Dennis Trigubetz

Are High-Profile CEOs Effective?

The above list fails to include GE Capital's Gary Wendt who, after a bitter divorce, left for Conseco (another disaster).

Jack Welch was a highly competent but overrated CEO. His great GE success occurred during a very benign business climate.

All CEOs and upper management look good during fat times. I don't believe Jack would have done any better than Immelt after 9/11.

A contrarian book about Welch is AT ANY COST, by Thomas F O'Boyle.