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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. In the wake of 9/11, GE’s people needed to hear, and to believe, that we had a plan and that, working together, they could help us execute it. Transparency is an admirable goal. But the real goal is to solve problems. Jack Welch led GE to some impressive numbers.

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PEAK Leadership

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They bulldoze their plans through and others, who weren’t consulted, wind up resisting them — no surprise there. general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. Judge) Explore new ideas in order to frame a situation, such as, “What should be our goal?

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PEAK Leadership

CO2

They bulldoze their plans through and others, who weren’t consulted, wind up resisting them — no surprise there. general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. Judge) Explore new ideas in order to frame a situation, such as, “What should be our goal?

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7.5 New Year’s Leadership Resolutions

Nathan Magnuson

The Type As among us are probably wrapping up their goals and planning for the new year (if they aren’t finished already). This year has just about come to a close. The rest will catch up. I saw a great post from Mark Miller last week on New Year’s resolutions for leaders – and […].

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CO2 Partners | Good Leaders Ask Questions More Often Than They Answer Them

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Learn how to break out of the mental mold and tap into the 75% of questions you are not asking with our leadership guidance. Good Leaders Ask Questions More Often Than They Answer Them The paradox of leadership is that the reasons why people get promoted into leadership are different from the reasons that they succeed as leaders.

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CO2 Partners | Good Leaders Ask Questions More Often Than They Answer Them

CO2

Learn how to break out of the mental mold and tap into the 75% of questions you are not asking with our leadership guidance. Good Leaders Ask Questions More Often Than They Answer Them The paradox of leadership is that the reasons why people get promoted into leadership are different from the reasons that they succeed as leaders.

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

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. They’re tasked with achieving bottom-line results, and they don’t see talent development as a measurable goal.