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The interesting part is that Jack Welch wasn't an MBA - he was a (PhD) chemical engineer who'd worked at GE for his whole life after getting out of grad school.
by meepmorp 3y ago
The interesting part is that Jack Welch wasn't an MBA - he was a (PhD) chemical engineer who'd worked at GE for his whole life after getting out of grad school. He'd had several management positions in the company before he got to CEO, so it's not like he didn't understand how the company worked and kinds of things it did.
- katbyte 3y agoIt’s a bit more nuanced then that, it pretty much failed upwards if I remember this podcast accurately https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-jack-welch-is-why-114741686/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236...