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Author Slater, Robert, 1943-2014.

Title Jack Welch and the GE way : management insights and leadership secrets of the legendary CEO / Robert Slater.

Publication Info. New York : McGraw-Hill, [1999]
©1999

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Description vii, 328 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index
Contents Jack Welch launches his revolution. Act like a leader, not a manager. Embrace change, don't fear it -- Stop managing, start leading -- Cultivate managers who share your vision -- Face reality, then act decisively -- Be simple, be consistent, and hammer your message home. Building the market-leading company. Be number 1 or number 2, but don't narrow your market -- Look for the quantum leap! -- Fix, close, or sell : reviving NBC -- Don't focus on the numbers -- Plagiarize--it's legitimate : create a learning culture. Forging the boundaryless organization. Get rid of the managers, get rid of the bureaucracy -- Be lean and agile like a small company -- Tear down the boundaries. Harnessing your people for competitive advantage. Three secrets : speed, simplicity, and self-confidence --
Use the brains of every worker--involve everyone -- Take the "boss element" out of your company -- Create an atmosphere where workers feel free to speak out -- S-t-r-e-t-c-h! Reach for the stars! Push service and globalization for double-digit growth. Grow your service business -- It's the wave of the future -- Look to financial services to bring in earnings -- Have global brains--and build diverse and global teams. Drive quality throughout the organization. Live quality--and drive cost and speed for competitive advantage -- Make quality the job of every employee -- To achieve quality : measure, analyze, improve, and control. The toughest boss/most admired manager in America. Jack Welch deals with adversity -- Jack Welch deals with the next generation. Jack Welch's vision for the millennium. Bolstering General Electric -- Advice for other companies.
Subject Welch, Jack, 1935-2020
General Electric Company -- Management.
Chief executive officers -- United States -- Biography.
Industrial management -- United States.
Leadership -- United States.
Leadership -- United States.
Administrative Personnel -- United States -- Biography.
Organizational Innovation -- United States.
Industry -- organization & administration -- United States.
Welch, Jack, 1935-
General Electric Company.
ISBN 0070581045 alkaline paper
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