The Million-Dollar Mistake That Changed Everything

About this episode

Darren Hardy discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership and shares lessons from Jack Welch's tenure at GE.

Most companies say they want innovation. Then they punish the team members who take big swings and miss. In this episode, Darren Hardy reveals the emotional intelligence skill that separates world-class leaders, and the 4,000% growth it can unlock. Darren walks through lessons from the late Jack Welch, who grew GE's market value from $12 billion to $410 billion over 20 years as CEO. But Welch's legendary run almost didn't happen. This episode dives into the specifics of that story and how Welch's lesson can play out in your own business and life. Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

People in this episode

Host: Darren Hardy

Topics covered

• innovation
• leadership
• emotional intelligence
• business growth
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• innovation
• leadership
• emotional intelligence
• Jack Welch
• business growth
• GE
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GE

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