The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy
The Sandy Weill story is truly one for the ages. Starting with $30,000 in borrowed cash in 1960, and relying on uncanny entrepreneurial instincts in the corporate world, he made himself a billionaire and became one of the most powerful bankers in the world. After rising to become the president of American Express, Weill saw his empire crash and burn. Undaunted, he started over with a second-tier consumer loan company called Commercial Credit, which eventually led to his position as CEO and then chairman of Citigroup. While at Citigroup, Weill delivered an astounding 2,600% return to investors--better than legendary CEO Jack Welch or investor Warren Buffett during that same period. But success is never an easy path, and Weill shares all the high and low points along the way--warts and all. His ascent to power has been documented by the business media over the years, but never before has Weill gone on the record, revealing his brutally honest and unvarnished side of his astounding life and career trajectory. more
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Recent Reviews
- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-07-2009
- Better books about him
There are better books about him than this. While a lot of the stuff he says in the book is also in other books, it comes off twisted. And contradictive. One part of the book stands out in my mind in particular.He talks about how James...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-28-2008
- A Must Read for All Would-Be Leaders
Russell Palmer in his "Ultimate Leadership" suggests that a full leadership development program would include biographies of great leaders, as well as leaders who failed. "There is probably no better model for would-be leaders to learn...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-21-2008
- Financial Services
A great read for anyone interested in the life and history of Citigroup leadership before their current run of defaults, credit markets and overall bad press for the last several months. Important for anyone in the industry.
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-16-2007
- No Deal at All
For all its girth, this book is shockingly shallow and a huge disappointment for anyone hoping to learn real secrets behind the author's successful business career. There is a lot of score-settling and finger-pointing at those who he...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-28-2008
- A Must Read for All Would-Be Leaders
Russell Palmer in his "Ultimate Leadership" suggests that a full leadership development program would include biographies of great leaders, as well as leaders who failed. "There is probably no better model for would-be leaders to learn...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-19-2006
- srinimax
having read 2 other books centered around sandy weill ("tearing down the walls..." by monica langley - superb, and "king of capital..." by amey stone and mike brewster) i expected to get a different side to the stories and the journey...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-07-2009
- Better books about him
There are better books about him than this. While a lot of the stuff he says in the book is also in other books, it comes off twisted. And contradictive. One part of the book stands out in my mind in particular.He talks about how James...
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