Jack: Straight from the Gut » (Reprint)

Jack Welch received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1957 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. He joined GE in 1960 and was elected vice president in 1972 and vice-chairman in 1979. In 1981, he became the eighth chairman and CEO in the company's 121-year history.

How is it that Jack Welch, who sits atop a company which employs nearly 340,000 people worldwide, asserts such an overall positive influence? As he reveals firsthand for the first time, Welch does it through the sheer force of his personality, together with a passion for and a keen attention to details. He does it because he encourages near-brutal candor in the meetings he holds to guide the company through each work year. With one of the most successful and influential careers in business ever, Jack Welch reveals the strategies and philosophies that put him at the top.

Nobuyuki Idei

Jack Welch, the brilliant business magician, has finally disclosed his mysteries of management. Now we must accept the generosity of his challenge and try to match or exceed him.

Author's Note
Prologue
Section I: EARLY YEARS
1. Building Self- Confidence
2. Getting Out of the Pile
3. Blowing the Roof Off
4. Flying Below the Radar
5. Getting Closer to the Big Leagues
6. Swimming in a Bigger Pond

Section II: BUILDING A PHILOSOPHY
7. Dealing with Reality and "Superficial Congeniality"
8. The Vision Thing
9. The Neuron Years
10. The RCA Deal
11. The People Factory
12. Remaking Crotonville to Remake GE
13. Boundaryless: Taking Ideas to the Bottom Line
14. Deep Dives

Section III: UPS AND DOWNS
15. Too Full of Myself
16. GE Capital: The Growth Engine
17. Mixing NBC with Light Bulbs
18. When to Fight, When to Fold

Section IV: GAME CHANGERS
19. Globalization
20. Growing Services
21. Six Sigma and Beyond
22. E-Business

Section V: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
23. "Go Home, Mr. Welch"
24. What This CEO Thing is All About
25. A Short Reflection on Golf
26. "New Guy"

Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendixes
Index