Of the 112,000 who left the payroll, 37,000 were in businesses which ge sold off, and 81,000 were reduced in continuing businesses. The mustread summary of jack welch and john byrnes book. Straight from the gut 1st edition1st printing jack welch. Straight from the gut by welch, jack, byrne, john a amazon.
He was chairman and ceo of general electric between 1981 and 2001. The book is a biography from jack welch and thus follows the standard chronological form. Straight from the gut book online at low prices in. From 1981 to 2001, he served as chairman of the company and ceo. In this remarkable autobiographya classic business book and runaway new york times. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jack. Nearly 20 years ago, former general electric ceo reg jones walked into jack w. Straight from the gut book online at low prices in india. Jack, straight from the gut by jack welch 9780446690683. According to the book, the workforce went from 411,000 to 299,000 during his first five.
Byrne, joint author, jack welch, author, jack welch, read by with john a. Straight from the gut, is part autobiography and part business theory text. Straight from the gut,welch is both storyteller and coach, using his exceptional career as the backdrop to share his thoughts on what. Jack straight from the gut engels door jack welch onze prijs. Straight from the gut, welch stated ge had 411,000 employees at the end of 1980, and 299,000 at the end of 1985. This book also gives you a chance to understand the thought process of jack welch and the reasoning behind his style and decisions. From 1981 to 2001, he served as chairman and ceo of the company. Formerly a senior writer for business week, he is the author of several other books, including odyssey coauthored with john sculley, the whiz kids, and informed consent. And then fortune called him the manager of the century. Jack straight from the gut pdf summary by jack welch explains why becoming a ceo was not on jack welch s agenda from the start. All their working lives they had felt the pressure to conform to be successful, but in him they found a successful nonconformist, a person who had shaped the company he worked for instead of letting it shape him. Straight from the gut, welch, with the help of business week journalist john byrne, recounts his career and the style of management that helped to make. In this remarkable autobiographya classic business book and runaway new york times bestseller now updated with a new afterword by the.
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Many people remember jack welch as neutron jack because he dropped a bomb in the early 80s and laid off more than 100,000 ge workers. Byrne, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After literally blowing the roof off one of the factories, he went on to lead the company through some very profitable years pp. Straight from the gut by welch, jack, byrne, john a online on amazon. In his twentyyear career at the helm of general electric, jack welch defied conventional wisdom and turned an aging behemoth of a corporation into a lean, mean. Jack welch in contrast to his predecessors, jack welch trimmed back ges forward plans for the longterm growth of the appliance market size. In this remarkable autobiographya classic business book and runaway new york times bestseller now updated with a new afterword by the author jack welch takes us on the roughandtumble ride that has been his. The underperformers generally had to go, welch said in his 2001 book, jack. Straight from the gut by welch, jack, byrne, john a. He reflected on his 20 years as ceo of general electric and its enormous growth and diversification. Apr 01, 2018 straight from the gut jack welch summary hablando claro, resumen. Straight from the gut, welch, with the assist of enterprise week journalist john byrne, recounts his career and the fashion of administration that helped to make ge considered one of the most profitable corporations of the final century.
Jackstraight from the gut is a book for those who would like an entertaining and candid look into the office of a ceo. Jack welch was perhaps the greatest corporate leader of the 20th century. Jack welch moved quickly to grow this business, which was met with impressive rates of growth. Straight from the gut, book by jack welch paperback. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. In an anticipated book on business management for our time, jack. From there he goes on about his study and how he joined ge and sortof hated it because it was. Straight from the gut is the first book to be written by him. This book might be seen as selfpromoting and maybe.
It is not a how to and offers little insight as to what it takes to achieve this level of success. Welch covers his fast trip from general electric employee to general electric ceo, his years in the top job including an indepth look at the philosophical positions he brought to and developed while holding that position and the recent search for his replacement a search that. He was arguably one of the best ceos in the country at that time. Mar 12, 2019 jack straight from the gut pdf summary by jack welch explains why becoming a ceo was not on jack welch s agenda from the start. Straight from the gut pdf summary jack welch 12min blog. The main characters of this biography, non fiction story are. Straight from the gut by jack welch in a condensed soundview executive book summary. Its hard to think of a ceo that commands as much respect as jack welch. Straight from the gut, welch, with the help of business week journalist john byrne, recounts his career and the style of management that helped to make ge one of the most successful companies of the last century. During his tenure at ge, the companys value rose 4,000%.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. But welch was more than just the leader of the most successful business in the world. Straight from the gut by jack welch online at alibris. In writing jack welch and the ge way, author robert slater was given unprecedented access to welch and other prominent ge insiders. Jack straight from the gut jack welch led general electric for over 20 years. Jack ebook by jack welch 9780759509214 rakuten kobo. See all books authored by jack welch, including winning, and jack. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Under his leadership, general electric reinvented itself several times over by integrating. Most recently, byrne was jack welch s collaborator on jack. In what is the most anticipated book on business management for our time, jack welch surveys the landscape of his career running one of the worlds largest and most successful. Straight from the gut by welch, jack john francis, and byrne, john a condition. Straight from the gut so far regarding the e book we now have jack.
Read jack straight from the gut by jack welch available from rakuten kobo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Just a few notes from jack straight from the gut book which is primarily focused on jack welchs 30 years with general electric. Straight from the gut 2001 jack welch jack welch was inspired to write this memoir after receiving hundreds of letters from people. Delaware county district library ohio american libraries. Jun 10, 2008 many people remember jack welch as neutron jack because he dropped a bomb in the early 80s and laid off more than 100,000 ge workers. Just a few notes from jack straight from the gut book which is primarily focused on jack welch s 30 years with general electric. Beginning with welchs childhood in salem, massachusetts, the book quickly progresses from his first job in ges plastics. Unfortunately, he says, thats how many businesses interpreted the 207010 approach he outlined in his first book, jack. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2001, and was written by jack welch. It starts with his early years chapter name where jack describes his childhood and relationship with his parents.
Straight from the gut kindle edition by welch, jack, byrne, john a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We had won the first three games in my senior year at salem high. The result is a leadership style thats often imitated, but never equaled. To find more about it read more book summaries and check our nuggets visual quotes from books.
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