t stays with him was the personality of the man: his passion, his intensity, his energy, his need to engage. Its not hard for us to find out that Welch has most of the personality which are included in the trait theories of leadership. What we should notice is that the author strongly emphasizes one of his characteristics---his extraordinary passion. Its what has animated and motivated hundreds of thousands of workers across one of the most complex portfolios of business and engaged them in constructive activity. Jack didnt use his tremendous passion to control his employees to get things done. Instead, he motivated them and empowered them to achieve the goals of the entire organization. Again, according to the textbook, this is one of the major distinguishing factors between managers and leaders. Management SkillsThe author of the article describes the Welch Management Religion through what he calls two trinities of management which are: Trinity 1: Self-Confidence, Simplicity, Speed; Trinity 2: People, Dollars, Ideas. Here, I just want to analysis two elements of them---people and ideas. PeopleWhen Jack was in charge of GE, he wasn't afraid to change. His efforts streamlined the company. However, in doing so, over 100,000 GE employees lost their jobs. For this, Welch earned the nickname "Neutron Jack", after the Neutron bomb, which kills people but leaves buildings standing. He continuously streamlined operations, and thanks to smart management and acquisitions, successfully expanded the company. Why did Jacks crude decision not affect his team negatively, on the contrary, make the organizations performance more effective? To answer this question, we should apply the Fiedler Contingency Model from our textbook. The model suggests that the stronger the position power, the more control the leader has; and the task-oriented leaders perform best in situation of high control. Did Jack have high position power? Certainly! Otherwise, he would...
