The Man Who Built America: Henry J. Kaiser

Part biography, part masterclass. The story of the man who built America — and what he can teach you about building anything.He built Hoover Dam ahead of schedule. He launched a 10,000-ton Liberty ship in four days. He reinvented how Americans access healthcare. All after leaving school at thirteen.Henry J. Kaiser is one of the most consequential figures in American history — and one of the least known. The Man Who Built America restores him to his rightful place, tracing the principles behind his extraordinary career: how an outsider kept walking into rooms where he had no business succeeding, and kept winning. How incentive design beats talent every time. And why speed isn't just a tactic, it's a strategy.But no career this ambitious comes without wreckage. The cars flopped. Communities were left with costs they never chose. Understanding why matters as much as understanding how he won.The dams still generate electricity. The health plan still operates. The pattern behind all of it still works. And this book shows you exactly what it is.John Cousins is the founder of MBA ASAP, which has delivered business training to Apple, Adidas, PayPal and Mercedes-Benz. He holds an MBA from Wharton and degrees from MIT and Boston University. Read more