Good Power

Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World

By: Ginni Rometty

Narrated by: Ginni Rometty

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

One of the world's most respected leaders, former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty overcame childhood and financial struggles to embark on a groundbreaking career that took her from entry-level engineer to eight years as the first woman CEO of an iconic global company.

Forty years in business and public advocacy taught Rometty the transformative power of leadership that blends authenticity, relationships, and curiosity with vision, rigor, and conviction. In her personable yet direct voice, Rometty reveals experiences that taught her how to orchestrate change for clients, companies, and communities. Her lessons and stories offer a blueprint for how we can all drive meaningful change in positive ways—a concept she calls "good power."

The book begins with raw, vivid memories from Rometty's youth and early professional life as she reflects on the trauma and role models that influenced how she later thought about good power. Rometty then shares how she strived to use good power during her career and as a transformative CEO. Five principles—be in service of many stakeholders, build belief among skeptics, make tough choices, champion tech ethics and inclusion, be resilient—show how to navigate tension and build trust on the path to real change. She also shows how good power can scale to address urgent societal issues, even in our polarizing times.

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I found a role model

Gianni’s story is one that every leader — and every young woman — should hear. A life and career shared beautifully!

inspiring story with applicable information

very relatable to anyone that wants to grow, leads a team and seeks continuous development

Discovering many new worlds

listening to this book, I am discovering g that many large US companies are adopting skills first hiring. For someone finding my way in the US workforce this is extremely encouraging and I am happy to have joined one of the companies mentioned here.
This book delivers a blueprint for structuring what we already instinctively know to be good stewardship of our society, articulating that instinct and applying it to business. Ginni reminds us that our individual values are the basis of good stewardship, and isn't that what we are on this earth to provide?

Good Power showcases a strategy to address the Digital Divide

This is an inspiring work that highlights the personal, professional and stewardship journeys of IBM’s ninth, and first female CEO, Ginni Rometty. Her resilience, one of the five “Good Powers,” is highlighted as a driving force in overcoming personal adversity. Likewise, curiosity and continuous learning. Ms. Rometty emphasizes being “in service” of self, colleagues, customers and world leaders, and using integrity and values to manage at every level of influence and through extraordinary business challenges and world events. She share how all of these inspired her work to create opportunity for individuals with limited access to higher education to acquire skills in Technology that would yield a better economic future. Her passion and drive is inspiring.

Great read

One of my favorite books! Ginni Rometty is the kind of leader I aspire to be in my career.

Mostly Good

To much emphasis on the word "I".
The first three quarters are good. After switches to preaching and bragging

Inspirational

I love this book. Hearing from a successful women leader has inspired me not to give up during adversity. I enjoyed listening to this book.

Leadership Personified

This book is a must read for any aspiring or active leader. I will never lead the same again!

A path to more inclusive and positive workplace

This book reminded me of the IBM where I first discovered computers. Really resonated. Thank you

A must read for everyone - EVERYONE

Ginni’s voice added so much passion and emphasis on the message she wants the reader to hear. She has experienced so much and isn’t afraid to share it. She and many others challenged and change status quo to open the door for so many. I look forward to implementing some of her tools and keep an eye on the growth that is to happen in the future.

This book was a true pleasure to listen to.