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Total Rethink
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Total Rethink

by David McCourt
June 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
240 pages
6h 11m
English
Wiley
Audiobook available
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A response letter from Jack Welch to McCourt stating his inability to take any additional commitments.
All entrepreneurs need some guiding words at one stage or another. Jack Welch, arguably one of the most successful CEOs of all time (General Electric) helped me immensely. If you don't ask for help, you might not get it. I'll always be grateful to Jack for overriding his office's “standard” response.
Photo depicts McCourt with Meg Ryan, who was featured in documentary series What's Going On.
Our acclaimed documentary series What's Going On? attracted the support and participation of big names from the acting world including Meg Ryan, Angelina Jolie, Michael Douglas, and Richard Gere. Meg fronted our episode examining the impact of violent conflict on children in Northern Ireland and has been a close friend ever since.
Photo depicts McCourt holding the Emmy Award, which he got for kids educational series Reading Rainbow.
One of my proudest accomplishments is my involvement in the long-running PBS Kids educational series Reading Rainbow, which was the number-one show in the classroom and ran for a hugely successful 21 seasons. In 2005, I picked up an Emmy Award for my role as executive producer. Fast-forward to today, and we're using this experience to launch a new global show which will empower kids to learn to read in a collaborative, fun, and engaging way, including parts of the world where there is low literacy.

Here I am celebrating a success with my personal assistant, ...

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