A legendary leader dissects business.
9/24/2001
If Jack Welch hadn't been CEO of General Electric, he insists, he would have loved to be a pro golf player. Why? "It's a sport that combines what I love: people and competition," he writes. People and competition are the twin themes running through this punchy autobiography, which is as much a story of Welch's years at GE as it is one of his own personal development, since GE was Welch's life from the time he joined the firm in 1960. (Jeffrey R. Immelt succeeded him as CEO and chairman on September 7th.) Readers who are already familiar with Welch's signature style and winning philosophy are unlikely to encounter any new revelations in this book, but they will enjoy its tale of passion and drive despite many odds, chief among them maddening bureaucracy.