N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. Welch clearly not only understood the concept of organizational leverage through proper deployment of talent and resources He mastered it. This belief, of course, is not always true but it is definitely a decision driver.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I admired him and was pleased when later in his career he managed the Tigers to a World Series Championship as well. Of course we should acknowledge the past and learn lessons from it, but as a leader and as a highly functioning human being we must look, think and move forward. I always liked George “Sparky&# Anderson.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2008

Guest post from Brad Smart , Author of Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People : I don’t know about you, but early in my career I was very disappointed with my hiring track record. And of course be sure the candidate is confident of achieving them! Double ugh! Now we’re talking!

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. Earlier in his career, as a business unit manager, he recognized that he must cut costs.

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360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 18

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

After all, as Leonhardt points out, many top business school graduates start their careers with large consulting firms. Of course there is no absolute answer to this question, and examples can be cited to support either side. So as many of these talented people migrate into managerial roles, it's worth asking: Are they ready to lead?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Let me be blunt – you won’t earn anyone’s respect, at least not the respect of anyone who matters if your concern for career success overshadows your concern for the well-being of your family. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career. What I can tell you is that I’ve always made my family a priority.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

But in the course of researching my new book, Reinventing You , I gained a newfound understanding of its merits. Says Elizabeth, "If they have a book, read it, because no one writes these people and says ''I read your book.''" (It''s an understatement to say most CEOs'' tomes don''t get the same reception as Jack Welch''s.)

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

In the 20th century, a select group of leaders — General Motor's Alfred Sloan, HP's David Packard and Bill Hewlett, and GE's Jack Welch — set the standard for the way corporations are run. The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. It is not about you.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. By Jack Welch. This is the book that launched the idea of EQ into the public domain.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Jack Welch. Of course, that’s sports. He yelled at me now and then — I mean yelled, swearing, calling me an idiot — when I was about to make some bad career choices. Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos. Martha Stewart. Bill Gates. Larry Ellison. Successful. Competitive. And each with a well-deserved reputation for raising their voices.

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Core Competence Welch Reputation Class 12

Women in the LEAD

MARCH 7, 2010

Posted by: Terrill Welch | March 06, 2009 at 12:17 PM This was such an exciting and riveting conference. And of course could not make a contribution myself as I was muted and not given instructions to unmute! Together we will create the difference we are seeking! This is Sami Sunchild of Peaceful World Conversations.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. It includes books by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Charles Koch, Jack Welch, and Bob Sutton.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 10, 2015

That seemingly innocuous decision led to something that ultimately changed the course of my writing, my leadership, and my life. “Only one person does Jack Welch convincingly — and that is Jack Welch.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

We’ve seen these changes in our own lifetimes, and even over the span of a single career. As Jack Welch put it, “the books got thicker, the printing got more sophisticated, the covers got harder and the drawing got better,” but none of that improved how enterprises performed. Technology cycles have begun to outplace planning cycles.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 4, 2018

The CEO Next Door is the new book that offers career advice for everyone who aspires to rise in their organization and achieve their full potential. Those busted myths, described more fully later in this post, include: Over 70% of CEOs set their sights on the top job late in their careers. Only 7% graduated from a top university.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

So when we decide to promote someone based upon their “4” rating, or when we say that a certain choice assignment is open only to those employees who scored an “exceeds expectations” rating, or when we pay someone based on these ratings, or suggest a particular training course based upon them, we are making decisions on bad data.

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