Book In Review

       This book has been interesting to read.  It was written by Lee Iacocca.  Lee has been instrumental in the automotive industry most of his life.  He has a way of getting right to the heart of the matter when he discusses business and the approach that leaders in the industry must take when running a huge corporation.

       There is much insider background that he shares from the last two or three decades in the industry.  It is informative since we are still struggling to save the big three from financial ruin.  This, at present time, is a place in history where the government is going to have to work hand -in-hand with business to have a positive outcome in these difficult financial times.

        Mr. Iacocca shares his years of hard won wisdom with us.  I like the fact that he talks about the qualities that a person must have to be an effective leader.  He talks about mistakes and failures and how you can learn from them to be a better leader.  With the automotive industry making the news daily in their efforts to survive…it would be a positive benefit for our new President elect Barack Obama to tap into the knowledge that Mr. Iacocca has in the automotive industry to try to strengthen their stake in the business world.  If President elect Obama did that…he would begin to illustrate the kind of effective leader that the United States of America needs right now.

         Where have all the leaders gone was copyrighted in 2007 and was published by Thorndike Press.  You can visit their websites at:  www.gale.com/thorndikepress or www.thomson.com.