A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If work is just going in every day and getting a check, it's an ugly life. When you can make work a… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Trying to get people to face reality and see the world the way it really is is an absolutely critical aspect of… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
CEOs can talk and blab each day about culture, but the employees all know who the jerks are. They could name the… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time… — 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
You talk about seeing around corners as an element of success. That's what differentiates the good leader. Not many people have it.… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
A strategy is something like, an innovative new product; globalization, taking your products around the world; be the low-cost producer. A strategy… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when you've got somebody who's… — 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
Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood…….… — 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
You can't believe how hard it is for people to be simple, how much they fear being simple. They worry that if… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Nothing is worse than the person in their 40s who says, 'I'm not going to learn this.' 'I don't carry an iPad.'… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Great leaders love to see people grow. The day you are afraid of them being better than you is the day you… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
I wanted to change the rules of engagement, asking for more- from fewer. I was insisting that we had to have only… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Above all, good leaders are open. They go up, down, and around their organization to reach people. They don't stick to the… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Wright is a visionary with a great strategic mind, and he's a strong business leader with outstanding people skills, ... He's a… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that I helped people understand that leadership is helping… — 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
![“Nothing is worse than the person in their 40s who says, 'I'm not going to learn this.' 'I don't carry an iPad.' That will label you and put you right in the corner. Some people do it as a badge of honor. I've seen them myself, they walk around bragging [about not knowing much about technology].” quote by Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d83/jack-welch-1195_badges_nothing-is-worse-than-the-person-in-thei_274530.png)
