Book · 2001 · New York Times reviewed
JACK. STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT.
Why people recommend it
JACK. STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT. is the autobiography of legendary corporate executive Jack Welch, detailing his management strategies, leadership philosophy, and tenure at General Electric. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans jokingly recommended Jack Welch's autobiography as a form of punishment to be sent via Amazon, while also noting in another episode that the book served as one of the primary research sources used for tracing the negative impacts of corporate restructuring. Additionally, Jordan B. Peterson mentioned Jack Welch's book on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to discuss tough corporate management decisions, specifically highlighting Welch's observation that managers never act fast enough once they develop a doubt about an employee's performance.
Who recommended it
- Robert Evans Recommended
- Jordan B. Peterson Discussed
Robert Evans — 2 mentions
“maybe read this freak copy that i'm having amazon send you of jack straight from the gut”
“so the two books that I've used as sources for much of this episode uh are the book that I quoted from earlier the man who broke capitalism by David Wells and Jack axone autobiography Jack straight from the gut”
Jordan B. Peterson — 1 mention
“so jack walsh in this book straight from the gut a weird thing he said you know once you have a doubt on somebody you never act fast enough”