Synopses & Reviews
Over a dozen new chapterson everything from Workout to Six Sigma to
e-Business
How to Think, Talk, and Lead Like Jack Welch, History's Most Celebratedand SuccessfulCEO
"If leadership is an art, then surely Welch has proved himself a master painter."
BusinessWeek
"Wall Street and Main Street have been spoiled by Mr. Welch and his extraordinary performance."
The Wall Street Journal
"Perhaps the most admired CEO of his generation."
Fortune
Since it first hit business bestseller lists, Get Better or Get Beaten has shown over 100,000 executives how to understand the secretsand emulate the successesof GE's legendary CEO Jack Welch. Now completely revised and updated with rules for managers in today's transformed economy, this fast-paced classic provides proven leadership imperatives for every situation, regardless of industry.
From Secret #1 ("Harness the power of change") to Secret #29 ("Use e-Business to put the final nail in bureaucracy"), Get Better or Get Beaten is today's most straightforward, easy-to-follow blueprint for real-world success. Read it, learn from it, and use it to follow in the footsteps of corporate history's most honored CEOGE's Jack Welch.
"Slater distills Welch's business philosophyan amalgam of Zen-like axioms, bromides, and tough-minded pragmatismin a way that will reward managers at all levels who seek to create a learning environment and transform learning into action."
Publisher's Weekly, on the national bestseller Jack Welch and the GE Way
Jack Welch built GE into the most successful American corporation of the late 20th century. He accomplished this by focusing on quality, insisting on innovation, and forging a series of innovative business strategies that transformed GE from an overly bureaucratic, slow moving, and self-satisfied dinosaur into a lean, agile competitor.
Like Jack Welch himself, Get Better or Get Beaten, 2nd Edition, continues to carve its own path and call its own shots. Updated to reflect the realities of today's 24/7/365 global e-conomy, this classic management manifesto gets in your face and tells you what you need to know. For virtually every business situation, it answers one overriding question"What would Welch do?"with clarity, purpose, and a singular focus on achieving bottom-line results.
Small enough to fit in your coat pocket, yet bursting with Welch's leadership secrets on every page, it paints a compelling picture of how to teach employeesand yourselfto accept nothing but the best. Look inside to discover:
- Strategies Welch used to pull off the largest acquisition in GE's historythe stunning $48-billion purchase of Honeywell
- How Welch is using e-communication to energize and revitalize every corner of GEfrom the mailroom to the boardroom
- The inside story on Six SigmaWelch's sweeping quality initiative that is the foundation of GE's success
Jack Welch is a no-nonsense leader and has acknowledged that, when preparing for a speech, he has frequently peeked into Get Better or Get Beaten. Hard-hitting and honest, it is today's most entertaining and enlightening book on climbing to the top of today's corporate ladderand doing what it takes to stay there.
Synopsis
Do business like Jack Welch
When Jack Welch took the reins of General Electric in 1981, he reformulated GE in his own image -- tough, smart, competitive, and relentless. First published in 1994, Get Better or Get Beaten became a bestseller as managers sought to understand and mimic the success ;of the man lauded by Fortune as "...perhaps the most admired CEO of his generation." Now, on the eve of his planned April retirement, the new Get Better or Get Beaten, Second Edition shows you how to compete "Welch style" in today's techologically advanced business arena. Look to this fast-paced book for:
*Jack Welch's latest views on management and leadership
*Examples of how Welch transformed GE into an e-business
*Insights into Six Sigma and other s;uccessfulk GE quality initiatives
*More
Table of Contents
Part I: The Visionary Leader: Management Tactics for Gaining the Competitive Edge.
Leadership Secret 1: Harness the Power of Change.
Leadership Secret 2: Face Reality!
Leadership Secret 3: Managing Less Is Managing Better.
Leadership Secret 4: Create a Vision, Then Get Out of the Way.
Leadership Secret 5: Don't Pursue a Central Idea: Instead, Set Only a Few Clear, General Goals as Business Strategies.
Leadership Secret 6: Nurture the Employees Who Share the Company's values: Deliver on Commitments and Share the Company's Values.
Part II: Igniting a Revolution: Strategies for Dealing with Change.
Leadership Secret 7: Evaluate Your Business with a Fresh eye and Decide What Needs Fixing, What Needs Nurturing, and What Needs to be Jettisoned!
Leadership Secret 8: Be Number One or Number Two and Keep Redefining Your Market.
Leadership Secret 9: Downsize, Before It's Too Late!
Leadership Secret 10: Use Acquisitions to Make the Quantum Leap!
(and more...)