tailieunhanh - The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership phần 6

vv Để Welch, lớp chấp thuận là một sự hoan lại gây phiền nhiễu từ các hệ thống phân cấp chỉ huy và kiểm soát mà ông coi khinh. Giảm phê duyệt và hành vi khác Thông tin, Công nghệ và tiết kiệm tiêu dùng. Ông chỉ ra rằng sáng kiến chất lượng sẽ thêm từ $ 100 và $ 200 triệu của biên độ | 94 THE JACK WELCH LEXICON OF LEADERSHIP 3. The ability to ignite productivity is key If possible when interviewing for a key managerial job talking to the applicant s colleagues may yield insight into determining the presence of the trait Welch called Energize. 4. Examine the manager s track record A look into a manager s record of making the numbers will help determine if someone has the ability to execute on a consistent basis. ƠƠƠƠƠƠ The Four Initiatives As discussed in Part One of this book Evolution of a Leader Welch often spoke of the four companywide initiatives that transformed GE. In his 2001 annual letter to share owners Welch wrote eloquently about the initiatives effect on the company . through the rigorous pursuit of four big companywide initiatives . we ve changed not only where we work and what we sell but how we work think and touch customers. In recounting the four initiatives in his 2000 letter to share owners he did not mention Work-Out the cultural program he implemented a decade earlier. Work-Out was not one of the growth initiatives and while vitally important in shaping the culture of GE played an important but less significant role throughout the late 1990s. The initiatives launched in the mid- to late 1990s such as Six Sigma and the e-Initiative would not have been possible without those crucial early programs and initiatives. Still Work-Out had taken a backseat to the later initiatives which explains why Welch did not include it in the list of key initiatives in 2001. However Welch always regarded Work-Out as a seminal program that played a crucial role in the company s success. When asked about it in 1999 he said that at GE Work-Out is a way of life. THE FOUR GROWTH INITIATIVES Following were the four initiatives that Welch said were affecting the way GE touched customers globalization THE JACK WELCH LEXICON OF LEADERSHIP 95 GE s longest running initiative launched in 1987. Six Sigma and Product Services the next two growth initiatives .