- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Capstone; 2Rev Ed edition (25 Feb 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841121517
- ISBN-13: 978-1841121512
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.1 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,475,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stuart Crainer should be commended on his abilities in conducting secondary research studies. This book is full of references to recent books on management, leadership, and strategy by celebrated business Gurus; but then, how else would Mr Crainer have written this book without direct access to Jack Welch?
Once one has accepted its second-hand nature, the unique business gems--true secrets--that do not apply to other known business leaders are thin on the ground. This reviewer found three, of which two are attributable to Jack Welch and the other to Roger Stone. So here goes: 1. Don't do things in half measures (JW) 2. If you want to be content you should be a dog (RS) 3. Find good ideas, exaggerate and spread them around (JW).
All in all, Mr Crainer has made an achievement in conveying to his reader a concise summary of GE's corporate history under the helmsmanship of Jack Welch. However, insights about the man himself are missing. The natural conclusion one makes is that Jack Welch's secrets are enshrined within the endless examples of business observation made by Gurus and not within the psyche of the man himself. --Ade Adekola --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Now brought completely up–to–date for this new edition, Business The Jack Welch Way, not only reveals the secrets of Welchs′ remarkable success but also draws out the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can be applied to any business or career. From killing bureaucracy to talking straight, and from investing in people to dominating your market (or getting out of it) Business The Jack Welch Way reveals the secrets of a management superhero.
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A decent overview, but perhaps a bit deceptive, 28 Aug 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Business the Jack Welch Way: 10 Secrets of the World's Greatest Turnaround King (Business Way) (Paperback)
The book is a quick read about how Jack Welch manages. At least how the author thinks he manages. The author cobbles these thoughts from articles and other sources. For the most part it works--the book gives good insights into leadership and motivation. But a lot of it might be deceptive. For instance, the author takes a principle that Jack Welch has espoused in the past, and then fills in the details with his own related thoughts, and those of other management gurus. So, often times you are actually learning what some one else thinks about the topic--not Jack Welch's opinion. As long as this is taken into consideration, the book provides interesting lessons on how to manage and motivation people.
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Interesting but not Practicable, 18 Nov 2009
By Maxim Masiutin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Big Shots: 10 Secrets of the World's Greatest Turnaround King - Business the Jack Welch Way (Big Shots Series) (Paperback)
My review refers to 2nd edition of the book, published by Capstone on December 15, 2001. It augments the first 1999 edition by the events that have happened between 1999 and until the resignation of Jack Welch on September 7, 2001.
The book shows a brief history of GE and the career of Jack Welch, analyzing them thought prisms of different frameworks, devised by such famous experts as Chris Argyris, Ronald Heifetz, Peter Drucker, Gary Hamel, to name a few.
The author did not interview Jack Welch. This book is based on various publications that the author has combined. While being a good description of Jack Welch's management principles, and may be a good addition to the book "Straight from the Gut", it is not as practicable (does not provide good lessons how to manage and motivate people) as "Winning" by Jack and Suzy Welch. "Winning" has many workable recipes that you will be able to use to improve yourself. I highly recommend it in addition or instead of this book by Stuart Crainer, who is very familiar with the greates business and management thinkers and books, but not with Jack Welch in particular.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A decent overview, but perhaps a bit deceptive, 28 Aug 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Business the Jack Welch Way: 10 Secrets of the World's Greatest Turnaround King (Business Way) (Paperback)
The book is a quick read about how Jack Welch manages. At least how the author thinks he manages. The author cobbles these thoughts from articles and other sources. For the most part it works--the book gives good insights into leadership and motivation. But a lot of it might be deceptive. For instance, the author takes a principle that Jack Welch has espoused in the past, and then fills in the details with his own related thoughts, and those of other management gurus. So, often times you are actually learning what someone else thinks about the topic--not Jack Welch's opinion. As long as this is taken into consideration, the book provides interesting lessons on how to manage and motivate people.
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