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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. Welch clearly not only understood the concept of organizational leverage through proper deployment of talent and resources He mastered it. That’s about it. Transfer ideas and allocate resources and get out of the way.&#

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

link] Lisa Welch Hi Mike: Thanks for taking something so confusing and adding clarity by doing little more than telling the truth. Thanks for the great insights Rob. link] gunnar Mike, these are great observations and so true. Thanks for sharing! admin Hi Gunnar: My pleasure Sir…thanks for stopping by. Nicely done Mike!

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be blunt – you won’t earn anyone’s respect, at least not the respect of anyone who matters if your concern for career success overshadows your concern for the well-being of your family. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career. What I can tell you is that I’ve always made my family a priority.

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Britain’s Patient-Safety Crisis Holds Lessons for All

Harvard Business Review

Earlier in my career, I had the chance to visit leaders such as Jack Welch (GE), Paul O’Neill (Alcoa), and Ralph Larsen (Johnson & Johnson). Their attention was on their finances — understandable and even appropriate these days. Each described a core part of their weekly work as “walks of shame.”

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The highlight of the day for me was when Jack Welch took center stage, and center stage he took. In a world where everything is connected, anything is possible. Leaders make the news, they don’t report it. Winning is the biggest force multiplier that a leader has. Jack literally held court – he was marvelous.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. It includes books by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Charles Koch, Jack Welch, and Bob Sutton.

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Diet and Exercise Tips from Process Fitness Fanatics

Harvard Business Review

In 1999, CEO Chad Holliday talked with Larry Bossidy and Jack Welch at GE, and decided to launch a Six Sigma program. Training in process improvement methods also helps change the way people think, and doing a rotation as a Black Belt at Staples is seen as a way to develop important competencies and progress a career.