Jack straight from the gut

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. Jack welch, the phenomenally successful ceo of general electric, has been highly praised, relentlessly analyzed, and occasionally criticized in hundreds of articles and books over the past few decades, but his autobiography the highly anticipated jack. Straight from the gut 2001 jack welch jack welch was inspired to write this memoir after receiving hundreds of letters from people. Straight from the gut is both a business classic and a deeply personal journey filled with passion and a sheer lust for life. Jack straight from the gut jack welch led general electric for over 20 years. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Straight from the gut book online at low prices in. Straight from the gut summary jack welch soundview. 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. Time warner, inc time warner audiobooks firm, the ceo of general electric looks back on his distinguished career with the corporation and shares his personal philosophy of business and innovative managerial style. Straight from the gut book online at best prices in india on. I had heard about jack welch management practices and controlling nature and figured i would hate the book. When youre edging toward 80 and youve already revolutionized the business world, its clearly time to relax. 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.

Straight from the gut by jack welch in a condensed soundview executive book summary. In this remarkable autobiographya classic business book and runaway new york times bestseller now updated with a new afterword by the authorjack welch. To find more about it read more book summaries and check our nuggets visual quotes from books. In reading the 451 pages of jack, straight from the gut, i wish i had kept track of the number of times welch refers to passion. Part management text, part pageturner, jack shows how the man widely regarded as the finest corporate executive of his generation built his business and his reputation. Straight from the gut by jack welch in epub, fb3, txt download ebook. He encouraged open and vigorous debate, earning him a reputation as a corporate maverick. Apr 01, 2018 straight from the gut jack welch summary hablando claro, resumen. This book might be seen as selfpromoting and maybe. Straight from the gut by jack welch chapter 7, dealing with reality and superficial congeniality summary and analysis. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jack. Straight from the gut, is part autobiography and part business theory text.

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. During the early 1980s he was dubbed neutron jack in reference to the neutron bomb for eliminating employees while leaving buildings intact. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 496 pages and is available in hardcover format. Jackstraight from the gut is a book for those who would like an entertaining and candid look into the office of a ceo.

Deep down, second son, high heat, and jack reachers rules pregeometry straight forward math series, book 2 advanced straight forward math series jack russell calendar jack russell. We do not collect or store information about visitors. John a byrne the ceo of general electric looks back on his distinguished career with the corporation and shares his personal philosophy of business and innovative managerial style. Jack welch introduced a huge amount of innovation into ge structure and strategy.

The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2001, and was written by jack welch. What ive learned leading a great compa ny and great people kindle location. However, it was actually not as negative as i expected and at times i even enjoyed reading the book. The mustread summary of jack welch and john byrnes book. Most recently, byrne was jack welchs collaborator on jack. After literally blowing the roof off one of the factories, he went on to lead the company through some very profitable years pp. Have jacklikepassion after all, business is a game. Straight from the gut kindle edition by jack welch author, john a. He hardly discusses any aspects of his personal life. 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. Jack welch is perhaps the greatest corporate leader of the 20th century. Straight from the gut chapter 7, dealing with reality. He was arguably one of the best ceos in the country at that time.

But welch was more than just the leader of the most successful business in the world. This book is laced with refreshing interludes, such as a short reflection on golf, that capture jacks competitiveness and the importance of friendship in his life. Straight from the gut three jack reacher novellas with bonus jack reachers rules. He reflected on his 20 years as ceo of general electric and its enormous growth and diversification. His theory was that the top 20 percent of a companys workforce are the most productive, 70 percent are worth saving, and 10. 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. Delaware county district library ohio american libraries. 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. Straight from the gut jack welch summary hablando claro, resumen. Its hard to think of a ceo that commands as much respect as jack welch. Welch 2001, hardcover at the best online prices at. 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,welch is both storyteller and coach, using his exceptional career as the backdrop to share his thoughts on what it takes to be a great leader. 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.

Jack describes passion as the number one trait he looks for in new hires. 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. Byrne, joint author, jack welch, author, jack welch, read by with john a. Straight from the gut is largely a biography of jacks career but it could also be read as a business book comprised of stories of jacks corporate life and leadership. Straight from the gut is an utterly engrossing insight into a man with vision, passion and practical knowhow. The main characters of this biography, non fiction story are. All content included on our site, such as text, images. Jul 28, 2014 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.

It is not a how to and offers little insight as to what it takes to achieve this level of success. It doesnt matter whether you love or hate jack welch. Jack straight from the gut free download as pdf file. Byrne author in an anticipated book on business management for our time, jack welch surveys the landscape of his career running general electric, one of the worlds largest and most successful corporations. And then fortune called him the manager of the century.

Under his leadership, general electric reinvented itself several times over by integrating. He was chairman and ceo of general electric between 1981. Of the 112,000 who left the payroll, 37,000 were in businesses which ge sold. 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. As well as being proud and unwilling to acknowledge the solid work of predecessors, jack had little tolerance for protocol. Jul 28, 2014 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 engine of growth and corporate innovation. Jack straight from the gut six sigma general electric. The personal journey of jack welch jack welch with john a.

This complete summary of the ideas from jack welch and john byrnes book jack shows that jack welch joined general electric in 1960. Straight from the gut, welch stated ge had 411,000 employees at the end of 1980, and 299,000 at the end of 1985. Oct 01, 2003 jack straight from the gut is a book for those who would like an entertaining and candid look into the office of a ceo. We had won the first three games in my senior year at salem high. I didnt except too much from jack, straight from the gut. The moby dick of business management three narratives run intertwined stories from his. 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.