# @pointintime on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2020-03-02T16:41:11.000+00:00

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The first business book I ever read was #straightfromthegut when I was 17/18. It’s the reason I went to work at GE.⁣
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I remember transferring to UMass Amherst before my Sophomore year in college. During orientation on my first day, I met the Dean for the first time, and I told him we should invite Jack back to give a talk to the Isenberg School. He laughed at me because Jack hadn’t been back in maybe over a decade, plus who says that the first time they meet the dean?! ⁣
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I made it my mission the next 3 years to bring him back. On Christmas Eve 2014 I got a call from the Deans’ office saying Jack received my latest letter (there were many!) and agreed to come back as part of his Winning book tour.⁣
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When Jack came back in the Spring of 2005 I was lucky enough to be one of two moderators. He was incredibly kind, encouraging, and inspiring. Meeting him was a dream come true and when I graduated a few months later I went to work at GE, in the same business where he grew up, GE Plastics. ⁣
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Jack’s philosophies and style had a big impact on me early in my career and continue to resonate today. ⁣
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Thank you, Jack, for all you have taught me over the years. ⁣
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#jackwelch #straighfromthegut #ge #leader #umass #winning

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