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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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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. Jack Welch led GE to some impressive numbers. And in 2001, the economic tailwinds that Welch enjoyed were about to shift. I don’t think if Welch stayed on, it would have been much different. What Welch built was not sustainable. That’s baptism by fire.

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It’s the People, Stupid!

Lead Change Blog

You’re all part of a complex human system, and what you and your teammates do affects the other parts of the system. Jack Welch had a stellar career as one of the great CEOs of all time. They notice things. Relationships Matter. People on your team will develop relationships with you and with each other. Bottom Line.

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The 9 (or 99?) Ps of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

To anyone who thinks these lists are a bit corny, consider that Jack Welch swore by his 3 Es: energy, energize, and edge. If an alliterative list was good enough for Welch, it’s good enough for me. A little Internet research will turn up “the 7 Ps of Marketing,” “the 7 Cs of Success,” “the 4 Ls of Retirement Planning,” and so on.

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Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems' Flu and Wellness Podcast

Sales Wolf Blog

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week | Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » December 24, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems Flu and Wellness Podcast Happy Friday and Merry Christmas!

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English Football (Soccer) and Executive Development

N2Growth Blog

The latest statistics show there are more than 140 individual leagues, containing more than 480 divisions, with an estimated average of 15 clubs per division, giving this tiny country more than 7,000 teams in the English men’s football league system. Many great CEOs came up through the GE Executive Development system.

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The Architecture of Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Joshua Lerner Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How to combine two traditional models “within a powerful system that consistently and efficiently produces new ideas” By nature, books about innovation should contribute something new and/or something better to our (..)

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