My years with General Motors
by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. · first published 1963
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Bill Gates also recommends My Years with General Motors [1], calling it "probably the best book to read if you want to read only one book about business." I would second that recommendation. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Years-General-Motors-Alfred-Sloan/dp/0...
on “Bill Gates's Favorite Business Book” ↗"Founders at Work" by Jessica Livingston. Full of good stories. "My years with General Motors" by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. How he built the organization is quite an interesting read.
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite management books?” ↗I've been reading the mentioned Bush memoir "Pieces of the Action" and it's pretty good. Stories about engineering and organizational politics. As good as any business classic (e.g. "My Years With General Motors" or "High Output Management").
on “Vannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century” ↗May I suggest "My Years with General Motors" by Alfred Sloan
on “The annoying habits of highly effective people” ↗…combination General Motors. He actually created a good sized business. At some point, though, the banks lost their nerve and convinced Durant to turn over control of GM to Alfred Sloan. Sloan's book, My Years With General Motors describes his approach to R&D, accounting, marketing, and trying to organize the world's largest company in some sane way. Without Durant (and the bankers) there would be no GM. But without Sloan, GM…
on “Amazon's Leadership Principles” ↗