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Leaders: Where You Find Them

December 26th, 2005 · No Comments

This story on GE and its recruiting of military officers because of their leadership skills, is further evidence of the importance it has in business. GE is investing a lot of time and money in this program and it appears to be successful for them. Click and read the whole article.

GE turns to the ‘Jolps’ for military-style executive leadership - 2005-12-26

Susan Kratch said her “passion” for the General Electric Co. is about as intense as that of military officers toward their branches of the service and their country.

Her mission, through GE’s Junior Officer Leadership Program, is to find the best and the brightest of those officers as they are leaving active duty and to transfer their loyalties to GE.

Thirty-two former military officers are currently in the program, immersing themselves for two years in the culture of GE and getting a taste of various jobs within the corporate giant.

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