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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. That’s about it. Transfer ideas and allocate resources and get out of the way.&#

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

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There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. The highlight of the day for me was when Jack Welch took center stage, and center stage he took. In a world where everything is connected, anything is possible. Leaders make the news, they don’t report it. Jack literally held court – he was marvelous.

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Social Media Demystified

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Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. link] Lisa Welch Hi Mike: Thanks for taking something so confusing and adding clarity by doing little more than telling the truth. Thanks for the great insights Rob. Thanks for sharing! Nicely done Mike!

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. As I have explained elsewhere , a finance committee is critical for a board in complex public companies like GE, which are involved in a broad range of retirement plans, stock buybacks, and large acquisitions.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

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It includes books by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Charles Koch, Jack Welch, and Bob Sutton. For those who read less, one strong motivator is to apply more of the ideas into innovative action plans for that day. I've found that they teach different lessons when you hold them up against the background of your new experiences.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

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If I recall correctly, Jack Welch wrote that you can only have one priority, you need to pick which it will be. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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Jack Welch’s Approach to Breaking Down Silos Still Works

Harvard Business Review

Working across organizational boundaries was a new way of thinking 25 years ago —one that was largely championed by Jack Welch, then CEO of GE. Welch’s “boundaryless organization” should seemingly be the de facto reality for most companies. Fast forward to today, and we live in a different world.

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