POWER FAILURE: What Happened to GE? (with Malcolm Gladwell & William Cohan)
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Show Notes
General Electric used to be the most valuable company in the world; now it's practically irrelevant. What happened? Today on the show, we're going to find answers. And to help, we're turning to two writers who have followed the saga closely and written about it brilliantly: Malcolm Gladwell and William Cohan.
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