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  2. Mar 3, 2020 · Summary. The late Jack Welch CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001, probably isn’t the ideal model for 21st-century executives. However, three aspects of his leadership remain relevant today....

  3. Oct 31, 2022 · The public adored him. He was called the greatest C.E.O. of the modern age. He was a plainspoken, homespun dynamo—a pugnacious gnome with a large bald head and piercing eyes that made him as...

  4. Dec 5, 2022 · Some consider Jack Welch the best CEO of the 20th century, but two recent books examine his effectiveness as a leader. James Heskett ponders his early interactions with Welch and his complex legacy.

    • Set Priorities, and Then Reset them.
    • Take Personal Responsibility.
    • Love ’em to death.

    Drucker went on to talk about how Welch would reevaluate his priorities every five years by asking himself, “What needs to be done now?” It was what Drucker had termed organized abandonment–letting go of the past by using a very conscious and deliberate assessment of your business based on shifting markets and an outlook for the future rather than ...

    Welch also wasn’t afraid to stay in the game. Along with each five-year planning process, he would look at his top three priorities and ask himself which one he was best suited for and then focus on that task while delegating the others to members of his leadership team. Welch saw that as his way of staying in the trenches and staying sharp. All to...

    In the end, however, what defined Welch’s philosophy best was a quote from him that I believe set the bar every leader should aspire to.

  5. Aug 21, 2024 · Jack Welch was considered a good leader because of his vision of quick growth during times of economic slowdown. As chair and CEO of GE, he looked for inconsistencies and...

    • Julia Kagan
  6. Jack Welch: I prefer the term “business leader.” Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

  7. Apr 10, 2024 · CEO Jack Welch's approach to leadership earned him accolades and avid criticism. Despite all the criticism and shortcomings, many thought leaders and analysts hailed CEO Jack Welch as the model CEO that corporate America needed.