Well done, Welch !

Book Review Group 11

9/11

Tiger Woods of

Management

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Brilliant Business Magician

An American Treasure

The strongest &

most capable

CEO of the world

Jack Welch

STRAIGHT FROM THE

GUT

“If you don’t know how to lose, you will never know how to

win…..”

Getting out of

the pile…

..

“What I’ve learned

leading a great

company and great

people”.

John A. Byrne,

Business Week

Straight from the Gut

Not just a management

manual, but the emotional story of a

true leader, narrated with

conviction

Lucid Style of writing Language – Casual, Non-pedantic Arrangement/Structure of book Management Philosophy Some remarkable quotes & anecdotes Good narrative of growth story of an MNC Minute details about the succession story A fine treat for business people

Bouquets…

Not successful in providing the success mantra in toto

Too many technical details/minute descriptions about people/events

Repeated actions/ventures make the book appear rhetoric

It only reveals the CEO Jack but fails in revealing the person Jack

Book fails to sustain the attention after the initial few sections

Not a big treat for the common reader

Brickbats…

Recommended for…

Those Interested in autobiographies Technocrats/Entrepreneurs Management/ Business Leaders Business Historians Have Interest in Economics and related areas Avid Readers

Recommendation

Not recommended for…

Beginners Unaware of management practices/business

jargons Those who are more interested in personalities

rather than strategies Preferring short and sweet kind of books

Recommendation

Frank and forthright story of Jack’s life at GE How he learned management principles from incidences

that shaped his life Idea of self-confidence and giving people another

opportunity upon failure: Roof blow up He got the idea of competition :Gin Rummy/ Hockey game Neutron Jack Boundary less behaviour Introduction of Six-Sigma

Summary

Admiration for the leader Humble beginnings to Dizzying heights Shakes you out of inertia Accurate description Valid contents Literary value- unflattering No sure shot success formula

Conclusion

…Straight from the Gut

Thank You…