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- Jack Welch is the former CEO and chairman of General Electric.
- Early on in his career there, he was a chemical engineer, and he accidentally blew up a factory.
- When Welch met with a manager to discuss the situation, the manager coached him through the mistake and what he could have done differently.
- In the years that followed, Welch treated his own employees the same way.
The first time Jack Welch met his boss’ boss’ boss, it wasn’t to talk about promotion opportunities or about anything impressive he’d done.
It was 1963, and Welch was a chemical engineer at General Electric, the company where he’d eventually become CEO and chairman.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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