Jack Welch on Leadership : Abridged from Jack Welch and the GE Way

by Slater, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780071435277
• ISBN10: 0071435271
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

"If leadership is an art, then surely Jack Welch has proved himself a master painter." --BusinessWeek on Jack Welch Jack Welch on Leadershipdistills the bestselling Jack Welch and the GE Wayinto 23 of Welch's leadership secrets and traits, and provides Welch devotees across the nation and around the globe with a rare glimpse into the mind and methods of the man Tom Brokaw dubbed "the smartest boss I ever had."

Author Biography

Robert Slater (New York, NY) is one of the world's foremost authorities on Jack Welch and General Electric. The bestselling author of Get Better or Get Beaten, Slater has more than 25 years of journalism experience with Time, Newsweek, and UPI.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Act Like a Leader, Not a Manager
Embrace Change, Don't Fear It	p. 3
Stop Managing, Start Leading	p. 10
Cultivate Managers Who Share Your Vision	p. 15
Face Reality, Then Act Decisively	p. 20
Be Simple, Be Consistent, and Hammer Your Message Home	p. 24
Building the Market-Leading Company
Be Number One or Number Two, But Don't Narrow Your Market	p. 31
Look for the Quantum Leap!	p. 37
Fix, Close, or Sell: Reviving NBC	p. 42
Don't Focus on the Numbers	p. 50
Plagiarize--It's Legitimate: Create a Learning Culture	p. 56
Forging the Boundaryless Organization
Get Rid of the Managers, Get Rid of the Bureaucracy	p. 65
Be Lean and Agile Like a Small Company	p. 69
Tear Down the Boundaries	p. 73
Harnessing Your People for Competitive Advantage
Three Secrets: Speed, Simplicity, and Self-Confidence	p. 79
Use the Brains of Every Worker--Involve Everyone	p. 84
Take the "Boss Element" Out of Your Company	p. 89
Create an Atmosphere Where Workers Feel Free to Speak Out	p. 95
S-t-r-e-t-c-h! Reach for the Stars!	p. 101
Drive Quality Throughout the Organization
Live Quality--and Drive Cost and Speed for Competitive Advantage	p. 109
Make Quality the Job of Every Employee	p. 116
To Achieve Quality: Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control	p. 123
The Toughest Boss/Most Admired Manager in America
Jack Welch Deals with Adversity	p. 133
Jack Welch Deals with the Next Generation	p. 140
Index	p. 145
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