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Jack
- Straight from the Gut
- Narrated by: Mike Barnicle
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics
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Publisher's Summary
In anecdotal detail and with self-effacing humor, Jack Welch gives us the people who shaped his life (most notably his Irish mother) and the big hits and the big misses that characterized his career. Starting at GE in 1960 as an engineer earning $10,500, Jack learned the need for "getting out of the pile" when his first raise was the same as everyone else's. He stayed out of the corporate bureaucracy while running a $2 billion collection of GE businesses - in a sweater and blue jeans - out of a Hilton in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
After avoiding GE's Fairfield, Connecticut headquarters for years, Jack was eventually summoned by then-Chairman Reg Jones, who was planning his succession. There ensued one of the most painful parts of his career - Jack's dark-horse struggle, filled with political tension, to make it to the CEO's chair. A hug from Reg confirmed Jack was the new boss - and started the GE transformation. The riveting story of his last year - the elaborate process of selecting a successor and the attempt to buy Honeywell - is also told in compelling detail.
This is classic Jack Welch: down to earth, powerful, and filled with common sense.
Critic Reviews
"As a self-portrait of one of America's most successful modern business leaders, Jack is remarkable for its candor." (Ther Economist)
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- Anonymous User
- 20-08-2020
long stories ended skipping chapters
long stories i ended up losing interest and skipped chapters . some good ideas though i somewhat recommend
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- Plato777
- 31-12-2002
Truly inspiring!
With this honest review of his business life -and not only- Jack Welch allows us to see how a truly inspired and determined businessman changed the culture of one of the largest companies in the world.
Well written and beautifuly narrated. A real joy to read (listen).
16 people found this helpful
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- Yoed
- 08-10-2004
Get it, you won't regret it.
Easy listen. Very interesting character. This books is Jack's auto biography on his life - of which his role as GE's CEO is a prime focus. I love it as its a break from your traditional business books - it doesn't try to be a business book. This is simply Jack telling the stories of his approach to business during various positions in GE. It's not preachy; you have to derive the lessons out of it yourself.
Get only the unabridged. Facinating guy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-06-2003
Jack hits a homerun
Jack's message is clear and consistent: if you want your business to excel, you've got to provide the right culture, hire great people, reward the best employees and always expect more. Of course its not easy, I don't remember hearing that word much in the program. However, Jack provides the blueprint for making it happen; find out what works in your business or industry and duplicate it. Find out what doesn't work and fix it or get rid of it.
This book is full of examples of what worked and what didn't. There are plenty of stories to inspire you to find ways to shake up your business and break down the barriers that limit your company's potential. It's easy to sit back and say these strategies can't work for me. It's much harder to wake up every morning and make them happen.
Listening to this program will be the shortest 14 hours you'll ever spend.
5 people found this helpful
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- Andy
- 15-02-2003
easier said then done
Jack Welch makes it sound easy, but we all know it is not. However, the listener gets a clear understanding of the handful of management levers that Welch used consistently over the years, in order to build GE into one of the best run companies in the world.
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- LINGA KIRUVASE
- 01-08-2008
Great entrepreneurial resource
I wanted know
a.how big companies operate
b.work and life style of CEOs
c.How an employee can grow from shop floor to helm
d.How to build a Company
e.Many more about entrepreneurial skills
This book had answers to all my questions. Great insight.
2 people found this helpful
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- Scott B. Arbeit
- 04-06-2004
Inspiring and educational
A great story of how Jack came to lead GE, and how GE changed over the years to improve. If you're looking for the human story of Jack Welch, you'll be listening to a lot of talk about the business in between those moments. If you're looking for the story of Jack Welch, and his insights and lessons learned from running GE, then you really want to listen to this. My impression of GE has changed considerably after listening, and I'm going to dive into learning about Six Sigma after seeing what it has done for GE.
It's not simple to lead a large organization, but I derive some confidence after hearing the stories of the various people at GE that, in my career, by sticking to principles, and staying creative and flexible, that I can go as far as I choose to.
The unabridged is definitely worth the extra time to listen to....
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- Liam
- 07-09-2005
Captivating, Educational and Informative
From the early days in Plastics to the Board Room, the book offers a glipse of the internal construct of one of the largest companies and how Jack Welch has made a positive impression. Jack's way of taking complex situations & issues and formulating a straightforward solution & process (leveraging the very talented and capable people Jack surrounded himself with) provides for an education on GE and how it has been so successful over the years. Like similar reviewer commented, Barnicle sounds just like Jack and captivates the listener throughout.
1 person found this helpful
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- Randy
- 04-10-2004
If your in business it is a Must Read
Probably the best management book you can read. It demonstrates that a company is nothing more then a box which contains people. People are the company and without "good" people you have nothing. The quality of people is everything and Jack takes this theory to the maximum.
1 person found this helpful
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- Najam
- 16-04-2004
Honest, Intriguing, and insightful!
Excellent! Spanning 20 years, this was more of a private history lesson on GE, Globalization, deal making, six sigma, and executive succession. A real inside look at how culture can make or break a company and an inside view of the world of movers and shakers. It was 14 hours worth of listening, that I finished in two days. A must read for all in corporate world.
1 person found this helpful
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- Mr. M Metwally
- 29-08-2003
Excellent book
An excellent book to hear. One of the best I have read about advanced office politics. Inspirational, and very well written. A five star quality book. The only reservation I have is that Jack used the book to settle few accounts. Certainly not the best parts of the book!
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- James G Ginty
- 24-03-2015
Sound quality
The audio of this book is terrible...very annoying to listen to. I was expecting a higher quality then an old radio.
1 person found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-2006
World class
A fascinating insight into the mindset and career of one of the most influential and successful business people that ever was. I found this book extremely valuable because it opened by eyes to the private sector corporate world after spending much of my life as a Naval Officer. Truly inspirational. Buy it.
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- Amazon Custome
- 12-09-2018
wish I had read this when it came out.
couldn't stop listening. read with passion by the narrator. made me believe I was listening to Jack himself.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-03-2018
Finished within a Week
I'm very busy but having my first audiobook has allowed me to get back into reading and finish the book in just a week. It's nice to be able to read again.
The book keeps you interested and anyone with a slight interest in business will be hooked. The narrator captures Jack's passion perfectly and is very good.
The one way that this audiobook could be better is if the chapters were fixed. The digital options for the chapters don't line up with those in the recordings.
Overall, great book!
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- Vytautas Liesis
- 16-04-2017
good
I do not usually read or listed to the autobiographies, but this one is good. Worth your time. performance is great.
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- A.Hewit
- 01-12-2015
Fantastic Book
Loved this book, thought it was going to be quite corporate heavy, which it is but is told in an inspiring and motivational way. The narrator captures Jack's passion for the GE and the successes he experienced as Chairman.
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- mp
- 18-02-2015
What a fantastic book !!!
I cannot believe it I got it now. I mean this amazing book. It is full of experience and knowledge to grasp. I think it is a perfect business book Thank you Jack.
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- Richard
- 02-07-2013
Great story
Would you consider the audio edition of Jack to be better than the print version?
not read the book but well narrated with a lot of passion
Have you listened to any of Mike Barnicle’s other performances? How does this one compare?
no but will look out for them
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
yes lots like his comparing his eventual succession decision to the birth of his first child
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- Neil
- 27-05-2009
quite a ride
insightful and thought-provoking, "Jack" has a great, down-to-earth vibe and a feel of authnticity.
A terrific read.
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