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Jack Welch’s Approach to Breaking Down Silos Still Works

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Working across organizational boundaries was a new way of thinking 25 years ago —one that was largely championed by the then CEO of GE, Jack Welch. Fast forward to today, and we live in a different world where our communications technologies have dramatically improved. Nevertheless, many organizations still have hierarchical, siloed, and fragmented processes and cultures, and so it seems that Jack Welch’s approach to breaking down silos is still relevant…

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