Suzy Welch on her late husband, Jack, and the power of partnership

Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel

Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Business titan Jack Welch passed 4 years ago this month. Today, we share a selection from our recent conversation with Suzy Welch - his co-author, business partner, and widow. Suzy recalls memories from their life together, including the never-before-shared story of how Jack leaned in so that Suzy could focus on completing her solo bestseller, 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea. Follow Suzy Welch on LinkedIn and read 10-10-10 for yourself. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners.

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0:00.0	The LinkedIn Podcast Podcast Network is sponsored by TIAA. TIA makes you a retirement promise,
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0:13.0	promises pay off.
0:16.9	LinkedIn News.
0:18.1	Hey, it's Jesse, coming to you with another bonus episode and I still have that cold.
0:29.4	Hopefully it will be better by next week. You know earlier this week
0:34.0	Susie Welch joined the show to talk about the tension between
0:37.4	getting ahead in our careers in prioritizing location and
0:41.0	flexibility. In short, 2024 is shaping up to be the year that we all
0:46.2	come to terms with the fact that you can't have both. You should totally
0:51.2	listen to that episode.
0:54.0	But Susie is also the widow of Jack Welch.
0:58.0	Jack was the CEO of GE, a Titan of industry.
1:02.0	The way he managed shaped our understanding of leadership in the
1:05.8	20th century and it created incredible value for GE's shareholders during his 20-year
1:12.0	tenure as CEO.
1:16.2	Susie and Jack married in 2004.
1:20.0	They went on to write books together
1:21.8	to share their collective business expertise.
1:24.5	They had this vibrant co-career in life together.
1:27.8	That's not what we're going to talk about today, actually.
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