...I think that ideally that is how a company works. It becomes a place of ideas, not a place of position. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Strategy is not a lengthy action plan. It is the evolution of a central idea through continually changing circumstances. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
We bring together the best ideas - turning the meetings of our top managers into intellectual orgies. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The operative assumption today is that someone, somewhere, has a better idea; and the operative compulsion is to find out who has… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The idea of let's all share the pain equally, or let's freeze salaries altogether - it's ass-backwards. It's absolutely ass-backwards. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
People aren't the same. Business is, in my opinion, all about the team that fields the best players. It's not about an… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The quality of an idea does not depend on its altitude in the organization...An idea can be from any source. So we… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Focus on a few key objectives ... I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people, allocate… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If you've got a company that has a mentality inside that is filled with searching for a better idea every day, not… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Its a marathon, its not a sprint. Ten years. Fifteen years. You've got to get up everyday, with a new idea, a… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
When the amount of change externally exceeds the amount of change internally, the end is in sight. — Jack Welch Copy Share
Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and… — Jack Welch Copy Share
Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is. — Jack Welch Copy Share
We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the… — Jack Welch Copy Share
Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making. — Jack Welch Copy Share
So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about - and that's winning. Your needs may… — Jack Welch Copy Share
Wright is a visionary with a great strategic mind, and he's a strong business leader with outstanding people skills, ... He's a terrific guy… — Jack Welch Copy Share
In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able… — Jack Welch Copy Share
Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back… — Jack Welch Copy Share
No one is doing something in your business - getting a sale, having a key customer, working on an R&D project - doing anything… — Jack Welch Copy Share
Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected. — Jack Welch Copy Share
Innovation is not a big breakthrough invention every time. Innovation is a constant thing. But if you don't have an innovative company [team], coming… — Jack Welch Copy Share
Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy . . . Your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products. — Jack Welch Copy Share
The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out… — Jack Welch Copy Share
