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  • Fortune Doesn’t Know Jack?

    Tom Peters says Fortune and Jack Welch are both wrong:

    “The real Welch magic, as I see it, can be summarized in just two words: EXECUTION MANIA. GE folks make promises—and keep them. This turns out to be Novel Idea No.1 in virtually all Big Cos, and most not-so-big-companies. Welch and GE live by: Execute. Execute. Execute.”

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  • Jeff Immelt on Leadership:

    Leadership is kind of a one act play. in other words, it’s this intense journey into yourself:

    • How fast you can grow.
    • How much can learn.
    • How much you want to give.
    • A sense of confidence.

    It’s about finding your own voice. You’re going to make some mistakes. Sometimes you have a lot of advisors but you get you no advice.

    He said it took 18 months to gain confidence that he could do the job…

    (Charlie Rose, March 10, 2006)

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