Paraphrasing (23rd paragraph)

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"The one unacceptable comment from a GE leader in 1998 will be" Prices are lower than we thought, and we couldn't get costs out fast enough to make our commitments.' Unacceptable," he shouts, like a preacher. "Unacceptable behavior, because prices will be lower than you're planning, so you better start taking action this week."

The main idea of the paragraph

Welch always wants his managers to take action to cut costs because prices will be lower than they are planning.

因为价格总会比计划的要低,因此韦尔奇总是要求他的经理们采取行动去削减成本。