N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

In today’s post I’ll bust a few myths, reveal an evil secret or two, and share with you what you need to know in order to be successful with social media… Understanding the Context Let me cut right to the chase - business is fluid. Thanks for the great insights Rob. Thanks for sharing! Nicely done Mike! Best wishes Sir.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

About the Authors Randy Dobbs, author of Transformational Leadership , is a Senior Operating Executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; one of the largest and most successful private-equity firms in the United States.

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Newsletter Bottom-up Welch Tools 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2011

At this crucial moment, they could have decided to build on their December success and create a sustainably faster and more effective process; or they could have returned to their old patterns. The lesson here is that the Morgan team could have identified the first week or two of January as a choice point. Unconsciously they chose the latter.

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Welch Energy Banking Conference 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

To endure, companies must excel at all three boxes, or their success could be very short-lived. And yet without Box 2, organizations don’t truly transform; they persist in limiting ways of operating. ” In his characteristic style, Welch blasted the Elfun Society at their leadership conference.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

But his division's operations department was adamant it could not be done given the tremendous complexity of its processes. Not only were costs cut, but operations became more focused and simplified. For leaders, listening is a central competence for success. Prime the Pump. At its core, listening is connecting.

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360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

Under CEO Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, they adopted operational efficiency approaches (“ Workout ,” “Six Sigma,” and “Lean”) that reinforced their success and that many companies emulated. GE is an icon of management best practices. They have branded it “FastWorks.”

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

That''s why Elizabeth started out one notch lower, with the office of the Chief Operating Officer, "because that secretary knows everybody," she says. Her goal wasn''t actually to score an interview with the COO, which was probably unlikely. The CEO — the public face of the company — is bombarded with requests.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Real Estate Welch 8

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

After all, one reliable pathway to success is to imitate (or at least closely examine) the top predators and how they function. One can hardly imagine a decentralized decision- making process in his operations. Looking back, we find that even with his successes, the model didn't translate into other areas. GE and HCL.

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Succession Welch Leadership Diversity 113