The Big Idea
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch leaves us with many lessons in management and leadership. From his humble beginnings as a competitive kid from working-class Salem, to his rise to becoming CEO in 1980, and the twenty-plus years reign at the top. In this book, Jack Welch recalls how hard the climb to the top was, even if people from the outside thought it was easy.

About the Author
Jack Welch - Mr. Welch, a native of Salem, Massachusetts, received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1957 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois .

He joined GE in 1960 and was elected Vice President in 1972 and Vice Chairman in 1979. In 1981, he became the eighth Chairman and CEO in the Companys 121-year history. He retired in the fall of 2001.

Mr. Welch is a former chairman and a member of both The Business Council and the N a t i o n a l A c a d e m y o f Engineering and is a member of the Business Roundtable

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