Jack Welch Books

Growing up in Peabody, Massachusetts, I was surrounded by modest simplicity and fierce competition. My father was a railway conductor, my mother a homemaker who believed in hard conversations and hard work. She taught me to fight back when life threw punches and to never let defeat settle in. Sports...

From Jack: Straight from the Gut

When I started at GE, I loved the work but hated the bureaucracy. A small mistake or delay could get buried under layers of approvals and meetings. I remember once being so frustrated that I almost quit. The turning point came when a small explosion—literally—forced me to rethink everything. It wasn...

From Jack: Straight from the Gut

Every winning company begins with clarity of mission and values. In too many organizations, these words hang on walls and collect dust, serving as ceremonial decoration. I’ve always believed the mission has to tell people what the organization does — and, crucially, how it intends to win. The values...

From Winning

Candor is the engine of performance. Without it, organizations stagnate. With it, they explode with speed and creativity. I’ve seen entire teams transformed simply because people were finally free to speak their minds. Candor cuts through politics and pretension and replaces them with an honest exch...

From Winning