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"Boeing's Leadership Crisis: A Warning for Corporate America"

Dave Calhoun, a disciple of the late Jack Welch, is stepping down as CEO of Boeing, adding to the list of unsuccessful Welch disciple CEOs. General Electric, once led by Welch, will split into GE Vernova and GE Aerospace, marking the end of the conglomerate and the disappearance of the GE name from publicly traded US stocks. The legacy of Welch, once celebrated, has been tarnished as his mentees have struggled in leadership roles, revealing that his management tactics may not be suitable for running a company in the long term.