WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of
America's largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles
that defined him as a leader
In 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his
fledgling PC business in the bathroom of his University of Texas dorm
room. Almost 30 years later, at the pinnacle of his success as founder
and leader of Dell Technologies, he found himself embroiled in a battle
for his company's survival. What he'd do next could ensure its
legacy--or destroy it completely.
Play Nice But Win is a riveting account of the three battles waged for
Dell Technologies: one to launch it, one to keep it, and one to
transform it. For the first time, Dell reveals the highs and lows of the
company's evolution amidst a rapidly changing industry--and his own, as
he matured into the CEO it needed. With humor and humility, he recalls
the mentors who showed him how to turn his passion into a business; the
competitors who became friends, foes, or both; and the sharks that
circled, looking for weakness. What emerges is the long-term vision
underpinning his success: that technology is ultimately about people and
their potential.
More than an honest portrait of a leader at a crossroads, Play Nice But
Win is a survival story proving that while anyone with technological
insight and entrepreneurial zeal might build something great--it takes a
leader to build something that lasts.
