An Empowering Leader

  Order Description   Submit a paper identifying Jack Welch’s (GE) organizational vision, how Welch developed the organization’s strategic plan, and what methods you would recommend for the strategic plan that were not employed by Jack. Then, analyze evidence of Jack Welch’s personal, political, and positional power, assessing how the leader used that power to structure the organization, thus creating its culture. Use the research on Jack Welch and the text to analyze best practices of how leaders structure the organization and build, plan, and staff effective executive teams for organizational success. Identify at least two examples of strategic planning methods used by Jack Welch to align teams with organizational vision and the appropriate tools and methods to develop the organization’s strategic plan. Analyze evidence of Jack Welch’s use of personal, political, and positional power as tools to structure the organization for effecting change in organizational culture. Apply Mr. Welches use of business strategies as personal, political, and power tools to effect change in organizational culture. You will be evaluated on the identification and summary of your chosen leader’s organizational vision; examples and analysis of how your chosen leader developed the organization’s strategic plan (methods); inclusion of your opinion and research on methods you would recommend for the strategic plan not chosen by Jack Welch in his planning process; critical thinking applied to your work product; and the articulation of your response in the writing process.