In 1963, Jack Welch accidentally blew up a factory at GE — and it taught him a lesson about leadership that’s stuck with him to this day

Getty/Mike Coppola 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. […]