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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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, said, “When you were made a leader, you weren’t given a crown; you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.” Success is Still in Your Control. By imitating its six secrets of success, we might all manage to become a little bit greater ourselves.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Of course, if one lives too much "inside-out" one might find one's self bankrupt or in prison. 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.

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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? Our approach is bespoke, tailored to who you are and your goals; we’re not here to turn you into a duplicate version of Jack Welch or the latest CEO in the spotlight. It does pay dividends to stay the course.

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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? Our approach is bespoke, tailored to who you are and your goals; we’re not here to turn you into a duplicate version of Jack Welch or the latest CEO in the spotlight. It does pay dividends to stay the course.

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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? Our approach is bespoke, tailored to who you are and your goals; we’re not here to turn you into a duplicate version of Jack Welch or the latest CEO in the spotlight. It does pay dividends to stay the course.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

It's sad that something as important to the economy as sales shows up as a footnote in the principles of marketing course at most graduate business schools," says Andy Zoltners, a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. The Uncooperative Buyer. . What is Your Competitive Advantage?

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Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In the business press we hear a lot about the importance of employee happiness (see Alexander's blog above for great coverage on that topic) and of course customer happiness. Business Pundit : What Makes a Happy Business Anyway? -  But what about the happiness of the business itself.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Of course, leaders, too, can set a different tone: Jack Welch, Lee Iacocca, Lou Gerstner, and Steve Jobs all did that. Accordingly, Jack Welch’s drive to Six Sigma involved an intense focus on controlling costs, quality, and execution on both the infrastructure and behavioral sides (e.g.,

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

The world of management is a fascinating one that never seems to be in short supply of new theories, best practices, and of course the occasional fad.  Over the course of time some of these theories have come to be considered "classics", but are they still relevant or just the stuff of management lore?

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Seth Godin's Blog : Senior Management - Many aspire for a position of senior leadership with the hopes of having the influence to chart a successful course for their organization's future.  Seth shares his thoughts on the paradox of senior management.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 18, 2010

The Resource :   The Checklist Manifesto  by Atul Gawande What it is About :   As its title would indicate, this book is of course about checklists. The Resource :   The Checklist Manifesto  by Atul Gawande What it is About :   As its title would indicate, this book is of course about checklists.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

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. He was able to lead a big group of Hall of Fame players, by stressing that success was accomplished as a team and not by the individual. Much to be learned from them.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 18, 2010

 An AAM reader is wondering why any self respecting manager would take this course of action and Alison responds with some great insight about the unseen costs a poor performer can have on an organization. 

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 27, 2010

  However, over the course of the past twenty-odd years, TED has evolved to include speeches from a vast and varied group of thought leaders on topics such as global business trends, emerging technologies, health care, natural science, personal development, and far too many others to list here.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2008

Yes, so if you’re not satisfied with your hiring success, join the club! You can avoid the 10 most serious mistakes in hiring and you can at least double your hiring success, by using a thorough chronological interview. And of course be sure the candidate is confident of achieving them! Almost everyone?” Prove it,” you say.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

How they’re played back , Mulally and other successful CEO communicators observe, is the true test of understanding. Successful CEOs push managers to go uncomfortably beyond faithful retransmission: they want their leadership coming up with proverbs and parables to better preach the new gospel. But people aren’t parrots.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2011

Of course it sounds ludicrous — but like most jokes, this story is based in truth. What will be different, and how will it make a difference for the success of your organization? Nothing reinforces new behaviors more than success. Demonstrate how new cultural behaviors can advance the business.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

But what about all the people in the world who apparently have no drive for success — for instance, kids who choose to be drug dealers rather than get an education and “succeed”? I would argue that most people systematically choose the second course of action. I believe it’s the need to succeed. Quite the contrary.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

downsizing, divestitures, program cancellations) several times over the course of just a few years. Each strategic shift, of course, was carefully explained and justified by changing market conditions or opportunities; but the net result within the company was a performance-sapping sense of cynicism.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

” This is a framework I have developed over the course of 35 years of working with and doing research in corporations around the world. To endure, companies must excel at all three boxes, or their success could be very short-lived. Half a century ago, the life expectancy of a firm in the Fortune 500 was around 75 years.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

When IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005, many people questioned the wisdom of divesting a successful business, especially one that IBM had worked so hard to create. Of course, none of these shifts are easy. Peter Drucker reportedly once said that the biggest curse for any business was twenty years of success.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

I am reminded of the Stephen King quote concerning the authorof Gone With the Wind: “Why didn’t she ever write another book?”   Success is the product of many components, of which one of themost prominent is focus. Posted by: Tim Welch | August 03, 2010 at 12:46 AM Excellent points! My question is.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

After GE achieved its goal of being first or second in several of its businesses with exceptional margins, then-CEO Jack Welch faced the challenge of how to spur continued growth. He actively listened to a Business Management Course team at GE's Crotonville learning center. For leaders, listening is a central competence for success.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Of course there is no absolute answer to this question, and examples can be cited to support either side. As an alternative, let's look at several characteristics of successful consultantsand determine whether these would be the same or different for successful leaders.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

When IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005, many people questioned the wisdom of divesting a successful business, especially one that IBM had worked so hard to create. Of course, none of these shifts are easy. Peter Drucker reportedly once said that the biggest curse for any business was twenty years of success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Guest post by regular Great Leadership contributor Beth Armknecht Miller : During the course of my work with leaders, I find that so many of them get hung up on the “should and shouldn’ts” of leadership by comparing themselves with other leaders. She is also a Vistage Chair and Executive Coach.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Jack Welch. Successful. Harvard Business School recently published and popularized a case study of Sir Alex Ferguson , Manchester United’s recently retired manager and the most successful coach in English Premier League history. Of course, that’s sports. Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos. Martha Stewart. Bill Gates.

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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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Over the years I’ve come to believe that there is only one sure fire litmus test for measuring leadership success, and to the chagrin of many reading this post, it has little to do with what happens on the job. I’ve simply lived too long to buy into the myth that success in the workplace will create happiness at home.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

GE's Jack Welch was inordinately fond of emphasizing that his biggest leadership regret was that he didn't move fast enough to make fundamental changes. By stark contrast, IBM's Lou Gerstner practiced a cultivated deliberateness in his successful turnaround: Slow and steady won his leadership race. Lafley's "game-changing" stewardship.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

They also received similar or higher Klout scores than "several well-known academics and social network researchers" and were the most successful when generating synthetic tweets (rather than just retweeting). They aren’t smarter, of course — you’re the best judge of your own comfort, just as you’re the best judge of your lighting levels.

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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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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day. Abraham Lincoln who only had one year of formal education credited his appetite for reading with his success. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Do I have your attention yet?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And then we found Alibaba — and it found us — and that connection led to the partnership that ultimately proved to be remarkably successful. This success was built on what we learned from our prior efforts, as well as a resolve to take new risks to do what was necessary to succeed. Tsai, for example, clearly understood U.S.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 11, 2010

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