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What I Learned from Jack Welch

Next Level Blog

Back in the day, GE’s CEO Jack Welch used to hold forth from the Pit for three or four hours at a stretch leading a spirited back and forth with the high potential leaders in the company’s flagship Management Development Course (MDC). You’ve probably read that Welch passed away this week at the age of 84.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Three Keys to Success

Women on Business

Most of us realize that high-performing teams are not really “managed.” But in today’s global workforce, the task of managing virtual teams complicates the management process and throws additional challenges into the mix. Some professionals compare the frustrations of leading a virtual team to “herding cats.”

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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. At the executive level, cultivating effective teams is perhaps the most essential role of a leader—meaning the complexity of managing people and nurturing their growth increases. “Before you become a leader, success is all about growing yourself.

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Give Them Something to Believe In

Nathan Magnuson

Recently retired Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder famously crafted 16 Goals for Success which he used with his football teams over his decades of coaching. ” The Product or Service. Some products and services are more exciting then others. Against all odds, one team overcame an enormous deficit to win the game.

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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. At the executive level, cultivating effective teams is perhaps the most essential role of a leader—meaning the complexity of managing people and nurturing their growth increases. “Before you become a leader, success is all about growing yourself.

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7 Steps to High Performance Teams

Mike Cardus

Create-Learning Team Building works with you to build the team and individuals, while working on team projects. This is real work while your team is solving real problems and accomplishing real goals. The 7 Steps to High Performance Teams process is designed to take your team from where it is, to increased performance.

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Leadership: A Delicate Balance

General Leadership

Jack Welch. The short-term gains will quickly give way to an exhausted team and little to no production. If the team needs to work harder due to an impending challenge, the leader can pour on the coal to increase output. Once the challenge is overcome, the leader can reduce the fire to give the team a much-needed break.