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A Leader on Leadership. Motivate with Vision but Win through Execution

Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE recently shared his leadership philosophy with cadets from the Military Academy at West Point. His talk emphasized 5-characteristics leaders in the 21st Century will need if they and their businesses are to be successful. Its an interesting list and worth reflecting on. The 5 are:

The ability to listen [...]

“This is our fault and our fault alone”

In his testimony on Capital Hill, Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified that his organization was responsible for the failure of security during President Obama’s first state dinner.  It many ways this shouldn’t be an earth-shattering event. A leader has admitted responsibility for something going wrong. Yet Sullivan is one of the few leaders who [...]