POWER FAILURE: What Happened to GE? (with Malcolm Gladwell & William Cohan)
The Next Big Idea
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How Did He Reevaluate His Own Time as CEO?
Jack Welch leaves in 2001, one four days before 9 11. And he goes to this elaborate public process of choosing a successor. He whittled it down to three candidates and chose Jeff Emmelt who later lost out on the job. "I remember meeting Dave Calhoun and thinking, first of all, I thought he was one of the most impressive people I'd ever met"
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