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Well done, Welch !

Well done, Welch !. Book Review Group 11. 9/11. Jack Welch. Icon of Leadership. Tiger Woods of Management. The strongest & most capable CEO of the world. An American Treasure. Brilliant Business Magician. Straight From the Gut.

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Well done, Welch !

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  1. Well done, Welch ! Book Review Group 11

  2. 9/11

  3. Jack Welch Icon of Leadership Tiger Woods of Management The strongest & most capable CEO of the world An American Treasure Brilliant Business Magician

  4. Straight From the Gut

  5. “If you don’t know how to lose, you will never know how to win…..”

  6. Getting out of the pile…..

  7. “What I’ve learned leading a great company and great people”.

  8. John A. Byrne, Business Week

  9. Straight from the Gut Not just a management manual, but the emotional story of a true leader, narrated with conviction

  10. Bouquets… • Lucid Style of writing • Language – Casual, Non-pedantic • Arrangement/Structure of book • Management Philosophy • Some remarkable quotes & anecdotes • Good narrative of growth story of an MNC • Minute details about the succession story • A fine treat for business people

  11. Brickbats… • Not successful in providing the success mantra in toto • Too many technical details/minute descriptions about people/events • Repeated actions/ventures make the book appear rhetoric • It only reveals the CEO Jack but fails in revealing the person Jack • Book fails to sustain the attention after the initial few sections • Not a big treat for the common reader

  12. Recommendation Recommended for… • Those Interested in autobiographies • Technocrats/Entrepreneurs • Management/ Business Leaders • Business Historians • Have Interest in Economics and related areas • Avid Readers

  13. Recommendation Not recommended for… • Beginners • Unaware of management practices/business jargons • Those who are more interested in personalities rather than strategies • Preferring short and sweet kind of books

  14. Summary • Frank and forthright story of Jack’s life at GE • How he learned management principles from incidences that shaped his life • Idea of self-confidence and giving people another opportunity upon failure: Roof blow up • He got the idea of competition :Gin Rummy/ Hockey game • Neutron Jack • Boundary less behaviour • Introduction of Six-Sigma

  15. Conclusion • Admiration for the leader • Humble beginnings to Dizzying heights • Shakes you out of inertia • Accurate description • Valid contents • Literary value- unflattering • No sure shot success formula

  16. Thank You… …Straight from the Gut

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