Nov, 2019 please enjoy this wellwritten safety culture case study by rodd wagner paul oneills tenure at the helm of alcoa is now the stuff of legend. Secretary of the treasury during president george w. Paul oneill the irreducible components of leadership. The book describes many of the conflicts that oneill had with the bush administration.
He was sharing reflections on alcoa s journey, but its a playbook for ceos to follow. Keystone habits, i found in writing my book, can influence how people work, eat, play, live, spend, and communicate. Paul oneill, whose outspokenness cost him his job as president george w. So from day one, he pushed to reduce accidents at the aluminum maker. Instead, its a unique opportunity to motivate staff to work together for a common good. Tony fratto, who served as oneills treasury spokesman, posted on facebook, very sad that our friend paul oneill passed away today. Treasury secretary and alcoa paul oneill, 84, a former u. Paul oneill, a pittsburgher who was head of alcoa for years and a former treasury secretary has died of lung cancer. Alcoa ceo paul o neill stunned investors with his focus on worker safety. Due to his public disagreement with the administrations economic policies primarily its belief that tax cuts are the answer to stimulating the economy he was asked to resign in december 2002. Why we do what we do, and how to change, charles duhigg, described the reaction to paul oneill s first presentation as the new ceo of the aluminum company of america in 1987 a few minutes before noon, the new chief executive, paul oneill, took the stage. Paul oneill obituary pittsburgh, pa orlando sentinel. He played for the cincinnati reds 19851992 and new york yankees 19932001.
Bushs first treasury secretary after having led alcoa inc. Bushs presidency, a period when the economy was in the midst of a sharp slowdown. Paul oneill s tenure at the helm of alcoa is now the stuff of legend. Introduced to a group of investors and analysts in october 1987, he didnt talk about revenue and expenses and debt ratios and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
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Alcoas best division president found this out the hard way, oneill added. Paul oneill, a former treasury secretary who broke with george w. Today, i went for a brisk 50minute walk on a sunny morning and my companion the voice of the late paul oneill as i listened to the audio from a video im sharing here. Oneill served as 72 nd secretary of the us treasury from 2001 to 2002 under george w. Paul oneill, extreasury secretary, dead at 84 after lung. He was also chairman and ceo of industrial corporation alcoa in the 1980s and 90s. Alcoa ceo paul oneill stunned investors with his focus on worker safety. Alcoas paul oneill relied on analysis and safety to boost. Bushs first term, from january 2001 to december 2002. Bush, the white house, and the education of paul oneill. How changing one habit helped quintuple alcoa s income. Bush s first term, from january 2001 to december 2002. I only had the chance to meet him once and was just reading. Paul henry oneill december 4, 1935 april 18, 2020 served as the 72nd united states.
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Jun 12, 2015 paul oneill ceo of alcoa its all about safety charter partners. Prior to his term as secretary of the treasury, o neill was chairman and. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died saturday in pittsburgh, according to his son. The wall street journal first reported the news on saturday that o. Oneills success at alcoa is just one example of a keystone habit, a pattern that has the power to start a chain reaction, changing other habits as it moves through an organization. Sep 25, 2012 by the year 2000, when oneill retired, alcoas market capitalization was 5 times more than what it was in 1987. In mexico, one hundred fifty people on the division presidents watch. One of the best safety speeches ever by alcoa ceo ehs. In this timely book, paul oneill provides a muchneeded overview of the historical development and central issues of contemporary curating. Paul oneill, former treasury secretary who broke with. Bloomberg paul oneill, whose outspokenness cost him his job as president george w. So what made oneills safety speech one of the best in the 20th century. Recipient national institute public affairs career education award, 1965, william a. Nov 04, 2002 1142002 every company parrots the same phrase.
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The culture of curating and the curating of cultures the. Paul andrew oneill born february 25, 1963 is an american former baseball right fielder who played 17 seasons in major league baseball mlb. Paul oneills tenure at the helm of alcoa is now the stuff of legend. As simon sinek says in the brilliant book, start with a why, great leaders communicate from the inside out. Prior to his term as secretary of the treasury, oneill was chairman and ceo of industrial giant alcoa and. Oneill was chairman and ceo of the pittsburgh industrial giant alcoa from 1987 to 1999, and retired as chairman at the end of 2000. Bush, the white house, and the education of paul o neill suskind, ron on. Please enjoy this wellwritten safety culture case study by rodd wagner paul oneills tenure at the helm of alcoa is now the stuff of legend. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died saturday.