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# [General Electric](https://blog.topgrading.com/case-studies/general-electric)

 Written by [Topgrading](https://blog.topgrading.com/case-studies/author/topgrading) | Dec 10, 2024, 10:20:55 PM

Jack Welch became CEO of General Electric and he was only able to increase GE's market capitalization from $13B to $39B in six years. He was frustrated by mis-hires and mis-promotions.

The percent of managers hired or promoted who turned out to be high performers was estimated to be 25% – a number that is unfortunately typical for most businesses, large and small, in all industries.

GE's Human Resources teams were tasked with finding a [highly effective hiring approach](https://topgrading.com/hiring-all-levels/), but none was found – until one HR leader read *Topgrading*. 

*"The Topgrading methods are the best tools in our arsenal for getting an in-depth understanding of high-potential managers."*

\- Bill Conaty, SVP Human Resources (retired)  

 

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