Next Level Blog
MARCH 4, 2020
Back in the day, GE’s CEO Jack Welch used to hold forth from the Pit for three or four hours at a stretch leading a spirited back and forth with the high potential leaders in the company’s flagship Management Development Course (MDC). You’ve probably read that Welch passed away this week at the age of 84.
Leading Blog
APRIL 23, 2021
I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. Jack Welch led GE to some impressive numbers. And in 2001, the economic tailwinds that Welch enjoyed were about to shift. I don’t think if Welch stayed on, it would have been much different. What Welch built was not sustainable. That’s baptism by fire.
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Leading Blog
APRIL 16, 2020
Jack Welch on communicating simply: “For a large organization to be effective, it must be simple. Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick, convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood. In reality, of course, it’s just the reverse.
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
This fast-paced, honest and authentic and often humorous book is full of practical and inspiring tips you can implement immediately. You’ll learn: Why ownership is a core value and a philosophy every leader should embrace. Why the key to motivating employees is in taking a personal stake in your people’s success.
Career Advancement
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch. Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. Q&A sessions where managers can ask for clarity on points of confusion.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 28, 2015
Cavanagh (Foreword) Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004) How to develop leaders who have character, competence, knowledge, and results-driven initiative I recently re-read this book, curious to know to what extent […].
Leading Blog
AUGUST 16, 2012
Bill Lane was Jack Welch’s speechwriter for nearly two decades. Naturally, Welch figures into much of this book. Of Related Interest: 5 Leadership Lessons: Inside Welch's Communication Revolution at GE. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.
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