Leading Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. Jack Welch led GE to some impressive numbers. And in 2001, the economic tailwinds that Welch enjoyed were about to shift. I don’t think if Welch stayed on, it would have been much different. What Welch built was not sustainable.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

Guest post from Sander Flaum: Back in 2001, when I was asked to lead a forum in leadership at what is now the Fordham Gabelli Graduate School of Business, the concept was to bring noted leaders (business and otherwise) into a classroom where they could share their experiences and insights with MBA students. Sander Flaum, M.B.A.,

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Former GE boss Jack Welch was a master at using symbolic bets to coach GE to have the culture he wanted to achieve his strategic goals, to be #1 or 2 in every market they were in. ” In his characteristic style, Welch blasted the Elfun Society at their leadership conference. It was just what I was looking for.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This has been a remarkable year for the markets. A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. Consider GE during Jack Welch’s tenure, Trimble Navigation under Steve Berglund, or IBM under Lou Gerstner.

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