Big Companies Shouldn’t Try To Act Like Startups. Here’s Why

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In 2009, Jeffrey Immelt set out on a journey to transform his company, General Electric, into a 124 year old startup. Although it was one of the largest private organizations in the world, with 300,000 employees, he sought to become agile and nimble enough to compete with high-flying Silicon Valley firms.

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Greg Satell

Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, @HBR Contributor, - Learn more at www.GregSatell.com — note: I use Amazon Affiliate links for books.