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Jack Welch; John A. Byrne Jack: Straight from the Gut
Business Plus 0446528382 / 9780446528382 Hardcover Very Good
0446528382 Hardcover with dustjacket, 479 pages. VG/VG. Lite wear; dustjacket glued to boards, otherwise a solid unmarked copy. Warner Business Books, First Edition, First Printing, September 2001. Business, Biography, Jack Welch. Amazon.com's Best of 2001 It's hard to think of a CEO that commands as much respect as Jack Welch. Under his leadership, General Electric reinvented itself several times over by integrating new and innovative practices into its many lines of business. In Jack: 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. Beginning with Welch's childhood in Salem, Massachusetts, the book quickly progresses from his first job in GE's plastics division to his ambitious rise up the GE corporate ladder, which culminated in 1981. What comes across most in this autobiography is Welch's passion for business as well as his remarkable directness and intolerance of what he calls "superficial congeniality"--a dislike that would help earn him the nickname "Neutron Jack." In spite of its 496 pages, Jack: Straight from the Gut is a quick read that any student or manager would do well to consider. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards
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