I read the NYT piece by David Gelles’ about his book The Man Who Broke Capitalism. From what I could see he recycled old criticisms, one sided stories and tired labels. I worked for GE for 5 years beginning in 1989. One of my jobs was to lead cross divisional teams to Improve the business. When Welch took over -- most of the 10 - 12 businesses were moribund. Moral was awful, productivity was in the tank and GE suppliers hated us. It was not a fun place to work. Jack Welch retired many of the old win/lose style managers and formed an internal team to go business to business and work with the front line workers to reform the company. I sat in 100's of tough sessions where hourly production folks pitched new ideas to high level staff. My job was to make sure they listened and acted on the ideas. And they did, or they were moved out of the way. Was it a tough place to work---absolutely. The old head of purchasing who used hostage style tactics was transferred. It took years, but relationships with suppliers went from horrible to mutually productive. I ran a team that did nothing but work with our suppliers to repair broken processes. The huge change was that the people making product all of a sudden had a voice. Morale went way up, productivity turned around and it was a great place to show up at every day!. I attended sessions with Jack Welch. He was short, stuttered but pound for pound exuded the most natural leadership I ever saw in my 40 years. He was famous for sending handwritten notes to people citing real accomplishments and when I travelled around I would see Welch's notes pinned up in cubicles next to family pictures and awards. From my perspective, the book gets it terribly wrong. I belong to a GE alumni group and we all have different experiences. I can't speak for all of them, but its a great crew and most would say their GE experience was enlightening, positive and memorable for Welch's ability to get the best out of people and make GE an empowering workplace for everyone. Mike Gibbs
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I read the NYT piece by David Gelles’ about his book The Man Who Broke Capitalism. From what I could see he recycled old criticisms, one sided stories and tired labels. I worked for GE for 5 years beginning in 1989. One of my jobs was to lead cross divisional teams to Improve the business. When Welch took over -- most of the 10 - 12 businesses were moribund. Moral was awful, productivity was in the tank and GE suppliers hated us. It was not a fun place to work. Jack Welch retired many of the old win/lose style managers and formed an internal team to go business to business and work with the front line workers to reform the company. I sat in 100's of tough sessions where hourly production folks pitched new ideas to high level staff. My job was to make sure they listened and acted on the ideas. And they did, or they were moved out of the way. Was it a tough place to work---absolutely. The old head of purchasing who used hostage style tactics was transferred. It took years, but relationships with suppliers went from horrible to mutually productive. I ran a team that did nothing but work with our suppliers to repair broken processes. The huge change was that the people making product all of a sudden had a voice. Morale went way up, productivity turned around and it was a great place to show up at every day!. I attended sessions with Jack Welch. He was short, stuttered but pound for pound exuded the most natural leadership I ever saw in my 40 years. He was famous for sending handwritten notes to people citing real accomplishments and when I travelled around I would see Welch's notes pinned up in cubicles next to family pictures and awards. From my perspective, the book gets it terribly wrong. I belong to a GE alumni group and we all have different experiences. I can't speak for all of them, but its a great crew and most would say their GE experience was enlightening, positive and memorable for Welch's ability to get the best out of people and make GE an empowering workplace for everyone. Mike Gibbs
I love the Weekend Briefing and look forward to this every Saturday morning. I’m a Quince shopper and have referred friends to this source. I’m pleased with my cashmere and wool products.
I just finished reading Atlas of the Heart - life changing perspective understanding emotions for connections - and am using this content with leaders I support and coach in my HR/People Services role.