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The idea flow from the human spirit is
absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. |
Jack Welch
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At GE Work-Out,
employees are made feel the
urgency to change things and begin to see the whole picture of the
situation. Then, they are ready to focus on new ideas.
How can the process be
improved?
What can be done differently to
achieve the
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Using the process map as a starting
point, Work-Out asks participants to
brainstorm ways of achieving the goal, and then provides a
structure for quickly sorting through the ideas, selecting the best
ones, and developing them into recommendations for
change.
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As with any
brainstorming process, Work-Out encourages people to toss out
any idea, no matter how minor, how
crazy, how seemingly impossible.
And the process helps people learn how
to think laterally and ,
think "out-of-the-box", build on each other's ideas, and combine
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Involve everyone. Business is all about capturing intellect from
every person. The way to engender enthusiasm it to allow employees
far more freedom and far more responsibility. |
Jack Welch
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Work-Out at other companies
Work-Out helps create the spirit
of a
start-up company in a large
and complex enterprise.
When the Aetna Insurance Company
implemented its version of
Work-Out, the program's sponsors
called it "Out of the Box."...
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