While the business community loves to offer Jack Welch legendary status, this article shares that measuring his successor Jeff Immelt against that legacy may not be entirely fair. The analysis is a powerful reminder that success or failure can come from the circumstances that leader inherits as much as from what a leader does. It is important to remember when considering the legacy of other recently ousted leaders, like Marisa Mayer who just stepped down from Yahoo today.

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