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Jack Welch on Manager Types - by Michael Koscec - Entec Corporation - Thursday, December 04 2008

Submitted by spherica on Thu, 2005-03-10 21:50.

In 1992, Jack Welch discussed with GE’s leaders how to differentiate GE’s managers, based on their ability to deliver numbers, while maintaining GE’s values. He described four types of managers:

* Type 1: The manager who delivers on commitments-financial and otherwise-and shares the GE values. His or her futures are an easy call.

* Type 2: The manager who does not meet commitment and does not share the organization’s values. Not a pleasant call but just as easy as the first one.

* Type 3: The manager who misses commitments but shares all of the organizational values. This type might be given a second or third chance, just in a different environment.

* Type 4: The manager who delivers on all commitments, makes the numbers but does not share the values. This type usual forces performance out of people rather than inspiring it. GE could not afford the Type 4 manager.