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The success of the program was evident this January at Boca Raton, where Welch kicks off each year with a confab for the top 500 executives. Amid the ocean breezes and palms, it is Welch's opportunity to set the year's agenda and toast the company's newest heroes. An invitation by Welch to pitch in front of GE's most accomplished executives is like winning an Olympic medal in GE's intense locker- room culture. This past January, 29 managers gained the privilege, most of whom spoke glowingly about their Six Sigma projects.

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Another piece of evidence of the programs’ success was that among the 29 newest heroes of the corporation, many were involved in the implementation of the Six Sigma programs. 该项目获得成功的另一个佐证是公司新推选出的29位英雄中，多位参与了“六西格玛”的项目的实施。

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locker-room culture 更衣室文化

The role of sports in Welch’s early life was profound; he would rely on lessons taken on the field time and again throughout his career. In his autobiography, Jack: Straight from the Gut, Welch described one instance in particular when his hockey team lost a game, to which he responded by throwing his stick and pouting. Immediately afterward Welch's mother marched straight into the locker room and took him to task in front of the team： “If you don't know how to lose, you'll never know how to win. If you don't know this, you shouldn't be playing” (2001).

Locker-room culture probably originated from this story, that is, if you don't know how to lose, you'll never know how to win. If you don't know this, you shouldn't be playing.

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