The Power of Boldness: Ten Master Builders of American Industry Tell Their Success StoriesElkan Blout Joseph Henry Press, 25 lis 1996 - 193 "Whatever you dream, begin it, for boldness has genius, power and magic in it." -Goethe What qualities brought America to its dominance of world industry? How will American technology fare in the new global marketplace? What upbringing, education, and personal traits are required to produce leaders who can succeed in this new world? Scan the bookstore shelves and you'll see dozens of attempts by authors to capture the essence of leadership and entrepreneurial success. In The Power of Boldness, the answers come from original sources: ten of the country's most successful business leaders, who share their experiences and insights in individual essays that are remarkable for their directness and personal detail. Six of the writers are inventors who created the enterprises to commercialize their ideas--four assumed management of their fathers' companies and moved into new industrial and geographic markets. Born between 1897 and 1962, these outstanding figures collectively chronicle America's industrial rise since World War II--and share their perspectives on what lies ahead in the age of technology. In engaging and often humorous terms, these men describe how they managed to make the most of the economic and social ups and downs of the past decades--how boldness, clear thinking, and a willingness to learn saw them through the bad times and paved the way to their success. No other book gathers so distinguished a group of business figures--
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John F Taplin
The Education of an Inventor | 23 |
Ralph Landau Entrepreneurs Managers and the Importance of Finance | 41 |
Dreams to Reality Elkan Blout | 61 |
Gordon E Moore IntelMemories and the Microprocessor | 77 |
George N Hatsopoulos A Perpetual Idea Machine | 103 |
William M Haney III The Power of Invention | 117 |
Thomas D Cabot A Short History of Cabot Corporation | 135 |
The Lever of Effectiveness and Productivity | 159 |
Stephen D Bechtel Jr Reflections on Success | 169 |
Edward C Johnson 3d Adventures of a Contrarian | 189 |
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