Summary: Father, Son & Co.: Review and Analysis of Watson Jr.'s Book

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The must-read summary of Thomas J. Watson, Jr.'s book: "Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond".

This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas J. Watson, Jr.'s book "Father, Son & Co." tells the story of how Thomas Watson, Sr. and his son built one of the greatest business success stories of all time, which changed the face of American business. In his book, the author describes his relationship with his father, the early days of IBM, the evolution of its culture and the change of leadership in 1956. By reading this summary, you will be offered a glimpse into the father-son relationship behind the company as well as the decisions that transformed IBM into the international giant it is today.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Business Book Summaries
• Release date: Feb 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9782806242761

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Father, Son & CO

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Book Presentation:

Father, Son & CO

by Thomas J. Watson JR

Important Note About This Ebook

This is a summary and not a critique or a review of the book. It does not offer judgment or opinion on the content of the book. This summary may not be organized chapter-wise but is an overview of the main ideas, viewpoints and arguments from the book as a whole. This means that the organization of this summary is not a representation of the book.

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The people around Short Hills (a small town about 20 miles from New York) had their own way to describe the oldest son of the founder of International Business Machines (IBM). They simply called him Terrible Tommy and for most of his childhood, that name really suited. He was the oldest of four kids ­– two girls, Jane and Helen, and a younger brother Arthur who everyone called Dick. Tom was always in trouble.

One of his fondest achievements at that time involved a dead skunk. Tommy met an outdoorsman who had just skinned a skunk, and he bought a small bottle of skunk juice. Armed with this, he went to his school building and snuck down to the furnace room, where he dumped the entire bottle into the air conditioning vents. He rushed upstairs, just as a school assembly was commencing, and took his place. Before long, the entire hall stunk with an awful stench, and the school had to be closed for a day. He considered it his finest achievement to close an entire school for the day.

His elation was rather short lived. He eventually owned up to the Principal, who decided to take up the matter before the school board, which happened to include Thomas Watson Sr. His father was totally embarrassed, and came as close to belting his son as he ever came in his entire life. However, before it came to that, Tommy ran off. His father yelled after him, "I don’t need to discipline