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What I Learned from Jack Welch

Next Level Blog

Back in the day, GE’s CEO Jack Welch used to hold forth from the Pit for three or four hours at a stretch leading a spirited back and forth with the high potential leaders in the company’s flagship Management Development Course (MDC). You’ve probably read that Welch passed away this week at the age of 84.

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A Guide For How To Dream Big And Win In Business

Eric Jacobson

.” – Eric Reis “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” – Peter Drucker “Change before you have to.” – Jack Welch “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2020 Compilation

Leading Blog

Rethinking Managing and Leading in Real-Time by @ArtPetty. Leadership Insight: How to Spot Fear by @KateNasser. How to Find Thanks and Gratitude by @JesseLynStoner. How to Capture What You're Learning From This Crisis Now via @LetsGrowLeaders. How to Be A Great Leader When Crisis Hits by @LollyDaskal.

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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Leaders vs. Managers. So, here's the distinction I draw between leaders and managers. Hope you've enjoyed it.

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How to Use Mentoring to Attract and Retain Talent

Skip Prichard

Here’s how. Mentees can benefit from a mentor’s perspective on how to prioritize work tasks and which company events are essential. Mentors can provide a sounding board to help sort through various obligations and share how they navigated such challenges in the past. Work/Life Balance. Positive Workplace Culture.

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch. Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. Q&A sessions where managers can ask for clarity on points of confusion.

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How to Determine If the Balls You’re Juggling Are Rubber or Glass

Next Level Blog

One way to get a handle on the long-term impact question is to ask another (with a hat tip to Suzy Welch ) – will this matter a week from now, a month from now, a year from now, ten years from now? Painting that picture can create some clarity about how to prioritize all the balls you’re juggling. Who else cares about this ball?

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