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« Viewer Beware | Main | JCI Launches Blog » Neutron Jack Neutralized?Posted by Matt Kucharski on July 28, 2006 at July 28, 2006 11:23 AMHiring a Jack Welch disciple has long been a de facto way to implement his time-worn rules for "winning." Now it seems to be popular to call those rules into question, as the good folks from Fortune do in this recent article. Personally, I think they're on to something. Welch certainly knows how to run a company, but those who try to follow his rules without really understanding what's behind them create soul-less companies with low morale and short-term success at the expense of long-term sustainability. Here's a summary of Fortune's "New Rules." Old: Big Dogs Own The Street Old: Be #1 or #2 in Your Market Old: Shareholders Rule Old: Be Lean, Be Mean Old: Rank Your Players -- Go With the A's Old: Hire a Charismatic CEO Old: Admire My Might
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