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Books : The Turnaround Kid: What I Learned Rescuing America's Most Troubled CompaniesIn association with Amazon.comRating:  - Morality and Business TurnaroundThe story line concentrates a lot on the personal side and, as described in the sub-title, the learning derived from human behaviour in crises. Mr. Miller does go into a lot of detail on the completed turnarounds, but as you might expect given that it is unfinished business the Delphi story is a bit open ended. There is a good but short postscript on the political impact of American corporate social security arrangements on national competitiveness in international markets. The book covers the moral issues of corporate cash crises and Mr. Miller's values from his childhood as they evolved with his turnaround experiences. Overall an easy and enjoyable read with the story line flowing fast and the book well written. Rating:  - The Turnaround KidVery interesting read--both the business as well as personal. I felt as though the author was speaking to me on a one to one. Rating: - An inspiring, enlightening account.THE TURNAROUND KID: WHAT I LEARNED RESCUING AMERICA'S MOST TROUBLED COMPANIES recounts the high points of the author's career rescuing American business disasters - and in the process offers college-level business libraries the opportunity to understand the evolution of a business genius. Blending business management concepts with a memoir, THE TURNAROUND KID shows how the author turned around his own life as well as businesses, reshaping and restructuring the very foundations of big business procedures in the process. An inspiring, enlightening account. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch Rating:  - Boring!I expected more. An exciting book that would provide insight on financial workouts. Well I didn't get, I wanted to close the book several times, but I hate leaving a book half read. If you are looking for a interesteing read, this isn't it. Rating: - Restoring Faith In American Executive EliteMr. Miller comes across as a hard-working, pragmatic, unaffected and down to earth guy who sees the big picture and cares about people in it. We can only hope that there are more executives like him at the top of F500 companies. I would recommend this book to any MBA programme as a supplement to their business ethics programme or anybody who has ever struggled to calibrate his/her own moral compass under pressures from various constituencies. |
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