Jack Welch joined General Electric in 1960 and worked his way up to become the company's youngest general manager at age 33. In 1980, he was named GE's 8th CEO. Welch led a cultural revolution at GE based on principles like leading rather than managing, facing reality over assumptions, simplifying processes, and empowering employees. Under Welch's leadership, GE became leaner and more competitive through streamlining operations and decision making. He is recognized as transforming GE into a highly productive global corporation.

1. Leadership Lessons from Mr. Jack Welch
Presented by:-
• Vinay Kakade
• Vinayak Badiger
• Vishnupriya K

2. Jack welch at General Electric (GE)
• In 1960, Jack Welch joined General Electrics in the Plastics Division in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
• Because of his good work in 8 years, in 1968, Jack Welch was made the
company’s youngest General Manager at the age of 33.
• In 1980, General Electric announced the name of it’s 8th Chief Executive
Officer : 45 year old – John Francis Welch (Jack Welch).

3. Principles of Jack Welch at GE
• LEAD, Not MANAGE
- Articulate a vision and lead others to execute it
- Don’t manage very little details
- Involve everyone and welcome great ideas
• GET LESS FORMAL
- Brainstorm with colleagues and bosses
- Hold more informal meetings
- Consider occasional informal get-togethers

4. • Don’t TOLERATE Bureaucracy, BLOW it Up! :-
- Drop unnecessary work
- Work with colleagues to streamline decision making
- Make your workplace more informal
• Face REALITY. Stop Assuming
- Look at things with a fresh eye
- Don’t fall into the ‘false scenarios’ trap
- Leave yourself with several options

5. • SIMPLIFY Things:-
- Simplify the workplace
- Make meetings simpler
- Eliminate complicated memos and letters
• CHANGE- An Opportunity, Not a Threat:-
- Know that change is here to stay
- Expect the least expected, but move quickly to stay a step ahead
- Prepare those around you for the inevitable change that will affect
their lives

6. • Lead by Energizing Others, not Managing by Authority:-
- Never lead by intimidation
- Let others know exactly how their efforts are helping the organization
- Send handwritten thank-you notes to colleagues and customers
• Defy, not Respect Tradition:-
- Hold a ‘why do we do it that way?’ meeting
- Invite colleagues from your department to contribute one idea on
- changing something important

7. • Don’t Make Hierarchy Rule, but Intellect
- Spend 1 hour per week learning what competitors are doing
- Offer a reward for the best idea
- Work for organizations committed to training and learning
• Pounce Everyday, Don’t Move Cautiously
- Live with a sense of urgency
- Make decisions faster
- Work harder

8. • Put Values First, not Numbers
- Don’t harp on the numbers
- Lead by examples
- Let values rule
• Don’t try to Manage Everything, Manage Less
- Don’t get bogged down in meaningless details
- Manage less
- Empower, delegate, get out of the way

9. Conclusion
Jack Welch is America’s most role modelled idol. He is recognised as a guru
of management. He had the zeal and the optimism of a winning football coach:
exciting, remarkable, staggering and incredible. It was clear from the day he took the
company that he planned to launch a revolution at G.E. He wasted no time in executing
his plans. He made
General Electric leaner, tougher, more competitive with fewer people, fewer business
units and fewer management. He lead a series of revolutions at General Electric,
seeking to recast a highly bureaucratic, labour- intensive corporate giant into a highly
productive machine that would function with the speed and simplicity of a small
entrepreneur company.