The book this episode covers
My Years with General Motors
Alfred Sloan · Reading rank 133 · in 5 other episodes
The episode is centered on Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors, with the host drawing management and strategy lessons from it throughout.
Dedicated episode
Books David recommends along the way
Ogilvy on Advertising
David Ogilvy · Reading rank 37 · in 16 other episodes
The host recommends Ogilvy on Advertising and connects its 'positively good product' concept to a strategy insight from Sloan's book.
Explicit praise
Distant Force
George A. Roberts with Robert J. McVicker · Reading rank 40 · in 12 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Also mentioned
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman · Reading rank 11 · in 44 other episodes
David applies Poor Charlie's Almanack's line about valuable ideas in history and biography to explain his reading method; he does not evaluate the book here.
Founder theme
Each note is a short paraphrase of why David brings the book up. Book pages show every piece of evidence and its review status. How ranking works