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. Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock told me they looked to see how they could take this battery technology to new markets.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

When I reached the finish line, I translated that into the global economy. Then I met three people — a Dutch CEO, a Welch education expert and a German scientist — who saw things in a very different way. The marketing model changes. It's very concrete and finite. And you begin to understand what finite means.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

The highlight of the day for me was when Jack Welch took center stage, and center stage he took. Carlos is responsible for more than 300 brands globally, and it’s no wonder why – he has a plan and he’s sticking to it. Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

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. Our communications technologies have dramatically improved, and we have instantaneous access to massive amounts of information. Fast forward to today, and we live in a different world.

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CO2

JUNE 30, 2010

Even politicians these days use books as part of their own marketing campaign and messaging strategies. She supports first-time and seasoned authors in their book writing, publishing and marketing endeavors through coaching and training in her “Your Book Is Your Hook!” In fact, the book lives on years beyond the leader’s own lifetime.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The very idea of leading people in jobs is changing with the democratization of work and the continued advance of digital technology. Digital technology is increasing the complexity and options associated with this plurality of work. Welch Leadership Center at Crotonville where leaders from other organizations (e.g.,

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Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

How is extreme consolidation changing global business? How do you become a market leader in the midst of rapid change? and has studied emerging business and technology trends. You predict that we will have only 100 dominant players in 50 markets by 2050. Rule the World. What are some of the dynamics at play causing this?

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Disintermediation Cost-Benefit Analysis Short-term Long-term 131

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2014

As the 2010 case describes: By his own admission, Ma was a fan of Jack Welch, so it was only natural that his organization came to resemble that of GE in some regards. As a 2013 HBR article explained, “Conglomerates may be regarded as dinosaurs in the developed world, but in emerging markets, diversified business groups continue to thrive.”.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Bravo Nando… Jack Welch - The former Chairman and CEO of GE reminded us of the value of candor. Candor, clarity, humility, passion and a heart for service characterize Jack Welch. He spared us the business speak and rhetoric and said things that all leaders needed to hear.

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