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The focus for your analysis:
The focus of this study is about Evaluation Case which to analyse the Jack Welch leadership characters in managing the GE company. Jack Welch took over GE in 1981 and became the youngest CEO in GE’s history, the legendary leader made a resolution to transform GE into the world’s most competitive enterprise. If leadership is an art, then surely Welch has proved himself a master painter. With his unique leadership style and character, Welch made history during his two decades journey at GE.
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List any concepts that can be applied in the case:
1. Leadership Traits – Drive factor: Jack adopted the drive factor which is high levels of effort and characterized by achievement, motivation, ambition, energy, tenacity and initiative. He also has strong desire to lead.
2. Path-Goal Theory – A Leadership theory that states that leaders can increase subordinate satisfaction and performance by clarifying and clearing the paths to goals and by increasing the number and kinds of rewards available for goal attainment.
3. Leadership Behavior – Initiating Structure: The degree to which a leader structures the roles of followers by setting goals, giving directions, setting deadlines and assigning tasks which is Jack apply in the organisation
4. Leadership Style – Jack emphasized the leadership style such as the Directive leadership concept which involves letting employees know precisely what is expected of them, giving them specific guidelines for performing tasks, scheduling work, setting standards of performance and making sure that people follow standard rules and regulations.