The GE Work-Out

Introduction: The Power of Work-Out<br/>Part I: What Is Work-Out?<br/>Chapter 1: Work-Out, GE, and the Largest Corporate Transformation in History<br/>Chapter 2: Why Work-Out Works: The Underlying Principles<br/>Chapter 3: Is Your Organization Ready for Work-Out? When and Where to Start<br/>Chapter 4: How to Lead a Fast, Simple Work-Out—When You’ve Never Done It Before<br/>Part II: Making Work-Out Happen: Implementing a Full-Length Work-Out<br/>Chapter 5: A Work-Out Road Map<br/>Chapter 6: Planning a Work-Out<br/>Chapter 7: Conducting a Work-Out<br/>Chapter 8: Implementing Work-Out Recommendations<br/>Chapter 9: Customizing Work-Out for Your Organization<br/>Chapter 10: Work-Out at Work: How Zurich Financial Services U.K. Used Work-Out to Transform the Company 211<br/>Part III: Work-Out’s Long-Term Payoff<br/>Chapter 11: Using Work-Out to Create GE-Style Organizational Leadership<br/>Chapter 12: Embedding the Process in Your Organization<br/>Chapter 13: Work-Out as Culture Change<br/>Chapter 14: Make Work-Out Work for You<br/>Appendix A: The Work-Out Leader’s Tool Kit<br/>Appendix B: Work-Out Simulation Exercise: United Bank of London<br/>Appendix C: Work-Out: The Foundations of a Cultural Revolution (A speech given to General Electric officers in January, 1990)<br/>Endnotes<br/>Index<br/>About the Authors