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How GE Appliance is embracing the leaders of the future
June 18 by Mason StevensonGE Appliances was once a part of a much larger company, General Electric. In the transition, the GE Appliance dialed back its succession planning practices, but now leaders are ready to ramp up the pr...
GM vs. Drucker: Management Science vs. Management Practice
October 23 by Elizabeth EdersheimAlfred Sloan, the inventor of the modern corporation, and Peter Drucker, the father of management, had a 25-year running disagreement. We can resolve that disagreement today. Sloan was the vision...
Let's Ship All the Jobs to China!
November 12 by Michael RosenbergWhat about those companies that have shipped the jobs to China? How can we compete with them when they are paying people so much less than we have to pay them here? The answer lies in the business.
Leadership as a Brand: Part 2
October 22 by Dave Ulrich and Norm SmallwoodBranded Leadership MattersWhen firms have a leadership brand, they win on multiple dimensions. They win with investors because investors will grant higher market value for similar earnings, often call...
Leadership as a Brand: Part 1
October 20 by Dave Ulrich and Norm SmallwoodLeaders MatterResearch shows—and experience confirms—that organizations with strong and effective leadership at all levels achieve superior business results, while organizations with incon...
Building a Leadership Brand
October 01 by Dave Ulrich and Norm SmallwoodQuick: What do the following firms have in common? General Electric, whose motto is "imagination at work," is a diversified company with $163 billion in annual revenue. It is famous for developin...
A Workforce Capable to Grow With GE
September 24 by John BlowersOutsourced Team Members Want Careers, Too Why Outsource the Human Resources Function? There are many reasons companies choose to outsource work and the most frequent reason is the work is not...