Jack Welch Speaks: Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business Leader

图书标准信息

• 作者 Janet Lowe 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2001-04
• ISBN 9780471413363
• 定价 206.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Speaks

【内容简介】

TheworldtriestokeepupwhenJACKWELCHSPEAKS:
"JackWelchhaslongbeenoneofmyheroes.Whenyoureadthisbookyouwillunderstandwhy."-WarrenBuffettChairman,BerkshireHathaway.
"JackWelchisamanagementgeniuswhoattackslifeashedoesbusiness-withunconventionalflair,arestlessintellect,andnotoleranceforphonies.AndI'dsaythatevenifheweren'tmyboss!"-TomBrokawAnchorandManagingEditor,NBC
"JackWelchdescribeshimselfas'justamaninaroom.'JanetLowetakesusintothisroombylettingthemanspeakforhimself.Throughhisownwords,itbecomesclearwhyheislistenedtoandemulatedallovertheworld.Bigman,bigroom."-SamNunnFormerU.S.Senator;Partner,KingandSpalding.
"Alltoooften,thejournalisticadulationheapeduponbusinessleadersismisplacedorvastlyoverstated.InthecaseofWelch,he'sevenbetterthanhispress."-LarryBossidyChairmanandCEO,AlliedSignalInc.
"JackWelchSpeaksshowsbusinessatitsmostfascinating.ItgivesthereaderavaluableinsightintothemindandpersonalphilosophyofoneofAmerica'skeenest,mosteffectivebusinessleaders."-ElyCallawayFounderandChairman,CallawayGolf.
"ThegoldstandardagainstwhichotherCEOsaremeasured."-BusinessWeek.
"ThemostacclaimedSOBofthelastdecadeisthemostacclaimedCEOofthisone."-IndustryWeek.
Heisoneofthemostpraised,perhapsthemostfeared,andcertainlyoneofthemostconfoundingandcontroversialbossesinAmerica-acomplex,intenselyprivateman,reveredasthemanager'smanager.AsChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofGeneralElectric,JackWelchhasbeenattheforefrontofthereconstructionofAmericanindustry.Fromthemomentheassumedhisposition16yearsago,Welchsoughtdramaticandswiftchange.Hequicklyrealizedthedemandsofthenew,global,high-techenvironment,andmetthechallengewithdecisiveactionand,intheopinionofmany,ruthlessdetermination.HebroadenedcorporateAmerica'svocabularywithwordsthatstillstriketerrorintheheartsofmanyanemployee:restructuring,downsizing,rightsizing.Intheprocess,JackWelchturnedanaging,albeithighlyrespectedandhistoric,businessiconintowhatisconsideredbymanytodaytobethebestmanagedcompanyintheworldand,aboveall,oneofthemostprofitable.
Now,JanetLowe,authorofthebestsellingWarrenBuffettSpeaks,presentsinWelch'sownwordstheinsights,vision,passions,andpersuasionsofalegendaryleader.Here'sjustasampleofwhatyou'llfindinside:
*"We'regoingtodemandfromyouearningsgrowtheveryyear....Thosearetherulesoftheroad....Youtakechargeofyourdestiny.Ifyoudon't,wewill."
*"AsIwenttobiggerpiecesofGE,Ifoundbiggerbureaucracies,layersandallthatstuffanditwasn'tfriendly.Businesswasveryserious-turf-boxes.Businessisn'tthat.Businessisideasandfunandexcitementandcelebrations,allthosethings."
*"Whenyou'rerunninganinstitution,you'realwaysscaredatfirst.You'reafraidyoumightbreakit."
*"Ifsomeonetellsme'I'mworking90hoursaweek,'Isay,'You'redoingsomethingterriblywrong.'Igoskiingontheweekend,IgooutwithmybuddiesonFridayandparty.You'vegottodothesameoryou'vegotabaddeal."
*"Speediseverything.Itistheindispensableingredientincompetitiveness.Speedkeepsbusinessandpeopleyoung.It'saddictive,andit'saprofoundlyAmericantasteweneedtocultivate."

【作者简介】

JANETLOWEistheauthorofthebestsellingWarrenBuffettSpeaks,BillGatesSpeaks,OprahWinfreySpeaks,andBenjaminGrahamonValueInvesting(allavailablefromWiley).HerarticleshaveappearedinsuchpublicationsasNewsweek,theChristianScienceMonitor,theLosAngelesTimes,andtheSanFranciscoChronicle.Ms.LowelivesinDelMar,California,withherhusband,AustinLynas.