Imagine It Forward Archives

Strategy Oct. 26, 2018, 1:44 AM

A former GE and NBC exec says there are 3 kinds of people who can help you in your career

Former General Electric executive Beth Comstock said there are three types of people that can push your career forward: A champion, a mentor, and a coach. She said the most important thing to pay attention to in your career is feedback. Once, when Comstock received a performance review at GE, […]

Strategy Oct. 24, 2018, 2:17 PM

A former GE and NBC exec says being introverted isn’t the same as being shy, and she wasn’t successful until she figured out the difference

Former General Electric vice chair Beth Comstock had to push herself out of her comfort zone to reach the C-suite. Early in her career, Comstock would attend pitch meetings and often left without contributing to the discussion. It took several meetings where Comstock didn’t chime in for her to realise […]

Strategy Oct. 20, 2018, 5:56 AM

‘It’s not like I had this well-oiled plan’: Former GE and NBC exec Beth Comstock reached the C-Suite by taking things one day at a time

Beth Comstock spent 27 years at General Electric, also working for its former NBC properties, rising to the position of vice chair. She recently wrote the memoir and career guide “Imagine It Forward.” Comstock said that she owes her success to learning to exist with ambitions that can sometimes leave […]

Strategy Sep. 25, 2018, 10:30 PM

A former GE and NBC exec was nearly passed over for a big promotion because she made an all-too-relatable mistake

Beth Comstock, a former executive at NBC and General Electric, said she almost missed out on a promotion early in her career. Comstock, a coauthor of the book “Imagine It Forward,” said she didn’t make it clear that she wanted the new role: senior vice president of corporate communications at […]

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A former GE and NBC exec says there are 3 kinds of people who can help you in your career

A former GE and NBC exec says being introverted isn’t the same as being shy, and she wasn’t successful until she figured out the difference

‘It’s not like I had this well-oiled plan’: Former GE and NBC exec Beth Comstock reached the C-Suite by taking things one day at a time

A former GE and NBC exec was nearly passed over for a big promotion because she made an all-too-relatable mistake

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