General Leadership

JUNE 30, 2014

” Jack Welch , former CEO of General Electric. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” A large part of your job as a leader is to grow your replacement. No matter how fantastic a leader you are, you will eventually be replaced.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 7, 2021

“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competition advantage” – Jack Welch.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 3, 2011

Today I am excited to share an exciting new resource from one of my favorite business leaders: Jack Welch.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

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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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2021

Mary Galloway, Faculty member of the Jack Welch Management Institute. However, they’re still expected to be as charming as the youngest and simultaneously as responsible as the oldest. We end up with middle child syndrome, enshrouded in conflict, wanting more of a say, and not sure how they fit in.” .

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When talking about a business leader with power, traditionally, the image that pops up in our minds is one of strong males like Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE, or Elon Musk, the CEO […] The post Servant Leadership, Powerful Results: The Invisible Influence appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. ” – Margaret Thatcher.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 14, 2014

A friend recently reminded me about Jack Welch and his five questions. Good, important questions — read more about these here – i.e., here’s the “long version”). Here are the five (short version): #1 — What does the Playing Field Look Like Now? #2 2 — What has the Competition Been Up To? #3

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The 90% Theory And Why That Can Be Enough by Starbucker on October 10, 2010 Jack Welch at the World Business Forum, October 5 2010 (Photo by dov.com) Charisma – “ a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty ” (Webster Dictionary) You notice them the minute they enter a room. Who are these people? Popularity: 3% [ ?

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 7, 2012

One of my favorite Jack Welch quotes is, “The team with the best players wins.” You’ll fail apart from surrounding yourself with talented people. This means: Great leaders identify and develop great leaders. But, how do you identify the best players? Look for those who are: Already active. Frustrated.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 10, 2012

“Real change agents comprise less than 10% of all business people,” Jack Welch. Most leaders play not-to-lose rather than playing to win, especially in large organizations. The more we have to lose the more we play not-to-lose. What we protect owns, limits, and controls us. What we risk propels us forward. When to risk: An [.].

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

Jack Welch on communicating simply: “For a large organization to be effective, it must be simple. Source: Harvard Business Review : Speed, Simpicity, Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jack Welch. * * *. The good news is, success is all around you.”. Source: The Power of Simplicity by Jack Trout with Steve Rivkin.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This approach was first popularized in the 1980′s by Jack Welch at GE and further reinforced in 2001 by Jim Collins who told us to “get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off.” Leadership Jack Welch Jim Collins stack ranking talent development' → Read More: Forget the Bus! The post Forget the Bus!

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 16, 2012

Bill Lane was Jack Welch’s speechwriter for nearly two decades. Naturally, Welch figures into much of this book. Of Related Interest: 5 Leadership Lessons: Inside Welch's Communication Revolution at GE. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Lafley, Calvin Klein, and Jack Welch hit home runs. I’m home from the two-day Elite Leadership Program in New York City. The drive home gave me time to think about what I heard. Believe me, A.G. Lafley led [.].

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Jack Welch said… Continue reading → Gossip Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development leadership success organizational success' The most frustrating experience in leadership is making poor people-decisions. You had such high hopes. People-decisions make or break leaders.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Character Expectations Influence Inspiration Leadership Personal Effectiveness attitude Condoleezza Rice expectations Jack Welch Mark Miller optimism positive attitude uncertainty vision' I’m not sure what the “right” answer to the the glass question […].

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2010

“Change before you have to&# - Jack Welch Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer. Provides the nessecary tools to master not only effeciency skills, but also effectivness skills.

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 13, 2013

Influence Leadership Learning Personal Effectiveness Andy Stanley Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A Leadercast clarity complexity Condoleezza Rice David Allen Henry Cloud Jack Welch John Maxwell Mike Krzyzewski Roark Denver seminars teamwork trust' Here they are: Complexity is the enemy of clarity. [.].

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 9, 2015

I asked Jack and Suzy Welch about getting ahead in business and leadership at the World Leaders Conference. Getting ahead: Suzy: If you want to get ahead in business and leadership… “Find your area of… Continue reading → Author Interview Personal Growth Leadership Development'

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 30, 2014

A rare exception to the “go outside for talent” mantra was General Electric under the reign of CEO Jack Welch. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.” ~Jack Welch. GE spent millions of dollars and hundreds of top executive man-hours training and developing leaders to deploy into key roles in their global organisation.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Krames has been involved in publishing more than 400 business books over the course of his career and has written books on business and government leaders like Jack Welch and Donald Rumsfeld. As Krames describes himself, he is the son of Holocaust survivors and believes that Pope Francis is the most authentic leader he has ever seen.

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Women on Business

JULY 27, 2012

Jeanine Prime, PhD, Vice President of Research for Catalyst.org was surprised by comments made by former Fortune 500 CEO Jack Welch who addressed the audience by telling them their list of action items were all wrong.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 27, 2012

John Bell suggests, when excitable equals passionate, we admire Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, and Howard Shultz. According to the input from my facebook page, being “unexcitable” isn’t the most admired leadership quality. All of which are famous or notorious for their passion. Perhaps it’s a matter of definition and context? “I

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. Welch clearly not only understood the concept of organizational leverage through proper deployment of talent and resources He mastered it. That’s about it. Transfer ideas and allocate resources and get out of the way.&#

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 7, 2012

Jack Welch is a symbolic apartment leader. It is a location for living that puts the person as close as possible to all the action. Apartment leaders do the same: “the ends justify the means”, numbers equate to results and they don’t want to be bothered about soft skills. CC License, courtesy arch-hiroshima.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 16, 2013

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 24, 2012

Jack Welch One wise business owner told me, “Sometimes I’m closer to people after I fire them than before.” ** Never make enemies of people you “let go,” if you can help it. Every person who leaves goes on to represent your company. They can bad-mouth or praise.” Turning bad to good: Never humiliate. Ask, [.].

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 3, 2025

Jack Welch Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. Jack Welch The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Eric Reis The most important thing in communication is to hear what isnt being said. Peter Drucker Change before you have to.

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Leading Blog

JULY 9, 2012

Jack Welch says, “It’s not a speech… or a videotape. Many business people think of communication as information dissemination to people rather than communication among people, “telling them what they need to know” versus creating clarity and building shared meaning. It weaves its way throughout all of them. It’s not a plant newspaper.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

Jack Welch: For a time, the most valuable CEO on earth by @geoffcolvin. How To Release The Grip of Backwards Thinking by @WScottCochrane. Your New Executive Transitions are (Probably) Going to Fail by @MattPaese via @DDIworld. The dangers of “workism” by @JoshLevs via @stratandbiz.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 24, 2017

I’ll never forget Jack Welch saying you have about a 50/50 chance of hiring the right person. Surveys confirm that the majority of organizations have hired the wrong person.* The wrong hire: Drains… Continue reading →

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QAspire

JANUARY 26, 2011

Jack Welch said, “An organizations ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the greatest competitive advantage.” Continuous learning and its respective implementation to generate desired business outcomes is at the core of successful organizations.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Jack Welch had a stellar career as one of the great CEOs of all time. Your challenge is to create a team environment that’s safe and rewarding. Competence is about doing work that’s challenging. It’s about learning new things and improving. Your challenge is to help people grow and develop. Bottom Line. The post It’s the People, Stupid!

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Because as Jack Welch, former CEO of GE has said, It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As Jack Welch said Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. Align current leaders’ mindset and behavior with enterprise leadership, not just role, requirements. Reassign leaders based on complementary strengths, not just role fit. Transition leaders out of, not just into, positions if they become misaligned.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 24, 2015

We’re less than a month away from the release of Jack and Suzy Welch‘s newest work, The Real Life MBA: Your No-BS Guide to Winning the Game, Building a Team, and Growing Your Career (Harper Business, 2015). It is a certain best-seller, and pre-orders for the book are rocking the online outlets. Considering their […].

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 18, 2018

Duryea : Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, and even Thomas Edison are a few of the great visionary leaders in their respective industries. Similarly, Jack Welch with General Electric turned around an aligning company to fix its core business model. Guest post by David A.

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