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Winning with Jack Welch

Winning with Jack Welch

As we consider the “Law of Victory” (Maxwell says that leaders find a way to win), what better example do we have than Jack Welch? Welch was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company’s value rose 4,000%! When he retired from GE, he took a severance payment of $417 million—the largest such payment in history.

In his book Winning, Welch argues that when companies win, people thrive and grow.

He offers a variety of advice for leaders like you and me, who are shooting for the stars.

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5 Practices of Amplified Leadership

No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place. - Thomas Jefferson
Today is Thomas Jefferson’s birthday. I often use the quote above from our 3rd President in different leadership talks.

In more than 20 years of Human Resources experience, I can attest to that truth from Thomas Jefferson. When you get the right person in the right job, John Maxwell’s 12th Law of Leadership—The Law of Empowerment—kicks in.

Dan Reiland, who worked closely with Maxwell for 20 years—first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, then as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at INJOY—authored a book called Amplified Leadership in 2011.

In the book, he outlines 5 practices to establish influence, build people, and impact others for a lifetime. Jefferson would be among the first to endorse these practices to get the right people in the right places at the right times.

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