Mean Business

Plot

About the Author Albert J. Dunlap grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of a union steward. He graduated from West Point and after completing his military service began a thirty-five-year career in business that took him to seventeen states, Europe, and Australia. He has held important positions at many companies, including Sterling Pulp and Paper, American Can, Lily-Tulip, Diamond International, Crown-Zellerbach, Consolidated Press Holdings of Australia, and Scott Paper. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife, Judy.From the Hardcover edition. Product Description Al Dunlap is an outspoken, irascible executive with an incredible track recordof injecting new life into tired companies. In 1994, Dunlap became CEO and chairman of floundering Scott Paper, merged it with Kimberly-Clark, and increased stock value by 163%. Mean Business combines Dunlap's colorful history an his provocative ideas on management and leadership to provide an essential tool for companies in trouble and those at the top of their game. Simultaneous hardcover release from Times Books. 2 cassettes. From the Inside Flap an outspoken, irascible executive with an incredible track recordof injecting new life into tired companies. In 1994, Dunlap became CEO and chairman of floundering Scott Paper, merged it with Kimberly-Clark, and increased stock value by 163%. Mean Business combines Dunlap's colorful history an his provocative ideas on management and leadership to provide an essential tool for companies in trouble and those at the top of their game. Simultaneous hardcover release from Times Books. 2 cassettes. From AudioFile Dunlap gives his formula for turning around companies on the brink of collapse. His tough, no-nonsense story of how he earned his reputation as Wall Street's most renowned turnaround king is delivered with sincerity, conviction and no small measure of conceit. Dunlap's light working-class New Jersey accent lends credibility to the telling of his rise from blue-collar origins to one of America's most successful CEOs. And unlike many CEOs, he understands the power of strong verbal communication. He knows where and when to put emphasis in the text. Consequently, he keeps the listener engaged with a fascinating tale of a real-life American success story. L.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine