The exec brought from McDonnell-Douglas, who was also an adviser to Phil Condit when certain changes (the 7E7 aka 787 program goals and planning, outsourcing strategy, HQ change) were done, and who later replaced Condit as CEO, was well known for being Jack Welch acolyte.

In fact, you can find Jack Welch "acolytes" all over 1990s execs and management and even later, because he was that influential.