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Get inside the mind of Jack Welch, GE's bold innovator. 'Jack Welch is a genius at making all who work for him raise the level of their game. We've had some friendly differences but we always find common ground; I think he's the smartest boss I've ever had and he signs my pay checks! - Tom Brokaw, Anchor and Managing Editor "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw". 'If leadership is an art, then surely Welch has proved himself a master painter' - "BusinessWeek" on Jack Welch. Jack Welch doesn't believe in sitting still. His innovative, breakthrough leadership strategies as CEO have transformed GE into a highly productive, labor-efficient powerhouse - with a staggering $200 billion-plus market capitalization.Now, at long last, senior managers and other executives can discover how to work the Welch magic on their own companies. 'Act like a leader, not a manager'. "Jack Welch and the GE Way" reveals the strategies and secrets that have led to Jack Welch's stunning success. Veteran international business journalist Robert Slater, given unprecedented access to Welch and other prominent GE insiders, has crafted a brilliant portrait of what makes Jack Welch tick. Use the brains of every worker. Jack Welch is a man with a mission. Even though he has reached the summit of success, Welch continues to shake the cage - and GE continues to be the envy of its global competitors. Read "Jack Welch and the GE Way", and learn for yourself the insights and strategies that Jack Welch used to create the most valuable corporation in history.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62007 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 328 pages

From the Back Cover

Get inside the mind of Jack Welch, GE's bold innovator.

"Jack Welch is a genius at making all who work for him raise the level of their game. We've had some friendly differences but we always find common ground; I think he's the smartest boss I've ever had and he signs my pay checks!"

­­Tom Brokaw, Anchor and Managing Editor "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw".

"If leadership is an art, then surely Welch has proved himself a master painter."

­­BusinessWeek on Jack Welch.

Jack Welch doesn't believe in sitting still. His innovative, breakthrough leadership strategies as CEO have transformed GE into a highly productive, labor-efficient powerhouse­­with a staggering $200 billion-plus market capitalization. Now, at long last, senior managers and other executives can discover how to work the Welch magic on their own companies.

"Act like a leader, not a manager." Jack Welch and the GE Way reveals the strategies and secrets that have led to Jack Welch's stunning success. Veteran international business journalist Robert Slater, given unprecedented access to Welch and other prominent GE insiders, has crafted a brilliant portrait of what makes Jack Welch tick. "Use the brains of every worker." Jack Welch is a man with a mission. Even though he has reached the summit of success, Welch continues to shake the cage­­and GE continues to be the envy of its global competitors. Read Jack Welch and the GE Way, and learn for yourself the insights and strategies that Jack Welch used to create the most valuable corporation in history.

About the Author

Robert Slater has written a number of bestselling business books, including Ovitz: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Most Controversial Powerbroker, Get Better or Get Beaten: 31 Leadership Secrets from GE's Jack Welch, The New GE: How Jack Welch Revived an American Institution, and Soros: The Life, Times & Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor.

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Customer Reviews

THE blueprint for any company to beat the rest.
This book lays bare Jack Welch's recipe for success. I was amazed at how every principle despised by Welch is so typical of British management today. Every business manager should read this book. The only downside? The author can see no wrong with Welch, something the man himself would disagree with.

FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT TO DO FOR BETTER RESULTS
Jack Welch was a late adopter of almost every major management trend in the last 20 years, yet he got better results from using these ideas than most other companies did. His secret is revealed in this good overview of the Welch years: He spends 90% of his time communicating with people about what they must do in order to take advantage of these ideas. Most people spend almost no time on this critical area. You should think of this book as a great primer then on corporate communications. If you want to know more about the bad habits that organizations have that stall progress, you should read the new survey by the American Management Association. For ways to adapt new practices from other companies that exceeds what Jack Welch and GE do, you should check out the new management practices that have been developed by TWENTY TIMES PROGRESS (go to www.mitchellandco.com, click on the icon for "management processes" and use the pre-diagnostic questions there to find the processes that will be of the most value to you and your organization). END

worthwhile
While not a rave, it is always worthwhile to read the stories of the very successful. Jack Welch is without question a revolutionary businessman, and his story is well told here. The book itself was typical of its type (the writing was lackluster), what makes it special is the ideas behind the words.

Don't look for this book if you want a cultish depiction of Jack Welch, the Man the Myth the Legend. Instead, read this as a business owner might and apply its lesons to your corner of the world.