Topic: Jack Welch

Best Is Not Always Nice

I was recently talking with someone who used to work for General Electric during the Jack Welch era.  They said that working at GE was the best job they've ever had.  Not because things were "nice" but because the ...READ»

The Power of One

Amazing what impact a single individual can make on a company with tens or hundreds of thousands of employees. In this month's issue, FC highlights a great story about Starbucks and how Chairman Howard Schultz continues to redefine ...READ»

Leading Ideas: Grow the People Around You

"Before you become a leader success is all about growing yourself. Once you become a leader success is all about growing others." -- Jack Welch (1935- ) Former Chairman & CEO, General Electric Something to consider: Great ...READ»

Jack Welch, A Proponent of Conscious Capitalism?

Right now, denizens of young corporate leaders and entrepreneurs who are fighting the good fight –getting investors and their corporate leaders on board with new and more sustainable ways to view business – are perking up at the recent words from former GE Chairman and CEO, Jack Welch. If you have been reading my blog, you have followed my discussions of sustainability as a part of corporate consciousness for the past months. Today, I was pointed towards the latest word from Mr. Welch, publically stating that it was “a dumb idea” for executives to focus so heavily on quarterly profits and share price gains. Wait, wasn’t it Welch who originally created the “shareholder value movement” in the early 80s? READ»

The Corporate Shrink

Making the most of management-training seminars and conference calls.READ»

What We Learned In The New Economy

What We Learned A Brief History Profiles Vocabulary Where Are They Now? What You Learned It's a foggy, rainy December afternoon at the port of Redwood City, California--the kind of day that makes reality hard to discern, ...READ»

New Advice from Jack

So the buzz is beginning to build for Jack Welch's new book, which makes its debut in early April. This time, Jack teamed up with his wife, Suzy, for a book called Winning. Amazon.com recently published a letter from Jack with some ...READ»

Innovation...Is it top down or bottom up?

The reality is it’s both but most of the time it depends on your business, how big you are and how you’ve structured it! For those that are unclear, top down innovation is normally the domain of the small business owner or ...READ»

Management by example

Whether it’s finance, marketing, production, strategy, human relations or any other discipline, managers accept that the subject is teachable and that, once taught, the lessons will bring value to managers and the organisations ...READ»

Careers: Personal Branding and Jargon

Quick quiz: What do Starbucks and jargon have do with each other? Starbucks of course taught the world to speak its language; whoever asked for a Grande or Venti bfore the coffee giant made coffee a 24/7 obsession? What’s the ...READ»

Most Wanted Bosses: Mark Zuckerberg Ranks Low, Oprah High

A new poll suggests Mark Zuckerberg, Simon Cowell, and Tony Hayward are far from ideal bosses.READ»

Leadership: Ripples and Waves

"A myth, in its simplest definition, is a story with a meaning attached to it other than it seems to have at first; and the fact that it has such a meaning is generally marked by some of its circumstances being extraordinary, or, in ...READ»

How to Make Love in the Office

Forget about loving your work. Try loving your coworker!READ»

Send Your Troops Deep Into Enemy Territory - Valley Forge Fabrics Inspires Employee Ownership

As I continue my review of Valley Forge Fabrics, I see they draw upon another tactic used by leaders like Sun Tzu and Jack Welch, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric (GE). To inspire cohesion and ...READ»

Integrity Matters

So say the folks who took our latest survey, by a huge margin. Too bad they find it in such short supply among today's leaders.READ»

An Evening with John A. Byrne

Last night, Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, met with about 100 members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Company of Friends and students at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Over the course of two hours, ...READ»

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.READ»

Reward Risk

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do." --Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, GE From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart ...READ»

For-Profit Universities Want Some Respect

For-profit higher-education programs are booming -- even Jack Welch has signed on. Can market-driven schools award online diplomas that graduates are proud of?READ»

• Not Quite Ready for the Honor Roll

GE Smackdown!

Jeff Immelt and Jack Welch go toe-to-toe.READ»

Reward Risk

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do." --Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, GE From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas ...READ»

Reward Risk

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do." --Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, GE From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart ...READ»

Trickle-Up Leadership

"If people are too intimidated or too reluctant to help their leaders lead, their leaders will fail," says Michael Useem, the author of a new book about how you can take control -- even when you're not in command.READ»

Speedometer

Going fast. Going slow. Going nowhere.READ»

The World's Most Respected Leaders: Do You Agree?

The Financial Times and Pricewaterhouse Coopers has just published a list of the ten most respected business leaders today. And the envelope.... Bill Gates (Microsoft) Jack Welch (GE) Carlos Ghosn (Nissan) Warren Buffett ...READ»