The Art of Corporate Success: The Story of Schlumberger by Ken Auletta (PDF)

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A revealing portrait of one of the world’s finest, yet most opaque, companies—and the quiet genius who made it thrive Ken Auletta set out to locate one of the world’s most prosperous businesses and explain its formula for success. He searched for an enterprise with a vivid chief executive and found that company in Schlumberger Limited, a multinational oilfield services firm with skyrocketing profits and a reputation as one of the best-managed global corporations. Auletta also found his fascinating CEO in Jean Riboud, a man who had eluded media attention even though he had guided Schlumberger for 2 decades. In this compelling portrait, Auletta brings the notoriously low-profile executive to life, detailing his unique style of management and the unusual corporate culture he nurtured. A self-proclaimed socialist from France, Riboud fought in the resistance during World War II, was captured by the Nazis, and was held prisoner at the Buchenwald concentration camp. He joined Schlumberger as an assistant and quickly rose through the company’s ranks. Although he was admired for his fierce drive for perfection and eye for long-term planning and expansion, Riboud distanced himself from his corporate cohorts and instead socialized with a diverse group of artists, writers, and politicians. Brilliant and paradoxical, Riboud makes for a fascinating subject in Auletta’s comprehensive and illuminating book.

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⭐The author’s focus is on Jean Riboud , the legendary leader of Schlumberger for 20 years, under whose leadership was SLB often called one of the world’s best corporations. The book does not elaborate on the corporate functioning/growth history of the company which goes against the title of the book.

⭐I read this book when it first came out and I was working for Schlumberger. I had the pleasure to meet many of the people in the book. This is and was a great company with forward thinking leaders who had been in the field, done the work, and understood the issues. Ehjoy!!!

⭐Very interesting resume of SLB success

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