cover image THE GE WORK-OUT: How to Implement GE's Revolutionary 
Method for Busting Bureaucracy and Attacking Organizational 
Problems—Fast!

THE GE WORK-OUT: How to Implement GE's Revolutionary Method for Busting Bureaucracy and Attacking Organizational Problems—Fast!

Dave Ulrich, Steve Kerr, Ron Ashkenas, . . McGraw-Hill, $29.95 (400pp) ISBN 978-0-07-138416-2

Many companies have adapted Jack Welch's now-famous strategies for running a business. Taking advantage of Welch's popularity (and expertise), this handbook lays out instructions for implementing GE's "Work-Out" method. Flexible in execution, the method calls for collecting large teams of employees for defining tough business decisions, then breaking into smaller teams to develop solutions. The small teams then meet with a manager in a "town meeting" to discuss their recommendations. The result is change that's brought about by employees themselves. Consultants Ulrich and Ashkenas, along with Kerr (a managing director of Goldman Sachs) were brought together by Welch to create the "Work-Out" method. (Apr.)