Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553380834 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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takes a look at the management insight that helped to shape IBM's course and unique corporate culture. It looks at Watson, Sr., one of America's most charismatic bosses, and Watson, Jr., who spurred IBM into the computer age.Ten years after its original publication, FATHER, SON & CO. and his son, Thomas J. remains a uniquely honest book. In this eloquent first-person account of a family drama that changed the face of American business, the man who transformed IBM into the world's largest computer company reflects on his lifelong partnership with his father--and how their management style and shared dedication to excellence united to create a unique corporate culture that became the blueprint for the entire technology boom.In the course of sixty years Thomas J. Watson Sr. It chronicles the management insights that shaped its course and its unique corporate culture, the style that made Thomas Watson Sr. This is their story: a riveting and revealing account of two men
"Watsondoes a remarkable thing in his memoirs: He tells the truth."--The Wall Street Journal"An exciting history of the rise of the American computer industry, written from a unique perspective. But this surprisingly candid book has another dimension. It's about love, about learning how to love."--The Washington Post Book World"A refreshingly candid memoir by one of the truly remarkable figures of our time."--Walter Cronkite"Highly recommended! An incredible and exciting life story that I couldn't put down."--John Sculley, former chairman and chief executive officer, Apple Computer"A frank and revealing picture of Big Blueand a vivid inside look at the family that dominated its years of spectacular growth."--The Boston Globe"A most compelling human drama of the family that dominated the life and times of America's most famous computer colossus."--The Economist"A fran
The Leadership difference Gabriel Toscana Videgaray What is the difference between a widely successful company and a mediocre one? What was the difference between IBM and, say, the makers of UNIVAC? The difference was not in the technology or in being at the right place at the right time. The difference was IBM's leadership and in particular Thomas J. Watson Jr's leadership. There are exceedingly few examples in the history of business when a very successful company risks everything to climb to an even higher level. That is what IBM did with project 360 and it is possible that no other person except Watson J. "better than a novel" according to Robert J. Crawford. This book tells one of the most fascinating, indeed rivetting, stories that I have ever read. It is about the building of one of the great American businesses of the 20C, but also much much more: it is about the conflict of an extraordinarily hard-driving father and his talented though psychologically burdened and rebellious son. From the beginning, they were at eachothers' throats and never relented in their conflict, even when it became evident that the son's genius surpassed that of his father to build an empire that can only be compared to the accomplis. "A Humanist" according to K. Johnson. Almost everyone in the U.S. and many parts of the world recognize the three letters "IBM." Where did it start? How did it become so big and encompassing in our lives? This is an autobiography of Tom Watson Jr., former President of IBM and son of the company's founder Tomas Watson Sr. Auto-biographies usually paint more of the bright side than the dark side. But he gave a lot his personal perceptions, fears, thoughts, and family relationships in this book, and for that respect is deserved. He never came off as condescending considering the wealth and power h