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? It’s hard for CEOs to improve their leadership because they rarely get candid feedback from their subordinates who fear possible retribution. This is just one reason why you would hire an executive coach.

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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? percent of the time the idea came from the CEO, according to an executive coaching survey by Stanford University and The Miles Group. But why hire an executive coach? Why leading CEOs hire executive coaches.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

Leadership Insight: How to Spot Fear by @KateNasser. The Power of a Strong Leadership Foundation by @DougConant. Leadership by What Example? Self-Awareness and Leadership: The Ins and Outs via @DDIworld. Pandemics Reveal Leadership Character from @JohnBaldoni. How to Find Thanks and Gratitude by @JesseLynStoner.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

It’s so tempting, once leaders get their marching orders to deliver profit targets, to dive right into the details of execution. In other words, we can’t put the business cart before the leadership horse. The leadership part HAS to come first. How can a leader put leadership first? Leadership'

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2018

Yet, it’s not the same in every case—likability does not necessarily equal followership when it comes to leadership. When I’ve conducting executive assessments or performance interviews, for instance, I don’t need to hear that a leader is highly likable. In leadership, likability looks different depending upon the context.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. People get promoted for having good answers. But once they take the helm, what distinguishes good from bad leaders is not whether they have the answers, but how often they ask questions. Since then, I’ve expanded upon my conclusion.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. People get promoted for having good answers. But once they take the helm, what distinguishes good from bad leaders is not whether they have the answers, but how often they ask questions. Since then, I’ve expanded upon my conclusion.

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Leadership Welch Bottom-up Innovation 78

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! 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.” Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Stuck With a Bad Leader?

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch. Other factors may also inhibit leaders from investing time in developing their employees’ leadership abilities. These sessions can include: Stories that illustrate how they learned to put leadership skills into practice and the techniques they use regularly.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 11, 2022

When GE replaced Jack Welch there was a three-man race for the position between Robert Nardelli, James McNerny, and eventual successor Jeff Immelt. While many executives did find good jobs after being passed over during the initial competition, it would not be right to say this process was not without consequences, however.

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CEO Welch Long-term Execution 115

Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“Talent management deserves as much focus as financial capital management in corporations.” ~ Jack Welch One of the best ways to strengthen your company as a whole is to devote attention to developing your employee talent. Practice engaging leadership Truly great leaders possess characteristics that encourage and inspire their staff.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

T AKING ON A POSITION of leadership comes with assuming risk, encountering organizational challenges, and being a moral role model for an organization. Three attributes that are critical to taking on the mantle of leadership are decision-making, resiliency, and character. Character is the foundation of leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Hollywood has the Oscars, Television the Emmys, publishing has the Pulitzer prizes, and leadership development has its own annual awards. There’s Chief Executive’s 2012 40 Best Companies for Leaders , Fortune’s 25 Top Companies for Leaders , and the just published Hay Group Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch. Other factors may also inhibit leaders from investing time in developing their employees’ leadership abilities. These sessions can include: Stories that illustrate how they learned to put leadership skills into practice and the techniques they use regularly.

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Development Seminar Mentor Workshop 156

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.” - Jack Welch. In our view, the fault nearly always lies in the company’s strategy execution process. You have to pay attention to the human factor and design a strategy execution process which takes it into consideration.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Below are my top 60 favorite leadership quotes of all time. Leadership is not what you know or who you know, but how to transfer what you know into the hearts and minds of who you know.” – Mike Myatt. “A Jack Welch. “A The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2019

Each of us possess a certain amount of expertise, including leadership expertise – as my book Ignite Your Leadership Expertise explained. An unfortunate trap execution-focused leaders can fall into is believing (either consciously or unconsciously) that people are a means to an end. We help build homes, not just houses.”

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White Paper Mission Statement Welch Micromanagement 139

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Working with a group of executives that are all re-starting their academic careers in pursuit of an Executive MBA is a challenge that I welcome. For the 2nd year in a row I have had the honor of facilitating a two day workshop with the Simon Graduate School of Business – University of Rochester Executive MBA program.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Here's the 2nd in a series of guest posts by Professor Jim Clawson , one of our Executive Development Program instructors for a custom program we offer on Leading Change. I introduced Jim to Great Leadership readers a few weeks ago with a post called "A Four-wheel-drive Diamond in the Rough Leadership Model".

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Jack Welch, renowned former CEO of General Electric, famously stated, “There is no such thing as work-life balance. As a leadership coach, I often hear from clients asking me about work-life balance and how to make it happen. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. A Leadership Manifesto: A Guide To Greatness.

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Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week | Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » November 12, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: Its Everybodys Business with Jack & Suzy Welch Happy Friday - I hope you have had a wonderful week so far!

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 27, 2012

Bob Lutz former Vice Chairman of General Motors, president of Chrysler, as well as an executive at both Ford and BMW, conceived the Chevy Volt as his last automotive project. In the April 30, 2012 issue of FORTUNE , Jack and Suzy Welch wrote about "one of the most immutable rules of business. It's about behavior and consequences.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

I believe that the Pope''s avuncular way, his humility, and his humanity are traits that are not often associated with leadership. But that is only the beginning of the Pope Francis leadership memoir. He Executes with Precision: The best leaders know that nothing is done well unless the leader executes in a timely and effective manner.

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Stage-Gate Open-book Welch Magazine 238

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "A Great CEO Is The Chief Experience Officer" "French Polymath Henri Poincare on How Creativity Works" "Hemingway "The Power of Human Energy: Angela Ahrendts at Ted Hollywood" "Words of Wisdom: 8 Famous Quotes to Help You Embrace Fear and Achieve Success" A Rough Mix: An Edge Conversation with Brian Eno Adam Bryant Anthony Scaramucci (..)

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Blog Welch Creativity Tools 75

Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2023

Since Jack Welch first introduced “reverse mentoring” at General Electric in 1999 to describe a mentoring structure where senior executives were mentored by junior employees to learn about technical expertise, the concept has gained traction in various contexts. Harness the Power of Complementary Mentoring.

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Mentor How To Welch Learning-by-Doing 94

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

  Dan McCarthy  presents  A View from Inside the Leadership Pipeline  posted at  Great Leadership  where he provides a summary of research from CCL and his recommendations on how to manage high potentials.   Without further delay, let's get to it! . 

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 224

Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

According to a 2010 Virtual Teams Survey Report, respondents identified lack of clear leadership as a major obstacle for virtual teams and cited the need for an improved management process. As Jack Welch counsels new leaders, “It’s about them, not about you.” Shift your focus from yourself to the team.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson by Kevin Eikenberry on November 5, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan. Sparky died yesterday at age 76.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

” –Jack Welch, General Electric. “The task of leadership is not to put passion into people, but to inspire and elicit it — for the passion is there already.” THE LEADERSHIP GAP. But in time, every executive reaches a point when their performance suffers and failure persists.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2008

Most of us have heard of the concept of "leader's teaching leaders" - Noel Tichy commercialized the concept in his 2002 book, The Leadership Engine. Jack Welch was known for the amount of time he spent in Crotinville sparing with high-potential managers in "the pit". Involve leaders at all levels in a needs assessment.

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Leadership Development Development Welch Leadership 120

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Jack Welch, the former General Electric chief executive who is famed for his business philosophy of ceaseless, rigorous review and improvement, says he thanked employees on every plant tour and facility visit. Umlas: Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 1, 2007

A Genie (actually an HR Vice-president at a former company) once asked me, “ Dan, if you could waive your magic wand and only do one thing for leadership development, what would it be?” That is, of course you can’t develop leaders by doing just one thing, leadership development is a system, involving many interdependent variables.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A fter reading Gartner’s report on How to Build Leadership Bench Strength , these are my conclusions: HR already invests 23% of its Training and Development budget in Leadership and 27% on the high potential professionals. In addition, executives are investing more time in succession management activities.

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Leadership Agility Leadership Pipeline Welch 392

Coaching Tip

MAY 9, 2017

A leader is judged based on three fundamental public leadership attributes: The leader's bearing: how the leader carries himself or herself. Audiences need the executive to gesture. Bill Lane: Jacked Up: The Inside Story of How Jack Welch Talked GE into Becoming the Worlds Greatest Company. Related articles.

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