MG203 LEADING IN A COMPLEX WORLD LEADERSHIP ESSAY ASSIGNMENT 2010-2011 Student details Family name: Aitken First Name: DavidRegistration number: 200915741 Word count (excluding cover page‚ instructions and references): 2748 Steve Jobs is the CEO at Apple. Jobs founded Apple in 1976‚ and the company has developed into a major force within the electronics industry. Much of the success of the company has been due to the leadership of Steve Jobs. He has the personal attributes which are needed
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ASSIGNMENT ON LEADERSHIP Lecturer: Dr. Brian O’Reilly Title: Compare and Contrast Two Leaders Executive Summary This paper would take leadership into account by comparing and contrasting two well-known leaders in General Electric (GE). The paper first introduces two leaders with some brief biographies‚ characteristics and their contribution to the GE. It then looks at who would be the more effective leader by providing with some aspects of leadership. It then comes up with some skills these
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Steve Jobs Outline Michael Spellberg Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving August 10‚ 2014 Professor Ketsia Mcclease DeVry University Steve Jobs Outline I.Introduction The greatest visionary and leader the late Steve Jobs‚ he revolutionized the world with his innovations and leadership‚ he was the leader who brought PC to the mass business sector‚ then happened to make music players and cell telephones that consumer cherished. His small telephones were packed with so much processing
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Q: Steve Jobs‚ the founder of Apple‚ was asked to come back as Chief Executive in 1997 when the business was making a loss. Jobs was appointed to provide a clearer vision for the business and to improve its profitability. How easy is it for a Chief Executive to change a struggling business into a more successful one? Justify your answer with reference to Apple and/or other organisations you know. A: There have been many different companies in the past which have suffered from internal / external
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Jack Welch – Leadership in the 21st century (extract from “Winning Leadership - a guide to Whitepaper available from www.davidparmenter.com ) the top”. By David Parmenter Where do you start to analyse the leadership traits of Jack Welch. The CEO who took General Electric (GE) from being worth $10billion to $500 billion... He has been successful on many levels‚ as a master of maintaining profitability‚ as a nurturer of talent as well as a writer and speaker. Forbes magazine crowned
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Jack Welch September–October 1989 > September–October 1989 Speed‚ Simplicity‚ Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jack Welch An Interview with Jack Welch by Noel Tichy and Ram Charan John F. Welch‚ Jr.‚ chairman and CEO of General Electric‚ leads one of the world’s largest corporations. It is a very different corporation from the one he inherited in 1981. GE is now built around 14 distinct businesses—including aircraft engines‚ medical systems‚ engineering plastics‚ major appliances
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Question "Winning" is written by Jack Welch and‚ whether you love him or hate him‚ the guy has real experience in running a large corporation successfully. This is unlike so many other authors who can be somewhat academic. Welch began his career with the General Electric Company in 1960‚ and in 1981 became the company ’s eighth chairman and CEO. During his tenure‚ GE ’s market capitalization increased by $400 billion‚ making it the world ’s most valuable corporation. Jack retired in 2001 and he is currently
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Jack Welch’s book Winning offers management philosophy‚ best practices‚ and tips of avoidance through the stories of the former CEO of General Electric. This book is easy to follow and offers great explanations for many of the management challenges sure to face both today’s and tomorrow’s leaders. I found most of the concepts helpful‚ with my main interest falling in the section regard the human capital. A great business is nothing without a great workforce to back it. The key issues covered in this
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Winning by Jack Welch The book Winning by Jack Welch was written in 2004. It is a straight forward book that goes into all aspects of running a business and becoming a successful leader. The author was the CEO of General Electric for over 20 years. Welch retired in 2001 and spends his time traveling around the world giving speeches‚ answering questions and giving advice about how to be able to run a successful business. After a couple of years of touring and giving advice he decided to put it
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HBR - GE ’s Two-Decade Transformation: Jack Welch ’s Leadership Dawn Davis California Baptist University Professor Putulowski 18 October 2014 Summary of Backgrounds and Facts Jack Welch introduced transformational leadership at General Electric (GE) with the aim of stretching the organization towards achieving global objectives. Welch took the helm of the organization in 1981‚ at a time when the US economy was overwhelmed by recession. In addition‚ his predecessor‚ Jones‚ had introduced a highly
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