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315. How to Become a C.E.O.

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Jack Welch, CEO of G E

Welch eliminated many of g e's business units, and he let go so many employees that he came to be known as neutron jack. Welch: It didn't help any employee to pretend that they were better than they were. This idea of false kindness is pure nonsense, pure nonsense.

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