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Welch, Jack, 1935-

Jack : straight from the gut / Jack Welch ; with John A. Byrne. - New York : Business Plus, 2003. - xvi, 480 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index. "... with a new afterword."

Building self-confidence -- Getting out of the pile -- Blowing the roof off -- Flying below the radar -- Getting closer to the big leagues -- Swimming in a bigger pond -- Dealing with reality and "superficial congeniality" -- The vision thing -- The neutron years -- The RCA deal -- The people factory -- Remaking Crotonville to remake GE -- Boundaryless : taking ideas to the bottom line -- Deep dives -- Too full of myself -- GE Capital : the growth engine -- Mixing NBC with light bulbs -- When to fight, when to fold -- Globalization -- Growing services -- Six sigma and beyond -- E-business -- "Go home, Mr. Welch" -- What this CEO thing is all about -- A short reflection on golf -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. "New guy."

ISBN: 9780446528382 (Hardcover) 0446528382 (Hardcover) 9780446690683 (Paperback) 0446690686 (Paperback)

LCCN: HD9697.A3 U584 2001

Subjects--Personal Names:
Welch, Jack, 1935-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
General Electric Company--Management.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chief executive officers--United States--Biography.
Electric industries--Management.--United States
Industrial management--United States.

LC Class. No.: HD9697.A3 / U584 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7/62138/092 B