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One of the ways we'll know that Work-Out has been successful is that my style of leadership will no longer be tolerated in this company.

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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Journalist
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Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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John Francis Jack Welch
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