You can't order change
by Peter S. Cohan · first published 2009
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The first book to explore the unique leadership style of Boeing's acclaimed CEOJim McNerney was one of Jack Welch's top proteges at General Electric and a finalist to replace the retiring Welch as CEO. McNerney lost that competition in 2001, but since then he has emerged as one of the most effective leaders of his generation.You Can't Order Change tells the amazing story of McNerney's turnaround at the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, which had faced a series of tough problems. Boeing is extremely hard to run, with more than $66 billion in annual revenue and 161,000 employees. A new prod
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This book probably has some interesting insights: "You Can't Order Change: Lessons from Jim McNerney's Turnaround at Boeing" - December 26, 2008 https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Order-Change-Turnaround/dp/1... Probably mostly of the "do the opposite of whatever this guy says"…
on “NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on SpaceX Crew-9” ↗…are usually drinking pina coladas on a beach somewhere". 2. I brought up the book because it's the height of irony for his biography being about what a great manager he is. The title of the book is "You Can't Order Change: Lessons from Jim McNerney's Turnaround at Boeing". Yeah, turnaround all right, just not in the direction intended by the author.
on “Plane crashes, overturns during landing at Toronto airport” ↗