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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works. Great leaders are like a sponge when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, the development of new skill sets, and the constant refinement of existing competencies.

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Jack Welch’s Approach to Breaking Down Silos Still Works

Harvard Business Review

Working across organizational boundaries was a new way of thinking 25 years ago —one that was largely championed by Jack Welch, then CEO of GE. Welch’s “boundaryless organization” should seemingly be the de facto reality for most companies. Fast forward to today, and we live in a different world.

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Author Chris Brady's Leadership Blog: Tell Me If Anything Was Ever.

Chris Brady

  Do not squander what you’ve been given, no matter how much or little, rather, harness it,develop it, hone it, and focus it, bring it to bear on a daily basis and letting the world see what you were given. Posted by: Tim Welch | August 03, 2010 at 12:46 AM Excellent points! My question is.

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Who Killed the GE Model?

Harvard Business Review

The model was honed by Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, with new portfolio restructuring strategies and a headlong expansion into finance. Fourth, some argued that GE’s advantage lay in its system of professional management, epitomized by its investments in executive education and management development.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If I recall correctly, Jack Welch wrote that you can only have one priority, you need to pick which it will be. From what I have observed with your son's they both seem to be winning the battle – of course it never hurts to have a great example to follow:). link] mikemyatt Thanks for stopping by Bert.

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How GE Stays Young

Harvard Business Review

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. In 2009, GE’s transportation unit developed a new sodium battery for a hybrid engine for locomotives.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

While the identity of the interviewed firms is confidential, it is easy to find similar examples from publicly available accounts in other firms. Consider GE during Jack Welch’s tenure, Trimble Navigation under Steve Berglund, or IBM under Lou Gerstner. In other words, the new leader’s disinvestment cut meat as well as fat.