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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

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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A Guide For How To Dream Big And Win In Business

Eric Jacobson

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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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Leaders vs. Managers. So, here's the distinction I draw between leaders and managers. Hope you've enjoyed it.

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English Football (Soccer) and Executive Development

N2Growth Blog

This year’s 2014 world Cup performance is no exception, despite all the marketing hype and social media frenzy. And there are a very large number of middle market search firms who are hired by HR to find new managers and mid-level executives for their companies. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.” ~Jack Welch.

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Great Leaders Know Core Business Model Vision

Great Leadership By Dan

Duryea : Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, and even Thomas Edison are a few of the great visionary leaders in their respective industries. What made them such great leaders was not just one aspect of their management style or their respective innovations. Guest post by David A.

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Why You Shouldn’t Put The Business Cart Before The Leadership Horse

Terry Starbucker

After all, it’s the nature of a business - going from Point A to Point B as quickly and efficiently as possible, to gain a competitive advantage and secure the market share necessary for success. Take the time to LEAD before you manage business execution, and you’ll hugely increase your odds of hitting that trifecta.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. What does a CEO really do anyway?