Review
“A gripping and deeply reported account of the devastating disintegration of one of the most iconic firms ever to exist. To all of us shocked by GE’s seemingly abrupt fall from grace, this book lays out in painful detail how such a thing could have happened.”—Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School, author of Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen
“Gryta and Mann tell a bracing tale of corporate venality, incompetence, and shortsighted deal-making. It's a parable with no heroes, but many lessons for anyone who wants to know how 21st Century corporate management, which venerates stock price above all other measures of value, has gone so disastrously awry.” —Andrew Rice, New York Magazine
"Lights Out is the definitive story of an American business powerhouse losing its way. Gryta and Mann's meticulous reporting puts us in the rooms—and on the private jets—where GE's leaders struggled over the company's fate, with billions of dollars in the balance. More than just an intimate profile of one company, this book is a captivating tale of human complexity, greed, and hubris." —Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind: Drugs. Murder. Empire. Betrayal
"This vital history of an American institution warns us of what happens when a company pursues growth for growth’s sake, and its leaders struggle to understand what they can and cannot control." —David Gura, Anchor and Correspondent, MSNBC
"Possessing all the suspense of a true-crime account, Gryta and Mann’s riveting look at GE’s previous two decades underlines the harsh facts of survival in 21st-century business." —Publishers Weekly
"Gryta and Mann expand on their Wall Street Journal reporting to create a compelling narrative of a giant’s spectacular fall in this powerful and fascinating read." —Booklist
"This revealing and accessible postmortem of GE’s downward spiral will be important reading for a wide audience, including customers, employees, former employees, and investors, as well as anyone interested in 21st-century corporate management." —Library Journal
##2.5星吧,主题可以,写得不行
评分##干货不多 基本上是对Immelt个人的批斗 几乎没有讨论Welch的历史责任 也没有深究庞大组织系统性失效的根源 另外GE Capital证明来钱最容易的还是无银行之名行银行之实(此处应有蚂蚁)
评分##its kinda of a collaboration of GE history, primarily focusing on Jeff. We all know Welch and his famous six sigma management philosophy. But I do not have any idea of his successor Jeff. It fair to see people in most aspects, the book is just telling criticisms and let u know the downside without truly knowing it. Let say it a ok book.
评分##读过的感觉生词最多的一本
评分##The myth kept by GE for decades went out of business in this book. 2020年10月6日初阅
评分##‘Reality isn’t a tackle sled. Story isn’t a strategy. Sometimes imagination alone doesn’t work. ’写得一般,确实看得非常辛苦。大不一定强,缝隙处的秘密可能突然bite on you; 持续稳定deliver的财务表现不一定是conglomerate的抗风险和稳定性,也可能是隐藏的不受监管的财务游戏。
评分开头还行,中间有点啰嗦,倒来倒去讲Jeff如何烂,但例举出来的也算不上多大点事。 其实更想看的是Jack,他20年传奇才是隐藏着衰落之根,当然Jeff厉害点的话,大概也不至于落到如此地步,Jack神话也不会破灭。 John一年多就是把问题都抖出来了,问题是作为top leader,太过negative, transparency也是不行的。 Culp很兴奋的不教书了,只是他能力挽狂澜吗?只有天知道。
评分##无限感触….好多部分触动我的心,通用走向衰弱是个渐进的过程。大家都努力着,可惜都没天时地利人和。可以和通用一起走进历史,虽然悲伤,也不为是一种荣幸
评分##‘Reality isn’t a tackle sled. Story isn’t a strategy. Sometimes imagination alone doesn’t work. ’写得一般,确实看得非常辛苦。大不一定强,缝隙处的秘密可能突然bite on you; 持续稳定deliver的财务表现不一定是conglomerate的抗风险和稳定性,也可能是隐藏的不受监管的财务游戏。
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