25 Lessons from Jack Welch   Involve Everyone Jack Welch's 6 Rules of Successful Leadership       Rapid-Growth Company By making all his employees feel that they had a stake in the company’s future, Jack Welch was injecting a spirit of common purpose among GE’s employees and businesses.   Business is all about capturing intellect from every person. The way to engender enthusiasm is to allow employees far more freedom and far more responsibility. Jack Welch GE   Injecting a Spirit of Common Purpose Though Jack Welch was empowering his employees through Work-Out and other processes, he didn’t want to label these processes empowerment. He preferred the phrase high involvement. Below are some Welch's Principles of Employee Involvement.   GE Work-Out Goals 5 Dimensions of Growth 7 Steps 5 Sessions Success Stories   Rapid Learning Winning Organization       Start With Yourself "Engaging everyone starts with you. Tell your boss that you would like to help him or her achieve his or her goals, and ask exactly what you can do that would help."   Inpowerment Create Greater Value for Others Be a HOSTer   for Teachers People Skills 360       Encourage People To Take Initiative "Make decisions yourself. If you are confident that you are right about something, don't just sit back and give in: you can change things, and urge upon your boss.”   Take Initiative Intrapreneur Empower Employees   for Teachers Soft skills Pyramid       Establish a Meritocracy Establish a meritocracy in your company. Make hiring and promotion decisions based on ability and achievement.   Find the Right Fit for Every Employee Individual Ratings     Use the Brains of Every Worker Make sure that it is the person with the best idea who wins. Reward and celebrate new ideas to encourage others to want contribute as well. Reward those who live the company's values, show "guts", and, in doing so, make the numbers.   Ideation Techniques Idea Management Suggestion System Simulation Games   for Teachers Amazing Thinker       Encourage People To Speak Out Create an atmosphere where workers feel free to speak out. To engage every mind, every member of the team must feel comfortable enough to speak out.   Empower & Energize Employee Feedback Make Business Fun   Rapid Learning Winning Organization