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Welch's ideas shine bright.(former General Electric Co. Chairman Jack Welch)(Brief Article)

B to B, May, 2002 by Obrecht, John

The Fortune Leadership Forum last month in Chicago brought together some of the sharpest young leaders in Corporate America.

There was Michael Dell talking about what makes Dell Computer such a success. And there were Loudcloud Inc. Chairman Marc Andreessen and Steve Jurvetson, managing director of IT venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, offering glimpses into the brave new world of nano-technology.

But for all the youthful brainpower on display, it was a curmudgeonly titan of 20th Century business-former General Electric Co. Chairman Jack Welch-who stole the show.

In a question-and-answer session with a Fortune moderator and a blue-chip audience on the first morning of the two-day event, Welch weighed in on a variety of topics in...

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