Jack Welch

John Francis “Jack” Welch Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American business executive, author, and the most famous Six Sigma champion while he was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.

Welch adopted Motorola’s Six Sigma quality program in late 1995. In 1980, the year before Welch became CEO, GE recorded revenues of roughly $26.8 billion and in 2000, the year before he left, they were nearly $130 billion. During his tenure at GE, the company’s value rose 4,000%.

Influences

• Larry Bossidy
• Mikel Harry

Influenced

• James McNerney
• Robert Nardelli
• Jeffrey Immelt
• Boeing

Links

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Books 

• Winning
• Winning: The Answers: Confronting 74 of the Toughest Questions in Business Today
• Jack: Straight From the Gut
• The New GE: How Jack Welch Revived an American Institution
• The Real-Life MBA: Your No-BS Guide to Winning the Game, Building a Team, and Growing Your Career
• Jack Welch on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Master CEO
• Jack Welch Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World’s Greatest Business Leader

Videos

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