'The model of business in corporate America in 1980 had not changed in decades.

Jack Welch’s goal was to make GE 'the world's most competitive enterprise.' He knew that it would take nothing less than a 'revolution' to transform that dream into a reality. This article was originally published on LinkedIn.Management Insight and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary Former CEO of General Electric You’ve got to continually reinvent and take a chance on something you’ve always wanted to do-it’s what keeps you alive. You’re never done. Who wants to just “retire”? Banish that word from your vocabulary. You just pick yourself up and keep going-and how fast you get back on the horse says a lot about you. The thing about failing-because you will fail if you take risks-is that you realize you don’t die. If you’re unhappy-or you just aren’t all-in-you have to put a time-frame on how much you are going to put up with before making a change. Give Yourself a Deadlineĭon’t let work feel like a grind. If you feel your boss doesn’t in some way have your best interest in mind and want you to grow, you’ve got to have the confidence to move out. You have to make him or her smarter-about your industry, your customers, your competitors, your products, and technology-all the time. Every day, it’s your flat-out responsibility to make your boss look good. No matter where you are in your career, one thing never changes.

That’s where you should be building your profession. We have a concept called Area of Destiny, which is the very rich territory at the intersection of what you are uniquely good at and what you love to do. Find Where Your Work Passion and Skills Intersect If you’re feeling stuck at work, here are six operating principles that can put you on the path to a stronger career trajectory -and, we hope, to the kind of success known as happiness. How many people do you know who are truly happy at work? Are you one of them? Studies show that a third of American professionals feel trapped in their careers and passed over for promotions at work.ĭon’t count yourself among them.

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