Straight from the Gut

Abstract

This book is the autobiography of former General Electric CEO, Jack Welch. He discusses his upbringing, those who inspired him, and his business philosophies. The table of contents include: 1. Building self-confidence -- 2. Getting out of the pile -- 3. Blowing the roof off -- 4. Flying below the radar -- 5. Getting closer to the big leagues -- 6. Swimming in a bigger pond -- 7. Dealing with reality and "superficial congeniality" -- 8. The vision thing -- 9. The neutron years -- 10. The RCA deal -- 11. The people factory -- 12. Remaking Crotonville to remake GE -- 13. Boundaryless : taking ideas to the bottom line -- 14. Deep dives -- 15. Too full of myself -- 16. GE Capital : the growth engine -- 17. Mixing NBC with light bulbs -- 18. When to fight, when fo fold -- 19. Globalization -- 20. Growing services -- 21. Six sigma and beyond -- 22. E-business -- 23. "Go home, Mr. Welch" -- 24. What this CEO thing is all about -- 25. A short reflection on golf -- 26. "New guy".