Those guys have all the fun audiobook by james andrew. Ceos knew that if you captured the publics imagination with great cars, the money would follow. 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. Here is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, warren buffett. Bob should keep his politics out and stop quoting the conservative republican sound bytes about how all. Jul 20, 2011 bob lutz in his recent book car guys vs. Still, the books basic problem was alltoo familiar in the. 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. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk. It might seem that a book written by a businessman about how to turn around a business would have little to say about design.
Download audiobooks written by bob lutz to your device. 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. Bean counters by bob lutz, norman dietz for free with a 30 day free trial. What was the most interesting aspect of this story. Under the leadership of charismatic ceo alan mulally, ford had already put together a bold plan to. Those guys have all the fun audiobook by james andrew miller. I was very interested to learn bob lutzs point of view on events at general. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers and much of american industry lost their singleminded focus on product excellence. 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. 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. This book is an account of bob lutzs stint at general motors from 2001 t0 2010.
With the auto industry careening toward ruin, congress offered all three detroit automakers a bailout. Bean counters is the best book written by an auto industry insider since iacocca in 1984, and deserves to be shelved alongside alfred p. Operation management in car guys vs bean counters book report. Mixed into lutzs flow of blarney and halfbaked pontificating is one of the most acute books about management. 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. Icons and idiots icons and idiots audiobook, by bob lutz. Theres often also a downside that makes them hard to understand or difficult to work for. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Buy the best soundbars, speakers and headphones in australia online or in store from the good guys. 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. In 2001, general motors hired bob lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again.
The bean counters, with their metricsbased costcutting corporate culture approach, are left scratching their heads as customers run screaming from the shoddy gm cars. The car guys held sway, and gm dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like cadillac, buick, pontiac, oldsmobile, gmc, and. 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. Bean counters is the best book written by an auto industry insider since iacocca in 1984.
The car guys held sway, and gm dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like cadillac, buick, pontiac, oldsmobile, gmc, and chevrolet. 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. 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. Under the leadership of charismatic ceo alan mulally, ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its.
The car guys held sway, and gm dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic. 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. If anyone wants to know exactly how the us auto industry got into trouble, here is your guide.
Lutz wrote every word in longhand and every sentence bears his distinctive voice. Get the key insights of a book in 10 minutes with our text and audio summaries. The battle for the soul of american business by bob lutz at barnes. Vibe audio loudest volkswagen car audio sound system 10x 15 black death hex subwoofers 63k rms.
Its precisely that they are impatient, stubborn, opinionated, unsatisfied, and domineering that. Lutzs commonsense lessons with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes will inspire readers at any company facing the bean counter analysisparalysis menace. 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. Bob lutz has written an important diagnostic book on the demise of general motors. Icons and idiots is a collection of shocking and often hilarious true stories and the lessons lutz drew from them. Bean counters is the best book written by an auto industry insider since iacocca in 1984 and deserves to be shelved alongside alfred pl sloans management classic, my years with general motors. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk av. Bean counters succeeds in the moments that are focused on the dichotomy between the two main characters in this story. 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. 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.
Bean counters is a thoughtprovoking commentary from auto industry maven bob lutz. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Bean counters contains all the pearls of wisdom i would expect to see from bob lutz. The battle for the soul of american business ebook written by bob lutz. At the end of 2008, ford motor company was just months away from running out of cash. Car guys versus bean counters general discussion car. 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.
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Dec 02, 2012 bob lutz has written an important diagnostic book on the demise of general motors. Now comes an encore in the lutz on lutz genrecar guys vs. 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. Choose from leading brands like beats, sennheiser, ultimate ears, sony, philips and more.
Mg10again, this doesnt sound like lean to talk about things forever and not make a decision. The future of work and economics of tomorrow internet archive. Most successful leaders are mentally and emotionally askew. Audiobook program format unabridged whispersync whispersync for voice 1 2 of 2 results. Bob lutzs unabashed perception of the auto industry were very inspiring and informative. 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. General motors and chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but ford decided to save itself. Listen to those guys have all the fun inside the world of espn by james andrew miller available from rakuten kobo. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Listen to the snowball warren buffett and the business of life by alice schroeder available from rakuten kobo. He had survived all kinds of managers over those decades. Still, the books basic problem was alltoo familiar in the world of auto executive.
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