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In manufacturing, we try to stamp out variance. With people, variance is everything.

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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Businessperson
Engineer
Journalist
Manager
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Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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John Francis Jack Welch
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Manufacturing
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Everything
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People
Variance
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