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Is There a CEO Afterlife? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

GE’s Jack Welch (pictured above) divides his time consulting with companies, travelling, golfing, lecturing at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and donating time and money to business education. He was 62, a golden parachute strapped to his back, but no hobbies or interests beyond business. Search My Site.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. The three principles that emerged from that event guided decision-making throughout the organization, giving IBM's huge, globally dispersed workforce the discipline necessary to execute the company's new strategy.