Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

With typical candor and color, Jack Welch said, “We always had one hell-of-ah gossip session after every meeting.” (ELP, ELP, 2011, NYC) At least two things happened at meetings Jack Welch attended. First, the agenda happened. Second, and more importantly, an H.R. meeting happened during and after.

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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.” Develop Talent to Create a Fast, Nimble Fleet. Leadership Jack Welch Jim Collins stack ranking talent development'

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Jack Welch Dianne had always felt like more of a wallflower than a leader. To get there, she knew she had to focus on growing her leadership skills. Within a couple of months, her boss had remarked about her growing leadership competencies and suggested she might be a prime candidate for a directorial position one day.

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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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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

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. The ability to develop people’s talent is one of the most vital qualities for high-level leaders.

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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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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I asked Jack Welch, at the World Business Forum 2011, to talk about tipping points in his life and he said, “I blew up a (GE) factory the first year I was there.” He was in his mid-twenties and figured his career was over. “I I was running a little pilot plant. It all exploded, went [.].

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

Guest post from Sander Flaum: Back in 2001, when I was asked to lead a forum in leadership at what is now the Fordham Gabelli Graduate School of Business, the concept was to bring noted leaders (business and otherwise) into a classroom where they could share their experiences and insights with MBA students. Sander Flaum, M.B.A.,

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 22, 2014

shared Jack Welch’s “encouragement” when it […]. Author Book Notes Decisions Fear Feedback Goals Leading Taking others higher Teams difficult conversations Jim McCann Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-Flowers Inc.,

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

Leadership Insight: How to Spot Fear by @KateNasser. The Power of a Strong Leadership Foundation by @DougConant. Leadership by What Example? Self-Awareness and Leadership: The Ins and Outs via @DDIworld. Pandemics Reveal Leadership Character from @JohnBaldoni. Want Employees to Own Their Career Development?

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By possessing a disciplined set of principles and focusing on carefully developing her leadership skills throughout the process, she was able to achieve her goal of becoming #1 in the translation market that was already dominated by established competitors.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. She was working with a junior teammate on a months-long project, for whom she was responsible for developing and improving how he showed up in calls with other stakeholders. People get promoted for having good answers.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. She was working with a junior teammate on a months-long project, for whom she was responsible for developing and improving how he showed up in calls with other stakeholders. People get promoted for having good answers.

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CO2

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Leadership challenges in economic uncertainty are on everyone’s minds. The complexity of today’s environment is clearly overwhelming many leaders who haven’t adjusted to strategic leadership in uncertain times. General Jack Chain, who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 10, 2014

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

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2018

Yet, it’s not the same in every case—likability does not necessarily equal followership when it comes to leadership. Likewise, the aggressive and purportedly overbearing Jack Welch was highly respected and emulated, but likability was not a key ingredient for leading the massively complex global conglomerate.

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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. Think about it, when Steve Jobs developed Apple it was not about one computer it was about the perspective of how technology would improve our lives. Guest post by David A.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Guest post by regular Great Leadership contributor Beth Armknecht Miller : During the course of my work with leaders, I find that so many of them get hung up on the “should and shouldn’ts” of leadership by comparing themselves with other leaders. We need to have our own leadership brand that is true to our uniqueness.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

I’m home from the two-day Elite Leadership Program in New York City. Lafley, Calvin Klein, and Jack Welch hit home runs. It’s the morning after and it wasn’t what I heard but what I saw that matters most. The drive home gave me time to think about what I heard. Believe me, A.G. Lafley led [.].

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 7, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“Talent management deserves as much focus as financial capital management in corporations.” ~ Jack Welch One of the best ways to strengthen your company as a whole is to devote attention to developing your employee talent. There are several ways that you, as a leader, can help to develop the talent at your company.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It’s unfortunate because I believe that everyone not only has the ability to be leader but also the responsibility to make a leadership contribution in the role they are in. But in this context, they usually associate leadership with a management-type position. Leadership Gets Harder. Leadership Gets Easier.

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LDRLB

APRIL 4, 2011

The April Leadership Development Carnival went live last night. David Burkus discusses the potentially faulty assumptions of Jack Welch’s favored “rank and yank” method in his post The Topgrading Dilemma. Check out the entire Leadership Development Carnival and you’ll find other great posts from top thought leaders.

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Hollywood has the Oscars, Television the Emmys, publishing has the Pulitzer prizes, and leadership development has its own annual awards. There’s Chief Executive’s 2012 40 Best Companies for Leaders , Fortune’s 25 Top Companies for Leaders , and the just published Hay Group Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 3, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

T AKING ON A POSITION of leadership comes with assuming risk, encountering organizational challenges, and being a moral role model for an organization. Three attributes that are critical to taking on the mantle of leadership are decision-making, resiliency, and character. Character is the foundation of leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Guest post by Great Leadership regular contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: Why is it important to develop future leaders within your company? At the same time, many mid-market companies often wait until it is too late to successfully identify and develop their next CEO. Start Now. She is also a Vistage Chair and Executive Coach.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 10, 2014

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

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 7, 2012

This means: Great leaders identify and develop great leaders. 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. But, how do you identify the best players? Look for those who are: Already active. Frustrated.

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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. That aura, that confidence, that vibe.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 1, 2007

A Genie (actually an HR Vice-president at a former company) once asked me, “ Dan, if you could waive your magic wand and only do one thing for leadership development, what would it be?” That is, of course you can’t develop leaders by doing just one thing, leadership development is a system, involving many interdependent variables.

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Leading Blog

JULY 9, 2012

Jim Shaffer, author of The Leadership Solution , believes that top companies are guided by these three best principles: They value their people. It stats with leadership. It’s driven home with leadership.”. Jack Welch says, “It’s not a speech… or a videotape. Everyone says it but not everyone lives it.

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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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