Linda Boff, Crotonville'deki mükemmel bir sonbahar gününde uzaktaki Hudson Nehri'ne bakarken serin bir esintiyle havada rengarenk yaprakların süzüldüğünü izliyor.
Klasik Crotonville tarzındaki kampüs hem sakin hem de enerji dolu. Sadece bir kez deneyimledikten sonra gerçekten anlam ifade eden garip bir kombinasyon. Çevre sakin ve davetkar; ancak enerji seviyesi yüksek, insanlar etrafta vızıldıyor, atıştırmalıklar alıyor ve seanslar arasında koşturuyor. Muhtemelen tıpkı burayı ziyaret edenlerin hatırladığı gibi, atıştırmalıklar bol ve gülümsemeler parlıyor.
I am writing to you from a picture-perfect fall day at Crotonville. A cool breeze floats colorful leaves through the air as I look out on the Hudson River in the distance.
In classic Crotonville fashion, the campus is both serene and bursting with energy. An odd combination that only really makes sense once you’ve experienced it. The environment is calm and inviting, yet the energy level is high with folks buzzing about, grabbing snacks, and catching up between sessions. Just as you likely remember from your visit here, the snacks are bountiful, and the smiles are bright.
When it established its Crotonville campus in 1956, GE wanted to make itself the “best-managed company” in the world. Such hubris was par for the course (there was a lot of golf, too) in that Mad Men era, when leadership was about command and control. The GE advanced managers’ course ran for 12 weeks—unthinkably long today—coaching old-school bosses on how to lead for such aims as scaling up manufacturing processes.
“Great leaders are made, not born.” We have all heard of this wisdom, but how many of us know what it takes to be a great leader? In a world that is so dynamic and where changes are constant, great leaders are a high demand in all sectors, including business.