In seven pages this paper discusses General Electric executive Jack Welch's style of management as described in Jack Welch and John Byrnes' Jack Straight from the Gut. One source is cited in the bibliography.
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look at an interesting CEO. Bibliography lists 1 source. JGAwelch.rtf Jack Welch: CEO Extraordinaire Research Compiled for Enterprises Inc.
4/2002 to Use This Paper Properly, INTRODUCTION This paper discusses some of the unique ways that Jack Welch, CEO of
General Electric, manages people and uses some different methods from the norm when it comes to running a corporation. Based on the book Jack: Straight from the Gut, by
Jack Welch and John Byrne, this paper gives an interesting look at an interesting CEO. WHAT MAKES GREAT LEADERS? How is an effective leader chosen, and what are the
criteria for choosing such? Does leadership truly influence organizational performance? How essential is good leadership in relation to the performance of the group as a whole? These
represent just some of the concerns industry experts have discussed as a means by which to ascertain the true benefit of effective and enabling leadership. The most exemplary
things that Jack Welch did during his career at General Electric are, for one thing, the way he was able to work his way through the bureaucratic shenanigans and make
it to become the CEO. Once there, he had the nerve to thin out the deadwood which as a result made GE a much more efficient organization. Welch
is credited with the decision to purchase RCA and NBC that helped GE immensely in diversification and power. Yet Welch is not afraid to admit his mistakes, either.
He pointblank admits that his choices of Peabody and Kidder were mistakes. The presumption has long been put forth that leadership is causally related to organizational performance; however, within