Richard S. Tedlow

Traces the life and career of the enigmatic former CEO of Intel, drawing on private papers and interviews with his closest friends and associates to discuss such topics as the persecution he survived as a Jewish Hungarian in the 1930s, his relationships with such figures as Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, and his management talents.

Seven business innovators and the empires they built. The pre-eminent business historian of our time, Richard S. Tedlow, examines seven great CEOs who successfully managed cutting-edge technology and formed enduring corporate empires. With the depth and clarity of a master, Tedlow illuminates the minds, lives and strategies behind the legendary successes of our times: . George Eastman and his invention of the Kodak camera; . Thomas Watson of IBM; . Henry Ford and his automobile; . Charles Revson and his use of television advertising to drive massive sales for Revlon; . Robert N. Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit and founder of Intel; . Andrew Carnegie and his steel empire; . Sam Walton and his unprecedented retail machine, Wal-Mart.

An astute diagnosis of one of the biggest problems in businessDenial is the unconscious determination that a certain reality is too terrible to contemplate, so therefore it cannot be true. We see it everywhere, from the alcoholic who swears he's just a social drinker to the president who declares "mission accomplished" when it isn't. In the business world, countless companies get stuck in denial while their challenges escalate into crises.Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow tackles two essential Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies and careers? And how do we find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing markets, and tough new competitors?Tedlow looks at numerous examples of organiza­tions crippled by denial, including Ford in the era of the Model T and Coca-Cola with its abortive attempt to change its formula. He also explores other companies, such as Intel, Johnson & Johnson, and DuPont, that avoided catastrophe by dealing with harsh realities head-on.Tedlow identifies the leadership skills that are essential to spotting the early signs of denial and taking the actions required to overcome it.

In a fascinating history of corporate combat, Tedlow recounts the path America chose to become the world's first and foremost consumer society. He describes the confrontations between Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, Sears and Montgomery Ward, and others.

For an extraordinary fifty-seven-year period, the chief executives of the International Business Machines Corporation were Thomas J. Watson and Thomas J. Watson, father and son. IBM bears the imprint of both men -- their ambitions and their strengths -- but it also bears the consequences of a family that was in near-constant conflict. Eminent historian Richard S. Tedlow explores the interplay between the personalities of these two extraordinary men and the firm they created. Both Watsons had deeply held beliefs about what a corporation is and should be. These ideas helped make "Big Blue" the bluest of blue-chip stocks during their tenure. These very ideals, however, also sowed the seeds for IBM's disasters in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the company had lost sight of the original meaning behind many of the practices each man put into place.

What makes a truly successful leader? Whether you’re the manager of a small team or the CEO of a global brand, learn how leading business figures have developed their leadership skills and management styles to become more effective leaders.In The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership , Harvard Business School Emeritus professor Richard S. Tedlow examines how the role of the business leader has changed since World War II. A handful of individuals have helped transform the face of modern-day leadership, making charisma essential to the role. But what does this change mean for the future? How can you become the next world-changing leader?In order to answer these questions, we must look at leaders like Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, and Steve Jobs. Today, Jobs is considered to be the model of the modern charismatic business leader, but it would have been inconceivable for him to be the CEO of a major company in 1955, the year he was born. Though all three of these pioneers were once outsiders, they each found success by innovating their management style and using their charisma to champion their clear and ambitious vision.Through Tedlow’s in-depth accounts of modern business history, we see how charismatic leadership enables the creation of revolutionary new products—the battery electric vehicle, the smart phone—and makes it possible for former outsiders to attain power and influence. However, the book also considers the careers of people who used their charisma to mislead, such as Jeff Skilling of Enron and Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos.Charisma can get you far, but if not accompanied by genuine character, it will lead you astray. In this thorough examination, Tedlow shows how charismatic figures have developed the leadership skills and management tools necessary to oversee a successful business and become a charismatic business leader.

The emigrant that the glove which founded Intel took refuge from Hungary. The manager that experience over hardship was tough built it up. Intel is pressed for serious decision making many times in Silicon Valley having intense change. I think them out, and it is a glove to have established a course daringly. Through his rare experience, I draw the essence of the management and the history of the Silicon Valley development.

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First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Industrial Development and the Social Fabric

À partir de la fin du XIXe siècle et à travers tout le XXe siècle, les États-Unis ont inventé, puis développé, la société de consommation. Ce phénomène qui est rapidement devenu mondial n'est pas l'aboutissement d'une évolution "naturelle", aussi régulière qu'inéluctable, mais le résultat d'une histoire mouvementée dont les acteurs principaux sont des sociétés conquérantes et des entrepreneurs audacieux livrant, chacun dans son secteur, des combats sans merci pour imposer une nouvelle conception de leur activité. Ce regard sur un siècle de développement de l'économie américaine nous propose une analyse inédite de l'invention du marketing moderne : à travers le récit détaillé de grandes batailles commerciales, l'auteur nous montre comment ont évolué les politiques de marketing, selon quels choix stratégiques, grâce à quelles technologies ou infrastructures, sous quelles règlementations. L'ambition de Richard S. Tedlow est double : faire comprendre au lecteur pourquoi cette évolution majeure de l'économie moderne est devenue possible en l'espace d'une centaine d'années ; esquisser l'avenir de la société de consommation, à l'heure où le développement accéléré des technologies de l'information annonce une nouvelle phase de l'histoire du marketing. Richard S. Tedlow, professeur à la Harvard Business School, a été longtemps rédacteur en chef de la célèbre Business History Review.