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Hopefully people are intelligent enough to know not to take any advice, no matter if it comes from a book or a person, too literally. I read Welch's books and
by doh 10y ago
Hopefully people are intelligent enough to know not to take any advice, no matter if it comes from a book or a person, too literally.
I read Welch's books and it was inspiring. Doesn't mean I ran back to my employees and enforced everything I read.
BTW I agree that some of the management styles were proven harmful. You can say the same about Andy Grove's management though. Times changed, society evolved. Still very helpful to know what was tried and what worked at what time
- miles 10y ago"Hopefully people are intelligent enough to know not to take any advice, no matter if it comes from a book or a person, too literally." Ironically, Buffett is quoted in the article as saying, "We don't read other people's opinions. We want to get the facts, and then think."
- doh 10y agoTrue to that. But ones opinion should be shaped by others, not acquired. My rule of thumb is to never turn more than 90° based on one single feedback/fact. It's far from perfect but helps with the overload of mis/informations. Instead of questioning everything and researching on my own, I just moderate the "intake".
- maxxxxx 10y agoI remember reading the Welch book and finding it terrible. It seemed to me mainly a litany of great things he did and great people he hired. No real insight, just an egotist full of himself. Maybe am I just too low on the totem pole to appreciate his way of thinking?
- triangleman 10y agoI had the same feeling about that book.