Bonuses: The GE CEO knew the importance of tying compensation and bonuses to the key goals of the company. He said, “You can preach about a ‘learning organization,’ but reinforcing management appraisal and compensation systems are the critical enablers.” For example, Welch used bonuses to ensure the success of his Six Sigma program. By tying 40 percent of executives’ bonuses to the actual results associated with Six Sigma, he made sure that his most important initiative was at the top of his managers’ priority list. Welch increased the number of employees who participated in GE’s stock option program. Once the purview of only the senior core of executives, Welch rolled the program out to more than 30,000 GE employees.

獎金

韋爾奇深知將薪酬和獎金與公司關鍵目標掛鉤的重要性。他說：“你可以就‘知識型組織’進行說教，但增強管理考核與薪酬體系才是關鍵的使能因素。”例如韋爾奇就用獎金來確保他的“六西格瑪”計劃取得成功。他將執(zhí)行官員40%的獎金與“六西格瑪”相關的實際成效掛鉤，從而確保了他最重要的倡導行動處在管理人員優(yōu)先事項中的第一位。韋爾奇還增加了通用電氣公司股票期權計劃中的員工人數(shù)。股票期權曾經(jīng)是只屬于高級管理人員精英圈子的特權，但韋爾奇卻將它擴大到3萬多名員工中。