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How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? ” Jennifer Waldo , Head of Global HumanResources, GE Software Center, was at the epicenter of GE’s recruiting challenge. Second, we are incubating new software talent and [creating] software DNA.
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