Lesson on leadership from Jack Welch.
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
Accomplishments
- He became the youngest CEO of his generation.
- He was instrumental in introducing Six Sigma into corporate America and for building one of the world’s leanest organizations.
- He believed his organization should strive to be either number 1 or 2 in each industry where they operated.
- He became famous for segmenting his management team into the top 20%, the middle 70% and the bottom 10%.
- He developed a world class leadership training school that produced a number of well-known CEO’s and corporate leaders.
- Fortune Magazine named him “"Manager of the Century"
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Who is Jack Welch?
What can we learn from him?
4 Things we can learn from Jack Welch and put into practice today.
- Develop A Leadership Vision
2. Leadership Can Be Taught
3. Be Honest With Your People and Develop Them
4. Go After Education With A Passion
References & Source:
- http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667526,00.html.
- http://www.businessweek.com/1998/23/b3581001.htm
- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/294ff1f2-0f27-11de-ba10-0000779fd2ac.html.
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