Leadership at GE

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This is a presentation explains on leadership culture followed at General Electric and how it transformed the company.

Leadership at GE

"The ability to see around corners is the ability to imagine the unimaginable. That´s what leaders do."

Jack Welch
• Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001

• John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author

Lessons from Jack Welch
?LEAD, Not MANAGE
?GET LESS FORMAL ?Don’t TOLERATE Bureaucracy, BLOW it Up! ?Face REALITY. Stop Assuming

Lessons from Jack Welch contd.
?SIMPLIFY Things ?CHANGE- An Opportunity, Not a Threat ?Lead by Energizing Others, not Managing by Authority ?Defy, not Respect Tradition

Lessons from Jack Welch contd.
?Don’t Make Hierarchy Rule, but Intellect ?Pounce Everyday, Don’t Move Cautiously ?Put Values First, not Numbers ?Don’t try to Manage Everything, Manage Less

Leadership Style
“Informality” ?The hierarchy with 29 layers of management was completely changed during his tenure ?Everyone, from secretaries, to chauffeurs to factory workers, called him ‘Jack’ ?Analysts felt that Jack Welch gave employees a sense that he knew them

Generating Leaders
?Talent at the front ?Five key growth traits: imagination, clear thinking, inclusiveness, external focus and having a domain expertise. ?Measuring performance ?HR at GE ?The John F. Welch Leadership Center at Crotonville

GE Experienced Commercial Leadership Program
? a world-class rotational program that includes: three high-impact eight-month assignments in a GE sub-business ? projects designed to build sales, marketing, strategy, and leadership skills ? a comprehensive six week in-residence global training curriculum over the course of two years ? hired into one of its five groups: Energy Infrastructure, Technology Infrastructure, Capital, Home & Business Solutions, and Corporate



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