Jack_StraightfromtheGut

Contents Author's Note Prologue SECTION I. EARLY YEARS 1. Building Self-Confidence 2. Getting Out of the Pile 3. Blowing the Roof Off 4. Flying Below the Radar 5. Getting Closer to the Big Leagues 6. Swimming in a Bigger Pond SECTION II. BUILDING A PHILOSOPHY 7. Dealing with Reality and "Superficial Congeniality" 8. The Vision Thing 9. The Neutron Years 10. The RCA Deal 11. The People Factory 12. Remaking Crotonville to Remake GE 13. Boundaryless: Taking Ideas to the Bottom Line 14. Deep Dives SECTION III. UPS AND DOWNS 15. Too Full of Myself 16. GE Capital: The Growth Engine 17. Mixing NBC with Light Bulbs 18. When to Fight, When to Fold SECTION IV. GAME CHANGERS 19. Globalization 20. Growing Services 21. Six Sigma and Beyond 22. E-Business SECTION V. LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD 23. "Go Home, Mr. Welch" 24. What This CEO Thing Is All About 25. A Short Reflection on Golf 26. "New Guy" Epilogue Acknowledgments Afterword Appendixes PRAISE FOR JACK: STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT "All CEOs want to emulate Jack Welch. They won't be able to, but they'll come closer if they listen carefully to what he has to say." -......