John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19 1935) was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. Welch gained a solid reputation for uncanny business acumen and unique leadership strategies at GE. During his tenure, GE increased its market capitalization by over $400 billion. He remains a highly-regarded figure in business circles due to his innovative management strategies and leadership style. His net-worth is estimated at $720 million.
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As GE faces slow domestic growth and cutthroat pricing abroad for its big-ticket manufactured items, Chairman and CEO John F. Welch is again transforming the global giant. www.businessweek.com/1996/44/b34991.htm
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Tearing up the JackWelch playbook The Six Sigma master was once the undisputed authority in management. money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/magazines/fortune/rules.fortune/...
Warner Books famously agreed to pay Welch
7.1 million nearly a record for nonfiction to tell his
story; the book will likely have to be a million-seller just to break
even. robwalker.net/html_docs/welch.html
"Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas."
"Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion."
"I was afraid of it [the internet]... because I couldn't type."
"I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success."
"My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too."