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As CEO, you have to be willing to encourage opposing points of view. People who feel like they're not being heard will often leave and find new jobs. There's no better way to feed your mind, download the next big idea app right now.

General Electric used to be the most valuable company in the world; now it's practically irrelevant. What happened? Today on the show, we're going to find answers. And to help, we're turning to two writers who have followed the saga closely and written about it brilliantly: Malcolm Gladwell and William Cohan.

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• Read Malcolm's New Yorker story: "Was Jack Welch the Greatest C.E.O. of His Day—or the Worst?"

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