how did jack welch transform ge 
jack welch joined ge in 1960 as a junior engineer he worked his way up the corporate ladder and became the company s chair and ceo in 1981 as the leader of ge he made major changes to the company and how it operated using aggressive tactics to achieve short term results he made structural changes to the company including streamlining its businesses and getting rid of entire divisions he also found and fixed inefficiencies like closing down factories and laying off workers in an attempt to increase profitability and productivity 