2011 by tantor media audio cd, 0 pages. The battle for the soul of american business, and talk quickly turned to his role as it related to product development and highlevel decision making at gm. Theres often also a downside that makes them hard to understand or difficult to work for. Bean counters is the best book written by an auto industry insider since iacocca in 1984. Bean counters is really supposed to be about is the ignominious descent of one of americas great corporations into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and status as a ward of the.
When bob lutz retired from general motors in 2010 after an unparalleled fortysevenyear career in the auto industry, he was one of the most respected leaders in american business. Nytimes extended best seller list since publication in june. Those guys have all the fun audiobook by james andrew. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk. Lutzs commonsense lessons with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes will inspire readers at any company facing the bean counter analysisparalysis menace.
Ceos knew that if you captured the publics imagination with great cars, the money would follow. This book is an account of bob lutzs stint at general motors from 2001 t0 2010. Autoline detroit recently played host to bob lutz, and, as is always the case, the former general motors vice chairman dished out some great commentary. One of the most acute books about management and how companies work in practice that i have read in a long time.
From enduring the sadism of a marine corps drill instructor, to working with a washedup alcoholic, to taking over the reins from a convicted felon, he reflects on the complexities of alltoohuman leaders. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. The bean counters, with their metricsbased costcutting corporate culture approach, are left scratching their heads as customers run screaming from the shoddy gm cars. Learn about new topics for your personal growth and selfimprovement. Bob should keep his politics out and stop quoting the conservative republican sound bytes about how all. If anyone wants to know exactly how the us auto industry got into trouble, here is your guide. It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local spor. Bob lutz author, norman dietz narrator, tantor audio.
In a nutshell, my site bean counter is primarily an accounting and bookkeeping educational and training site that offers free beginning bookkeeping and accounting tutorials, courses, exams, tests. Lutz built a career as a staunch opponent of bureaucracy and by placing the utmost importance on knowing the product as well as the customer. Car guys versus bean counters general discussion car. Still, the books basic problem was alltoo familiar in the. Get the key insights of a book in 10 minutes with our text and audio summaries.
He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk av. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Mixed into lutzs flow of blarney and halfbaked pontificating is one of the most acute books about management and how companies work in practice that i have read in a long time. The battle for the soul of american business by bob lutz at barnes. Under the leadership of charismatic ceo alan mulally, ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its. Mixed into lutzs flow of blarney and halfbaked pontificating is one of the most acute books about management. Bean counters makes the point that gm was doing fine until in the mid 1970s the mbatrained finance guys took control of product development from the. Most successful leaders are mentally and emotionally askew.
Lutz wrote every word in longhand and every sentence bears his distinctive voice. Aug 23, 2011 on sunday i happened to tune in to bob brinkers moneytalk radio show when former gm vice chairman and car guy extraordinaire, bob lutz, was on promoting his new book. I was very interested to learn bob lutzs point of view on events at general motors back to the sixties. Those guys have all the fun audiobook by james andrew miller. To those who know lutz, he is the ultimate car guy, which is ultimately the reason he was handed vice chairmanship. Here is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, warren buffett. The future of work and economics of tomorrow internet archive. Car guys vs bean counters by bob lutz ft business book. Bob lutz motivational business consulting in ann arbor, mi.
Bean counters the battle for the soul of american business by bob lutz author norman dietz narrator. Bob lutz has written an important diagnostic book on the demise of general motors. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Bob lutz held senior leadership positions at general motors, ford, chrysler, and bmw over nearly a halfcentury in the auto industry, culminating with his vice chairmanship of gm from 2001 to 2010. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, congress offered all three detroit automakers a bailout. Bean counters by bob lutz, norman dietz for free with a 30 day free trial. In his book, car guys versus bean counters, he chronicles the very wary gm of 2001 through its first stillborn turnaround, its acquisition by the american and canadian governments and its new born success since 2009. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
Bean counters is a thoughtprovoking commentary from auto industry maven bob lutz. The battle for the soul of american business lutz, bob on. The seven laws of business that made chrysler the worlds hottest car company. Bean counters the battle for the soul of american business by bob lutz. Operation management in car guys vs bean counters book. He had survived all kinds of managers over those decades. Choose from leading brands like beats, sennheiser, ultimate ears, sony, philips and more. It might seem that a book written by a businessman about how to turn around a business would have little to say about design. Youll get a good deal on the best wireless headphones and noise cancelling headphones as well as digital radios, portable bluetooth speakers and home audio. The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as the oracle of omahafor fans of the hbo documentary becoming warren buffett. Spanning a fortysevenyear career with the big three and bmw, and after retiring from chrysler in 1998, he was asked back into gm, serving as vice chairman from 2001 to 2010, during which time it had filed for bankruptcy. Icons and idiots is a collection of shocking and often hilarious true stories and the lessons lutz drew from them.
Jul 07, 2011 now comes an encore in the lutz on lutz genrecar guys vs. What made the experience of listening to car guys vs. The movie is about an american car manufacturer that produced a vehicle that had defects, the movie was in color but it was about a manufacturer that produced this vehicle probably in the 60s or 70s and once the head guys of the car company found out about the defect they put it to their bean counters accountants and had to make a decision. In a nutshell, my site bean counter is primarily an accounting and bookkeeping educational and training site that offers free beginning bookkeeping and. Mg10again, this doesnt sound like lean to talk about things forever and not make a decision. Listen to the snowball warren buffett and the business of life by alice schroeder available from rakuten kobo. Vibe audio loudest volkswagen car audio sound system 10x 15 black death hex subwoofers 63k rms. On car guys vs bean counters i recently finished reading cary guys vs bean counters the battle for the soul of american business by former vice chairman of general motors bob lutz. Its precisely that they are impatient, stubborn, opinionated, unsatisfied, and domineering that. The snowball audiobook by alice schroeder rakuten kobo. At the end of 2008, ford motor company was just months away from running out of cash. Jul 26, 2011 in his book, car guys versus bean counters, he chronicles the very wary gm of 2001 through its first stillborn turnaround, its acquisition by the american and canadian governments and its new born success since 2009.
In 2001, general motors hired bob lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. The battle for the soul of the american business, is a piece by bob lutz who is former vice chairman of general motors. Bean counters contains all the pearls of wisdom i would expect to see from bob lutz. Audiobook program format unabridged whispersync whispersync for voice 1 2 of 2 results. Dec 02, 2012 bob lutz has written an important diagnostic book on the demise of general motors. A legend in the car industry reveals the philosophy thats starting to turn general motors around.
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