Father, Son & Co.
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
Throughout the course of sixty years Thomas J. Watson, Sr., and his son, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., together built the international giant that is IBM. This is their story, a riveting look into their personal lives and the decisions that transformed IBM into the world's largest computing company.Promising to remain an important business reference as we move into the next century, "Father, Son & Co." 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.
Read more
Ten years after its original publication, "Father, Son & Co." remains a uniquely honest book. Watson's willingness to write about the loving but ferociously combative relationship he had with his father and the turbulent battles behind some of IBM's most far-reaching decisions gives readers rare insights into the realities of leadership.
Liked Father, Son & Co.? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked Father, Son & Co.. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
-
Iacocca: An Autobiography Shares biography, business, nonfiction -
Call Me Ted Shares biography, business, nonfiction -
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett And I Built Our Company Shares business, biography, nonfiction -
Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader Shares biography, business, nonfiction
“People who read Father, Son & Co. tend to reach for these next.”
“If you want more of the same (biography about technology), start with these.”
“If it was the business that hooked you, try one of these.”
“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”
-
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
-
FORTUNE The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time: How Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business.
- Open: How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing
-
The Decision Maker