Lessons from the Heart of American Business

Critical Praise

"No one has done more in using new management skills to bring together organized labor and management than Gerald Greenwald. [This book] is very instructive for those managers faced with these issues as we turn into the wind of a new century."
-Jim Barksdale, partner, The Barksdale Group

"There is no substitute for experience... and few business executives have had a wider range of geographic and industrial business experiences than Gerald Greenwald... a sophisticated observer. The 'war stories' are well told."
-Lester C. Thurow, economist, M.I.T., and author of Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy

"A fast-paced and very insightful account of Greenwald's extraordinary journey in the American business world... provides important lessons."
-Harold T. Shapiro, president, Princeton University

"Greenwald's book proves nice guys can finish first. It is that rarest of business biographies, infused with not only uncommon wit and wisdom but genuine warmth and humanity."
-Jason McManus, former editor-in-chief, Time Inc.

"Above all, a leader must have the utmost ability to learn. Jerry Greenwald is a consummate learner, and we are fortunate to have him share his incredible awareness of his own experiences with us."
-Phil Condit, chairman and CEO, The Boeing Company