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- Publisher: Tandem Library (April 1999)
- ISBN-10: 0613916778
- ISBN-13: 978-0613916776
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A decent overview, but perhaps a bit deceptive
28 Aug 1999
Format: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.
Interesting but not Practicable
18 Nov 2009
Format: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.
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.
A decent overview, but perhaps a bit deceptive
28 Aug 1999
Format: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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