Leading Blog

JULY 9, 2012

Many business people think of communication as information dissemination to people rather than communication among people, “telling them what they need to know” versus creating clarity and building shared meaning. Jack Welch says, “It’s not a speech… or a videotape. It weaves its way throughout all of them.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

Sitting down with a business unit leader presenting him with information about a $300 million dollar technical investment opportunity, Bossidy divided a sheet of paper about three-quarters across. It's much faster to move to a decision based on the information you already have. Prime the Pump.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Working across organizational boundaries was a new way of thinking 25 years ago —one that was largely championed by Jack Welch, then CEO of GE. Our communications technologies have dramatically improved, and we have instantaneous access to massive amounts of information. Fast forward to today, and we live in a different world.

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