Synopsis
Under the tenure of Jack Welch, General Electric grew through acquisition to become the world's most valuable corporation. Slater, author of two previous books on the CEO, spells out the strategy Welch employed that brought GE to the top of the business world.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-09-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 328 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
Behind the scenes with the legendary CEO
Jack Welch's innovative leadership strategies revived a lagging GE, transforming it into a powerhouse with a staggering $300 billion-plus market capitalization. In writing Jack Welch and the GE Way, author Robert Slater was given unprecedented access to Welch and other prominent GE insiders. What emerged is a brilliant portrait that tells you what makes Jack Welch tick. Learn how to work the Welch magic on your own company as you find out how he dismantled the boundaries between management layers, between engineers and marketers, between GE and its customers to streamline the process of getting products and services to market.
Get details on Welch's far-reaching Six Sigma quality initiative, and discover how its principles and standards can save billions of dollars...how and why he has made GE a truly global company (and why you must think global as well)...and all the other Welch "midas touch" strategies you can put to work in your organization, at every level!
Slater, author of two other books on Welch and G.E.--"The New G.E". and "Get Better or Get Beaten"--now focuses on Welch's battle-tested strategies for growth and his vision for competing in the next millennium, offering the reader a glimpse into Welch's highly acclaimed management methods.
Industry Reviews
"...Slater's book is an admirable summary of the Welch regime and does provide some updates on affairs at G.E."
Washington Post Book World - Tim Smart (08/16/1998)
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