Synopses & Reviews
"If management is an art, then surely Jack Welch has proved himself a master painter."- BusinessWeek
Boardroom legend Jack Welch is widely regarded as one of the most effective CEOs in business history. Welchs groundbreaking programsincluding Six Sigma and Work-Outalong with his numerous strategies on business leadership have helped transform GE into the global benchmark for maximized productivity and labor efficiency.
Now, The GE Way Fieldbook explains how you can implement the same programs that helped turn GE into a $100 billion juggernaut. Drawing from his unprecedented access to GEs top-level corridors of powerincluding a never-before-published full-length interview with Jack Welchveteran business author Robert Slater packs innovative strategies, easy-to-use diagnostic exercises, detailed questionnaires, and more into the most hands-on, applications-oriented book ever written on General Electric. Only in The GE Way Fieldbook will you find:
- "The Boca Raton Speeches"Never-before-seen excerpts taken from Jack Welchs internal speeches to GE employees
- More than 100 exercises, overheads, and exhibits from the files of Jack Welch and GE
- The most complete treatment of GEs Six Sigma program ever published
- Step-by-step action plans that are blueprints for implementing Six Sigma and Work-Outand creating the boundaryless organization
The fieldbook has become one of todays most popular, effective teaching toolsbut never before has one focused on the inner workings and strategies of a specific company. The GE Way Fieldbook gives you an inside look at the stunningly successful Jack Welch era at GE, provides the techniques and tools you need to focus every worker in your organization on progress and growth, and outlines a strategic roadmap for implementing GEs business practicesand removing the boundaries to successwithin your own organization.
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"Detailed descriptions of the leadership development, work-out, learning culture and Six Sigma programs at GE."
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'Explains Welch's successful strategies and provides a road map for seamless implementing those strategies in other companies.'
About the Author
Robert Slater is the author of best-selling Jack Welch and the GE Way. A veteran journalist with more than 25 years experience writing for Time, Newsweek, and UPL, Slater also the author of Saving Big Blue, Soros, and Get Better or Get Beaten.
Table of Contents
Book I: The GE Way: A Fieldbook for Corporate Revolution. I: The Leadership Module. Leadership I: Management Is Not Complicated. Leadership II: Ask the Right Questions. Leadership III: People Are Your Greatest Asset. Leadership IV: Reward Your Best People. II: The Empowerment Module. Work-Out I: Using the Brains of All Your Workers. Work-Out II: A Work-Out Instruction Guide. III: The Organization Module. The Boundaryless Enterprise. Learning Culture I: Creating the Learning Culture. Learning Culture II: Stealing Shamelessly. Learning Culture III: Learning from Your Employees. IV: The Customer Module. Six Sigma I: Setting the Stage. Six Sigma II: Designing a Six Sigma Program. Six Sigma III: Putting It Into Practice. Six Sigma IV: How Sigma Has Worked at GE. The GE Tool-Kit. Book II: The GE Way: The CEO in the Field. The Jack Welch Interview. The Jack Welch Speeches. The Jack Welch Letter to Share Owners, Employees and Customers. From the Files of Jack Welch. The CEO as Professor. Professor Welch Takes a Class. Early Strategic Initiatives. Late Strategic Initiatives. The Strategic Check List. The Grand GE Tool-Kit.