Compare Leadership Styles Between Jack Welch and Jeff Immelt
ASSIGNMENT ON LEADERSHIP
Lecturer: Dr. Brian O’Reilly
Title: Compare and Contrast Two Leaders
Executive Summary
This paper would take leadership into account by comparing and contrasting two well-known leaders in General Electric (GE). The paper first introduces two leaders with some brief biographies, characteristics and their contribution to the GE. It then looks at who would be the more effective leader by providing with some aspects of leadership. It then comes up with some skills these people employed in their leadership to help GE growth rapidly during 1990s till now. The next part will put a conclusion and some recommendations about leadership for potential leaders in the future.
Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Who is the more effective leader? Why? 5 2.1. Leadership styles 5 2.2. Emotional Intelligence 6 3. What skills did they demonstrate? 7 4. Conclusion 8 5. Recommendations 9 References 9 Appendix A – Biographies 10 Jack Welch 10 Jeff Immelt 11 Appendix B - Stories of Success 12 Story 1 – Jack Welch and Six Sigma 12 Story 2 – Jeff Immelt, An Inauspicious Beginning 13 Story 3 – Obama appointed GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt as Head of New Economic team 14
1. Introduction
This section would introduce some very brief biographies about Jack Welch (former CEO) and Jeffrey Robert Immelt, or Jeff Immelt (the current CEO) of General Electric (GE).
GE, a dominating corporation both nationally and globally, has been lead by Jack Welch and Jeffery Immelt for three decades. The impact that these people have had on GE’s businesses and the industries in which they compete has been profound. Many people in the business world have observed and analyzed their styles of leadership. This paper will compare and contrast their leadership styles, emotional intelligence and key skills to success.
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935(1935-11-19)) is an American chemical engineer, businessman and author. He was Chairman
Lecturer: Dr. Brian O’Reilly
Title: Compare and Contrast Two Leaders
Executive Summary
This paper would take leadership into account by comparing and contrasting two well-known leaders in General Electric (GE). The paper first introduces two leaders with some brief biographies, characteristics and their contribution to the GE. It then looks at who would be the more effective leader by providing with some aspects of leadership. It then comes up with some skills these people employed in their leadership to help GE growth rapidly during 1990s till now. The next part will put a conclusion and some recommendations about leadership for potential leaders in the future.
Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Who is the more effective leader? Why? 5 2.1. Leadership styles 5 2.2. Emotional Intelligence 6 3. What skills did they demonstrate? 7 4. Conclusion 8 5. Recommendations 9 References 9 Appendix A – Biographies 10 Jack Welch 10 Jeff Immelt 11 Appendix B - Stories of Success 12 Story 1 – Jack Welch and Six Sigma 12 Story 2 – Jeff Immelt, An Inauspicious Beginning 13 Story 3 – Obama appointed GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt as Head of New Economic team 14
1. Introduction
This section would introduce some very brief biographies about Jack Welch (former CEO) and Jeffrey Robert Immelt, or Jeff Immelt (the current CEO) of General Electric (GE).
GE, a dominating corporation both nationally and globally, has been lead by Jack Welch and Jeffery Immelt for three decades. The impact that these people have had on GE’s businesses and the industries in which they compete has been profound. Many people in the business world have observed and analyzed their styles of leadership. This paper will compare and contrast their leadership styles, emotional intelligence and key skills to success.
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935(1935-11-19)) is an American chemical engineer, businessman and author. He was Chairman
References: 1. Richard L. Hughes, Robert C. Ginnett, Gordon J. Curphy, 2009, Leadership, Enhancing the Lessons of Experience, 6th Edition, International Edition, McGraw Hill 2 Jeffrey R. Immelt is the ninth chairman of GE, a post he has held since September 7, 2001. Jeffrey Immelt (Immelt) became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the General Electric Company (GE) on September 7, 2001, drawing to a close one of the longest succession planning programs in corporate America.