My Years with General Motors

About the book

Alfred Sloan's memoir of building General Motors' multi-divisional structure and management systems. David Senra covers it as a dedicated episode, and notes that investor Henry Singleton credited the book with directly shaping Teledyne's acquisition strategy.

Why read it

Best if you want a management autobiography David uses to trace how organizational and strategic ideas carried from Sloan to Henry Singleton, Warren Buffett, and later builders.

Evidence and original sources

This record is supported by 10 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.

• Henry Singleton (Teledyne) — David refers to Sloan's General Motors book and a future episode; later Episode 122 and the canonical bibliography resolve the work as My Years with General Motors.
• Billy Durant and Alfred Sloan (General Motors) — The host previews a dedicated episode next week on Alfred Sloan's autobiography, My Years with General Motors.
• Alfred Sloan (General Motors) — The episode is centered on Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors, with the host drawing management and strategy lessons from it throughout.
• Sam Colt — David uses Sloan's management systems through the Sloan-to-Singleton-to-Buffett lineage to connect industrial organization with later company builders.
• Chuck Feeney (The Billionaire who gave all of his money away) — David says he read My Years with General Motors and identifies it as Founders episode 122.
• Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Bill Hewlett — David calls My Years with General Motors one of the most influential books in American business management.