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There's Just One Word for Jack Welch... Praise for Jack Welch was widespread and consumed large quantities of newsprint in the weeks leading up to Sept. 7, his last day as chairman and CEO of General Electric. One word to sum up his contribution to GE in the 20-plus years he served as its leader would be: results...   |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Jack Welch Show Generating the kind of excitement that many middle-aged managers might have once associated with an appearance by the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, Jack Welch came to Philadelphia on Nov. 19 to answer questions from an audience eager to know more about the secrets of his success... |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Dear Companies: Forget Shareholder Value! It seems sensible for companies to maximize shareholder value -- especially since shareholders are those companies' owners. But an intriguingly contrary school of thought suggests that CEOs might want to pay a little more attention to customers and employees instead. |
Fast Company
July 2004
Kirsner& Hammonds |
GE Smackdown! Speeches by GE's former and present CEO place them toe-to-toe. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Diane Brady |
Welch Has More To Say. Really In his new book, Winning, former GE executive Jack Welch, with his wife Suzy, shows that he has more insights and wisdom to share. Here, he offers examples and personal reflections that make this latest chapter in his life an appealing read for a range of readers. |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2008 |
Jack Welch on Jeff Immelt General Electric's former CEO speaks about the company's current chief. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Diane Brady |
Jack Welch: Management Evangelist Under his leadership, GE developed the deepest bench of executive talent in U.S. business. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Tim Beyers |
GE's Ga-Ga Over China General Electric's CEO says his company's sales in China could double in five years. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Most Foolish CEO: Jeffrey Immelt Investors, each year, Fortune magazine determines the world's most admired companies. GE has been named to the top spot six times since the list began, and twice under the leadership of Immelt, who became CEO five years ago this month. |
Salon.com
September 20, 2002
Arianna Huffington |
Gut check time for corporate America The outrage over Jack Welch's retirement package is more than just a public post-Enron temper tantrum. |
CIO
October 15, 2001
Meridith Levinson |
GE: Destruction Pays Off In 1999, GE embarked on a strategic planning exercise known as Destroy Your Business. Each unit visualized how it might be crushed by the dotcom juggernaut, on former CEO Jack Welch's premise that if a company didn't identify its own weaknesses somebody else would do it for them... |
Fast Company
July 2005
John A. Byrne |
The Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt A candid conversation with the CEO of General Electric about leadership, creativity, fear -- and what it's really like to run the world's most influential company. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2007
Sander Flaum |
Leadership: Pareto's Principle The wise business leader knows how to find the "vital few" who have an impact on performance. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2006
Anders Bylund |
New-Wave Managers: Jack Welch of GE Old-line management methods are becoming obsolete. Meet one manager who's hip with the new jive. Welch may be the poster child for old-school management philosophy, but he also appreciates new and effective styles when they come along. |
U.S. Banker
April 2002 |
Boggling The Mind How do retired executives spend all that money? |
BusinessWeek
July 10, 2006
Manjeet Kripalani |
DLF: The Making Of A Global Real Estate Giant DLF Ltd. lured GE and others to India. Now an IPO will give it world stature - and fuel a boom at home. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Dueling Fools: GE Bear The bears feel that the risks in GE's financial services operations are worrisome. |
Fast Company
April 2004
John A. Byrne |
Practicing More Than Jack Preached The author recalls his first meetings with GE CEO Jeff Immelt -- and considers the leadership style, skills, and strategy of Jack Welch's successor. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 1, 2006
Sander A. Flaum |
Leadership: It is Personal The old-school belief that business and pleasure don't mix is just that -- old. In order to retain staff, leaders today must prioritize their employees' passions. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
Who's at the Wheel at CarMax? Investors might overreact to news that the CEO, president, and co-founder will retire next year. Dips when investors are overreacting to this news may make for great buying opportunities. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Diane Brady |
Trashing CEO Tomcats Testosterone Inc. Tales of CEOs Gone Wild by Christopher Byron takes a cheeky, mesmerizing, and sometimes out-of-bounds look at some of the top CEOs of all time. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2008
John Rosevear |
Investing Lessons of 2008: Know What You're Buying Some "great buys" are better left unbought. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006 |
By BusinessWeek Writers: Dear Jack & Suzy Winning: The Answers written by Jack & Suzy Welch offers advice on global competition, leadership, management, careers, family enterprise, and the virtues of business. |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004 |
Life After GE? And How Jack Welch may no longer be chairman, but he's not exactly sitting on the beach. The former General Electric Co. chairman, who stepped down in September, 2001, continues to consult and speak on everything from New York City schools to corruption in Corporate America. |
Inc.
September 1, 2000
Paul B. Brown |
Book Value Jack Welch, chairman of General Electric (and the manager of the century, according to Fortune), is going to write a management book. Geez. You need some business books to nibble on while you wait for a big feast like that. (Publication is timed for Welch's retirement, in April 2001.) |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Anders Bylund |
New-Wave Managers: Neville Isdell of Coca-Cola This CEO takes short-term penalties for long-term gains. Thinking ahead -- far ahead -- can make investors very, very happy for a long, long time. |
AskMen.com
March 25, 2002
Hooman Taravati |
Success Breeds Successors There are many ways to define success, but one corporate measure has always been how many people aspire to get your job and how long your legend lives on after you're gone... |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2011
Rich Smith |
General Electric vs. the World Or at least versus the S&P 500. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004 |
"The Hard Work In Leadership" 3M Chief Exec Jim McNerney talks about his tactics to "get ignition" when it comes to motivating an entire organization |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 3, 2014
James Heskett |
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively? We are all familiar with brilliant jerks, the extremely productive employees who make life miserable for coworkers. Is it worth the effort to keep them? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Bringing Good Things to GE: Now It's Jeff Immelt's Turn At General Electric Co. managers are groomed for meticulous corporate planning. But in his first months as chief executive of the world's most valuable company, Jeffrey R. Immelt has had more than his share of surprises... |
Fast Company
May 2000
Cheryl Dahle |
Adventures in Polymerland A little-known unit inside General Electric, the world's best-known big company, is setting the standard for digital transformation -- and helping Jack Welch teach the rest of his company how to get with the Web program. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2007
Anders Bylund |
General Electric: A Finger in Every Pie GE is getting a makeover, but also meeting its internal goals. Investors, take note. |
Inc.
July 1, 2000
Dr. Pierre Mornell |
Nothing Endures but Change The only absolute in today's volatile business climate is that change is inevitable -- and just around the corner. So unless you're ahead of it, you're already behind |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
As CEOs Fall Off Their Pedestals, Is a Leadership Crisis Looming? In recent months, the reputations of several once-soaring corporate captains have crashed to earth. Does their fall, along with the demise of other prominent CEOs, constitute a new crisis in business leadership? |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006 |
General Electric, the Immelt Way GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt talks about his five years under the microscope, and what's ahead for the company and the economy. |
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009 |
Lewis Kaden: Adviser for Hire Even before Citigroup, Kaden was counseling top executives. Take a look at some of the people and companies he's consulted. |
BusinessWeek
February 28, 2005
Louis Lavelle |
Three Simple Rules Carly Ignored Why things went wrong at HP when Carly Fiorina was still CEO there -- and why they went right at P&G, United Technologies Corp., and IBM. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
GE's Green Growth Strategy General Electric launches environmentally responsible initiative, committing to deliver on "green growth." Socially conscious investors take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2005
Robert Brokamp |
Stock Madness 2005: General Electric vs. Diageo Raise a glass to this match-up between conglomerate GE and spirit-peddler Diageo in "Stock Madness 2005," a contest based loosely on the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness. |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
Diane Brady |
"Being Mean Is So Last Millennium" With likability a buzzword among CEO headhunters, it can make all the difference. |
BusinessWeek
May 6, 2010
Michael Forsythe |
How GE Helps China Build Business Leaders GE is big on training execs, including those from Beijing. |
Wired
February 2004
Spencer Reiss |
Size Matters Nanotech? Check. Molecular medicine? Got it. GE's Jeff Immelt is building the future, one billion-dollar business at a time. An interview with Immelt |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Management Shuffle Matters Should Akamai Technology's management change affect its stock price? Yes. Management changes matter. If a company you're invested in shuffles the ranks, set forth to interview the new blood. |
AskMen.com
June 4, 2001
Michael Bucci |
Get Taken Seriously Even if you aren't exactly a force of nature, you still can, and should, make sure that your associates and business partners take you seriously if you want to make it big. Here are 5 simple tips to get you on the who's who list in your business... |
AskMen.com
August 13, 2001
Ash Karbasfrooshan |
Opportunity Cost: Family Man vs. Single Life This past week, I saw The Family Man with one of my favorite actors, Nicolas Cage. The movie did something I thought it wouldn't: it made me realize that love and ambition are not mutually exclusive... |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Diane Brady |
The Immelt Revolution He's turning GE's culture upside down, demanding far more risk and innovation |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
GE Hearts China GE isn't afraid of commitment, but is the feeling mutual? |
CIO
January 1, 2001
Richard Pastore |
E-Commerce Development - Closing the Gap E-commerce and IT executives discuss the ways and means of aligning fast-forward online initiatives with pause-and-play IT integration |
U.S. Banker
December 2001 |
Leadership Can't Be Bought Troubled companies have turned to super heroes to bail them out... |
