Jack Welch

PROFILE

At the beginning of the 1980’s, 45 year old Jack Welch became Chief Executive Officer of General Electric.  Farsighted, incisive--and controversial--he recognized the threat of competition from Japan and he had the intellectual and emotional strength to deal with situations.  He set the tone for United States industry.  GE became highly productive by undertaking a complex reorganization that simplified the company into one with dominant positions in its carefully chosen businesses.  Welch then remade GE into a boundaryless organization that encouraged, and got, participation from employees at all levels.  He extinguished turf wars and the not-invented-here syndrome that stultifies large companies.  And he spread the wealth with stock options.  It was a monumental accomplishment in a company of GE’s diversity and size (Charan p. 1).       Does Welch share certain leadership traits and superb business acumen?  Yes.  He was curious and hence a lifelong learner.  He paid attention to people, realizing that the potential of any enterprise hinged on giving subordinates the maximum opportunity to succeed.  Even in the 21st Century, these characteristics are still required of great leaders.

"Change Before You Have To." -Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric

Introduction

Profile

Servant Leadership

Leadership Philosphosies

Leadership Analysis

In Conclusion

Works Cited (web search #2)

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This web page was created by Julie Whalen for MG 648 Leadership Course in the Masters of Management Program at Aquinas College.

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