Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Randy rose to become a CEO in a General Electric Company business with the encouragement and coaching of high-level executives including the legendary GE Chairman, Jack Welch.

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Newsletter Bottom-up Welch Tools 50

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. . __ This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 61

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?" Top Books About Leadership.

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Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 50

Steve Farber

MARCH 26, 2014

And we’re talking about the practical application of the game-changing concepts and strategies he’s learned directly from that rare breed of leader such Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, Jack Welch, Tony Hsieh, and the list goes on. He brings tremendous value to this event.

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Press Release Simon Magazine Participative 71

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

The message was intended to inspire new energy in the company at a pivotal time: “While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more. What new skill could I learn? ” In his characteristic style, Welch blasted the Elfun Society at their leadership conference. What insight can I illuminate?

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Company Welch Bureaucracy Innovation 8

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. This released GE managers' energy to grow their businesses with new ideas. Not only were costs cut, but operations became more focused and simplified.

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360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Middle managers had to go back and forth between firing people and finding new ones with different skills, and few people believed that the yearly planning and budgeting cycle was anything more than a painful exercise, since it was always changing midway through. This case isn’t the exception.

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Welch Six Sigma Real Estate Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2012

We all know bad managers — be they ambitious and aggressive, doing whatever it takes to move up the corporate ladder, or the opposite: managers thrust into their position without the skill or the will to do the job properly. Chainsaw" Al Dunlap, Fred "the shred" Goodwin, and "Neutron" Jack Welch were all famous for losing their cool.

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Management Gordon Welch Chemicals 16

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Bill’s passion an his sales skills were clearly evident, but his presentation came across as a wannabe self-help guru more than a CEO of one of the world’s best software companies. The highlight of the day for me was when Jack Welch took center stage, and center stage he took. Companies are made of people, so dreams matter.

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Blog Brand Media Influence 302

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. Appreciation for the good energy of the voices heard. Terrill Welch - A woman behind women www.awomanbehindwomen.ca Together we will create the difference we are seeking! How could they know about the invitation?

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Welch Katz Globalization Conference 45

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

If I recall correctly, Jack Welch wrote that you can only have one priority, you need to pick which it will be. Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies. link] Bert Decker Great post Mike.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 376

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

Unlike other Chinese leaders we had met with, Ma was willing and eager to hire executives who had more skills and experience than he did in areas where he was less strong. Wulf noted that Ma studied Jack Welch’s approach and was inspired by GE’s decentralized decision-making. Although he didn’t have a U.S. internet company in China.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The reason I devote so much energy to identifying interpersonal challenges in successful people is because the higher you go, the more your problems are behavioral. At the higher levels, all the leading players are technically skilled, smart, and up-to-date on the technical aspects of their job. Jack Welch has a Ph.D.

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Skills CFO Cost-Benefit Analysis Welch 114

Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 1, 2011

The reason I devote so much energy to identifying interpersonal challenges in successful people is because the higher you go, the more your problems are behavioral. At the higher levels, all the leading players are technically skilled, smart, and up-to-date on the technical aspects of their job. Jack Welch has a Ph.D.

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Skills CFO Cost-Benefit Analysis Welch 123

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

But no one's going to look back on their deathbed and wistfully remember "Man, I was the person responsible for the lime-flavored energy drink!". If, that is, the outer limits of your ambition screech to a grinding halt at spending your days fine-tuning the just-tedious into the shinily banal. So here's my advice: overthrow yourself.

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Hamel Welch Short-term Rogers 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

Rarely do people point to encouraging employees to disagree with their managers, as Amazon does, or firing top performers, as Jack Welch did at GE. No one needs to expend extra energy figuring out what to do or how to act in order to achieve what you want your company to stand for in the world.

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Brand Company Operations Merchandising 8

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

Certainly, these folks have the skill to develop a major corporation, after all that is precisely how we came to know their names. The very talent and skill that brought them to the top of the heap can lead to a fall when the ground shifts and the heap collapses. GE and HCL. Certainly the team matters, but the star matters more.

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Succession Welch Leadership Diversity 113