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. Jacks’ vision fixed GE’s focus and GE’s core business model.

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Business Model Welch Transportation Operations 234

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 3, 2025

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. Jack Welch Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.

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Reis Welch Competitive Advantage How To 73

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I introduced Jim to Great Leadership readers a few weeks ago with a post called "A Four-wheel-drive Diamond in the Rough Leadership Model". Note: today, 10/28/2011, is the 4 year anniversary of Great Leadership. Jack Welch's determination to get the right mix and then play only in games he could win created enormous wealth.

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Management Welch McCarthy Organizational Behavior 231

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 382

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. link] Diploma in Digital Marketing Qualification – MMC Learning | Digital Marketing [.] Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

As Jack Welch so skillfully demonstrated while he led GE, Market Leadership is the one real strategy that has long-term staying power. 2 in every market it was in, or it would get out. It was a “Market Leader or nothing” strategy, and it served GE well. H mandated that GE would be No.

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Marketing Welch Leadership Long-term 61

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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Reis Welch Competitive Advantage Open-book 122

CEO Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

He talks about the power of purpose, the interdependence of business, and conscious leadership (doing good can be a choice). I am helping Karma with some of their marketing testing. The gist of Klein's message is "Do good and succeed in business". Klein talks about why.

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Welch Sports Review Books 138

Coaching Tip

APRIL 27, 2012

In the April 30, 2012 issue of FORTUNE , Jack and Suzy Welch wrote about "one of the most immutable rules of business. In The New York Times of April 22, 2012, a former executive described how Wal-Mart de Mexico had orchestrated a campaign of bribery to win market dominance. In fact, soft culture matters as much as hard numbers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Over the years I’ve come to believe that there is only one sure fire litmus test for measuring leadership success, and to the chagrin of many reading this post, it has little to do with what happens on the job. If I recall correctly, Jack Welch wrote that you can only have one priority, you need to pick which it will be.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 414

Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

 Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011.  Last week I paused for a moment to look back at the year that was 2010.  Enjoy! .  Enjoy!

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 7, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. Beyond my recreational life (weapons of choice being a tennis racquet or a golf club - on a good day I use both), I’m writing about business leadership, branding and life. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Visionary.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 6, 2010

David Deal, Superhype : When a Superstar Leaves Your Company - David Deal, the VP of Marketing for Razorfish, has a great post responding to his organization's recent loss of social media guru Shiv Singh and how a company should react when it loses a widely acclaimed thought leader.

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Blog Taylorism Taylor Human Resources 140

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « Possibility Maximizer: HR-Guide.com | Main | Possibility Maximizer: Ask HR Bartender » October 25, 2010 The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week It was another great week for reading HR, talent management, and leadership development blogs!  Enjoy!

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 133

Nathan Magnuson

MAY 18, 2015

Author Andy Stanley explained that while vision AND strategy are both important aspects of leadership, vision always comes first. Many new ideas, products and technologies were built before the “market” was ready for them (such as the fax machine, printing press, automobiles or Apple products). Leaders Must be Optimists.

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Godin Welch Bottom-up Seminar 120

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 11, 2022

When GE replaced Jack Welch there was a three-man race for the position between Robert Nardelli, James McNerny, and eventual successor Jeff Immelt. The external labor market agrees that these are talented people with a lot of good experience that can really contribute to another firm.” ” Next step. .

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CEO Welch Long-term Execution 117

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Conference Board seeks to drive thought leadership and business results by focusing on four key topical categories: 1) corporate leadership 2) economies, markets, and value creation 3) high-performing organizations, and 4) human capital.

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Conference Human Resources Human Capital White Paper 133

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 25, 2010

 Today I would like to highlight a great resource that comes out each month from LinkUp that will help you keep tabs on which direction the employment market is moving.  Enjoy!  Currently LinkUp is keeping tabs on job postings from over 21,000 organizations.

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Report Human Resources Open-book Advertising 124

Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

 The folks at Monster Thinking are in the trenches of the recruiting and career industry and are highly in tune with what is happening in the employment market.  The folks at Monster Thinking are in the trenches of the recruiting and career industry and are highly in tune with what is happening in the employment market.

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Human Resources Talent Management Blog Resources 140

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Here are five great posts from the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogosphere to kick off your work week and help you Maximize Possibility in your organization.  Check out his post to learn more about the fundamentals of effective leadership. .  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Enjoy!

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Blog Maslow Talent Management Human Resources 124

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Microsoft Corporation got its start by making operational software for personal computers; as a contractor to IBM who decided to explore the personal computer market after doing well in main frame and mid-sized computing hardware. . John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership. How A Generic Degree Can Hinder Leadership Development.

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Competitive Advantage Software Welch Marketing 85

Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 9, 2010

  Weekly topics are wide and varied and include just about everything from innovation and communication to leadership and corporate social responsibility.   Weekly topics are wide and varied and include just about everything from innovation and communication to leadership and corporate social responsibility.

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Company Human Resources Prahalad Resources 140

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Books Handbook Kotter Leadership Pipeline 107

Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 18, 2010

  Michael McKinney, Leadership Now :  Does Your Leadership Have "White Space"? Most of us are familiar with the concept of "white space" derived from the fields of marketing and graphical design.    However, you may not have thought of this concept as a metaphor for leadership. 

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 28, 2010

  Financial markets seem to be in perpetual chaos, our environment is in peril due to natural and man made disasters, and feelings of uncertainty abound in our everyday lives.    Together, the newsletter and blog are a powerful one-two punch to knock the fear out of your life.

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Newsletter Human Resources Blog Welch 100

Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 21, 2010

  One unique feature of their knowledge resource center that I particularly like is that in addition to publishing great primary research, they also compile secondary market data and research and organize it into convenient and easy to read tables and graphs that make following government data and macroeconomic trends a breeze. 

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 62

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 50

Steve Farber

MARCH 26, 2014

Press Release : Fortune 500 Executive Leadership Coach and Best-Selling Author to Share Stage with Mega-Rockstar at 2nd Annual Extreme Leadership Summit in Chicago this April 11-13. Farber is a top leadership consultant to senior executives of many Fortune 500 companies. The event will run for three days starting April 11.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Special Edition 53 – An Interview with Randy Dobbs, author of Transformational Leadership examines what it takes to achieve real and meaningful organizational change in a way that improves overall performance and ultimately enhances the bottom line. Randy’s book, Transformational Leadership , can be purchased by clicking here.

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Newsletter Bottom-up Welch Tools 50

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 15, 2011

Under her leadership, the firm has become a leading international public relations and financial communications consultancy with offices in New York, Connecticut and London. Jennifer Prosek is the founder and CEO of CJP Communications (CJP), where she leads many of the firm’s key accounts.

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Public Relations Consultative CEO Leadership 80

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

After GE achieved its goal of being first or second in several of its businesses with exceptional margins, then-CEO Jack Welch faced the challenge of how to spur continued growth. The definition of the market needed to be changed based on an expanded understanding of its customers' needs.

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360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 22

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

In 1960, marketing legend Ted Levitt provided perhaps his seminal contribution to the Harvard Business Review : “ Marketing Myopia.” As Clayton Christensen likes to note , the primary job of leadership today is to “source, assemble, and ship numbers.” Innovation Leadership Strategy' No, it’s to maximize shareholder value.

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Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

This vignette raises a key leadership question: Why do leaders wait too long to modify or abandon their business models? Markets, environments, and technology can change so quickly that no amount of profit today guarantees success tomorrow.

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Business Model Incubator Supply Chain Welch 19

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Running a country calls for a sophisticated array of leadership skills — from shaping strategy to building a team to managing day-to-day operations. But whether we're talking about Romney or not, it's important to question whether consulting is good preparation for leadership.

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Consultative Management Welch Objective 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

If you were entering the job market in the early 90s, most job descriptions included “Macintosh experience” or “excellent PC skills” in their preferred qualifications. Unlike Welch’s 41-year tenure at GE, today’s employees are expected to hold an average of 10 jobs before the age of 40.

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