Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By possessing a disciplined set of principles and focusing on carefully developing her leadership skills throughout the process, she was able to achieve her goal of becoming #1 in the translation market that was already dominated by established competitors.

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General Leadership

JUNE 30, 2014

” Jack Welch , former CEO of General Electric. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” A large part of your job as a leader is to grow your replacement. No matter how fantastic a leader you are, you will eventually be replaced.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2010

“Change before you have to&# - Jack Welch Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer. Provides the nessecary tools to master not only effeciency skills, but also effectivness skills.

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CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

I need to restructure my business — I ’ m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team, ” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. Like many of the CEOs whom I coach, he was anxious in this pandemic and had a hard time thinking of any other question other than, “ How do I cut costs? ”

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CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

I need to restructure my business — I ’ m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team, ” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. Like many of the CEOs whom I coach, he was anxious in this pandemic and had a hard time thinking of any other question other than, “ How do I cut costs? ”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

However, as a succession of leaders, including William Toppeta, CEO of MetLife, Myrtle Potter, COO at Genentech, Howard Safir, New York City Police Commissioner, and many others spoke at the Forum, it became clear that the concepts we were uncovering were in need of an organizing tool. Sander Flaum, M.B.A.,

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Is There a CEO Afterlife? Those of you who have followed my blog have an idea of how I’m spending my time as a retired CEO. Looming retirement can be awfully daunting to a CEO, especially to those who define themselves by their jobs. But, not every CEO follows this trodden path. Leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Jack Welch had a stellar career as one of the great CEOs of all time. Competence is about doing work that’s challenging. It’s about learning new things and improving. Your challenge is to help people grow and develop. Bottom Line. When someone asked him to sum it up, he said, “In the end, it was all about the people.”.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In our meetings with CEOs and HR directors, it is evident there is a growing concern within organizations needing to strengthen current leaders and support the bench of the future ones. As Jack Welch said Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

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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. Impressively, that advice is based on an in-depth analysis of over 2,6,00 leaders -- drawn from a database of more than 17,000 CEOs and C-suite executives. How is your research different?

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Women on Business

JULY 27, 2012

Jeanine Prime, PhD, Vice President of Research for Catalyst.org was surprised by comments made by former Fortune 500 CEO Jack Welch who addressed the audience by telling them their list of action items were all wrong.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 30, 2014

A rare exception to the “go outside for talent” mantra was General Electric under the reign of CEO Jack Welch. Many great CEOs came up through the GE Executive Development system. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.” ~Jack Welch. My main job was developing talent.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 31, 2016

James Whitehurst – CEO and President of Redhat. Jack Welch – retired… Continue reading → All successful leaders universally share one quality. I’ve interviewed and learned from some of the world’s most respected leaders and thinkers.

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Leading Blog

JULY 9, 2012

The CEO is the communication champion. Irv Hockaday, former president and CEO of Hallmark adds, “A CEO’s primary responsibilities are to provide vision, to motivate employees, and to develop leaders. Jack Welch says, “It’s not a speech… or a videotape. It stats with leadership. It’s driven home with leadership.”.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Because as Jack Welch, former CEO of GE has said, It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it. Go for it, and lead well!

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Jack Welch, who led General Electric as its CEO from 1981 to 2001observed that mid-level leaders at GE struggled with having the courage to make a decision. Three attributes that are critical to taking on the mantle of leadership are decision-making, resiliency, and character.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The 90% Theory And Why That Can Be Enough by Starbucker on October 10, 2010 Jack Welch at the World Business Forum, October 5 2010 (Photo by dov.com) Charisma – “ a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty ” (Webster Dictionary) You notice them the minute they enter a room. Who are these people? Popularity: 3% [ ?

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CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Ever wonder why great CEOs like Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Gates hire executive coaches? The idea of the CEO being coached does not often come at the suggestion of another. percent of the time the idea came from the CEO, according to an executive coaching survey by Stanford University and The Miles Group.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 1, 2007

I thought about it for just a few seconds, and then, without thinking of the political consequences, blurted out, “get a new CEO?” I once heard a CEO say, “ You know, I don’t have time to teach people, and at this level, I shouldn't have to!” Definitely the wrong answer, not what she was looking for at all. Why does it matter so much?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2018

Likewise, the aggressive and purportedly overbearing Jack Welch was highly respected and emulated, but likability was not a key ingredient for leading the massively complex global conglomerate. He was a brilliant in all the ways that mattered, and that , more than likability, gained him the followership he needed to lead in computing.

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CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Ever wonder why great CEOs like Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Gates hire an executive coach? In fact, 79 percent of the time, it is CEOs themselves who seek out coaching. Why Hire Executive Coach as a CEO? But most CEOs aren’t trained in navigating interpersonal conflicts.

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CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Ever wonder why great CEOs like Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Gates hire an executive coach? In fact, 79 percent of the time, it is CEOs themselves who seek out coaching. Why Hire an Executive Coaching as a CEO? But most CEOs aren’t trained in navigating interpersonal conflicts.

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Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

By: Gary Cohen Ever wonder why great CEOs like Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Gates hire an executive coach? In fact, 79 percent of the time, it is CEOs themselves who seek out coaching. But most CEOs aren’t trained in navigating interpersonal conflicts. All these reasons have to do with people.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2019

Retired General Electric CEO Jack Welch observed that, “If you don’t like people, leadership stinks!” An unfortunate trap execution-focused leaders can fall into is believing (either consciously or unconsciously) that people are a means to an end. People aren’t the means to an end. People are the end.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

J EFFREY IMMELT took over General Electric from Jack Welch at a time of increasing instability. He says, "The task of the CEO has never been as difficult as it is today. In that vein, my story is one of progress versus perfection.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

The essence of the book is captured in the quote by Robert Eckert, former Mattel CEO: “As you go to work, your top responsibility should be to build trust.” It is one of the top selling business books of all time and a favourite among CEOs. By Jack Welch. By Jim Collins. 2) Fear of conflict. 3) Lack of commitment.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2019

The infamous “stack rank” system was introduced by Jack Welch, one of the world’s most respected and celebrated CEOs, known for his winning and time-tested philosophy on people management. Companies like Amazon and Microsoft had adopted the dreaded practice only to abandon it amid declining employee morale.

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LDRLB

MARCH 18, 2011

Tograding was made most popular by former General Electric CEO Jack Welch. Welch’s practice at GE was to locate the top 20 percent of performers, celebrate them and pay them handsomely. Welch advocates such performance evaluations up to 4 times per year. Leadership groysberg talent management topgrading welch'

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LDRLB

MARCH 18, 2011

Tograding was made most popular by former General Electric CEO Jack Welch. Welch’s practice at GE was to locate the top 20 percent of performers, celebrate them and pay them handsomely. Welch advocates such performance evaluations up to 4 times per year.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 25, 2013

Former chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, provided the title for this review and Bill Schley fully […].

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Leaders, who feel the need to compare themselves with leaders held up in public as great business leaders, such as Jack Welch or Sam Walton, are doing themselves a disservice. We are all individuals with unique strengths and experiences that make it impossible to lead exactly like someone else. She is also a Vistage Chair and Executive Coach.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2023

Lisa is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, a global speaker on mentoring, and co-author of The Mentor’s Guide and Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring. This is a guest post by Lisa Z. It’s a great time to be looking for a job, and a hard time to be an employer. Harness the Power of Complementary Mentoring.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 24, 2013

The days of the cookie cutter, charismatic CEOs like Ray Kroc, Walt Disney and Jack Welch are gone. If there were it would be business school 101 and every leader, including you, would already reflect that style. Your goal should be this: Know yourself and be more of yourself. Perhaps the last of the bunch was Apple’s Steve Jobs.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Bravo Nando… Jack Welch - The former Chairman and CEO of GE reminded us of the value of candor. Candor, clarity, humility, passion and a heart for service characterize Jack Welch. Lafley - The former Chairman and CEO of Proctor & Gamble gave a clinic on innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Take for example Jeff Immelt's eleven year run as CEO at GE. 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. There's risk.

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