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How Blowing up a Factory Changed Jack Welch

Leadership Freak

I asked Jack Welch, at the World Business Forum 2011, to talk about tipping points in his life and he said, “I blew up a (GE) factory the first year I was there.” He was in his mid-twenties and figured his career was over. “I I was running a little pilot plant. It all exploded, went [.].

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week - A Look Ahead at 2011

Sales Wolf Blog

 Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011.  Below is a great collection of posts containing predictions, resolutions, trends, and thoughts for 2011.  Enjoy! .  Enjoy!

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. Which hat, or hats do you wear? That’s about it.

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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

Note: today, 10/28/2011, is the 4 year anniversary of Great Leadership. Jack Welch's determination to get the right mix and then play only in games he could win created enormous wealth. His emphasis on ten new technological innovative streams has yet to prove as financially successful as Welch's legacy. Over 500 posts, woo hoo!

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Possibility Maximizer: Monster Thinking's 5 for Friday

Sales Wolf Blog

 Much like my Rainmaker 'Fab Five' blog picks of the week that is published every Monday, 5 for Friday highlights five posts from the career and recruiting blogosphere that the folks at Monster Thinking found to be especially good reading over the past week.  One of the great things of blogging is that anyone can do it.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

  Ann Bares, Compensation Force : Learning & Advancement: Employee Reward or Employer Obligation - With the resources available for training and career development becoming increasingly scarce in many organizations, these opportunities have come to be seen as a form of reward by employees and managers alike.  Amen!

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Possibility Maximizer: HR-Guide.com

Sales Wolf Blog

February 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Archives February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 More.   Head over and check it out for yourself!

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