Get Better or Get Beaten! 29 Leadership Secrets from GE's Jack Welch

Last updated October 31, 2026

By Robert Slater

Robert Slater distills Jack Welch's management approach at General Electric into 29 short, practical lessons for business leaders and managers. Topics include facing reality, embracing change, cutting bureaucracy, building a boundaryless company, developing people and using quality programs such as Six Sigma. The updated edition adds chapters on e-business and on GE's planned acquisition of Honeywell, from Welch's final years as chief executive.

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