In November of 2000, The Wall Street Journal asked me to write an opinion piece on Jack Welch’s choice of a successor. The essay, entitled Welch’s Successor is likely to Succeed, included the following proclamation: “Welch has done more to advance the body of knowledge than any of his contemporaries. He created a new business lexicon.” This statement planted the seed for this the very words, terms, and phrases used most often by Jack Welch, 250 in all, could become the basis for a management book | Urli-lh J tlbr .hư til lliq bed 11 -Iijirf .ll i 1 know IT ll KT 1 .1 bx 111 tlix i I 111 tr lít k 11 -Lr Ll- h . lie 1 r L jCi lI J II r Ụ liLl 1 i ItL- i bl ItK ii I 111. Ill J I - I f k VI J I E h F 11 E Y A. ERA M E s The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership This page intentionally left .
